Unable to retrieve value through resource id

Question

I have a following element:

 <EditText
        android:id="@+id/kernelb11"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/matrixBoxWidthHeight"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/matrixBoxWidthHeight"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_margin="@dimen/marginOne"
        android:background="@color/white1"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:inputType="numberSigned"
        android:maxLength="2"
        android:text="0" >

And i am trying to retrieve it in code like this but all its returning me is false :

String name = "kernelb11"
int a = this.getResources().getIdentifier(name, "id", getPackageName());
CharSequence asa =  this.getResources().getText(a); //Returning false
String as = (String) this.getResources().getText(a);

Due to overall requirment i cant use findViewById()

Answer 1

int a = this.getResources().getIdentifier(name, "id", getPackageName());

This identifier points to a R.id resource, however Resources.getText(int) expects a R.string resource identifier.

You'll first have to find the EditText by id and then get its contents. Something like this:

String name = "kernelb11"
int a = this.getResources().getIdentifier(name, "id", getPackageName());
EditText et = (EditText)findViewById(a);
CharSequence asa =  ed.getText();

Answer 2

try by removing this. in your code

String name = "kernelb11";

int layoutID = getResources().getIdentifier(name, "id", getPackageName());