Setter sets String value but Getter returns null or default String value

Question

I want to get string value from editText so I use TextWatcher onTextChanged method to set String value on my private String cName . And it sets and gets right value.

@TargetApi(11)
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater,
                         ViewGroup parent, Bundle savedInstanceState){

    View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_add,parent,false);

    dNameText = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.d_name);
    dNameText.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {

        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

            dCloud.setName(s.toString());
            Log.e(TAG,"name " + dCloud.getName());
        }

    });

here is my setter and getter public class

private String cName = "ggg";

public String getName(){return cName;}

public void setName(String name) {cName = name;}

but when I want to use getter in other method or some where else I always getting private String cName default value "ggg" or if I leave empty I'm getting null. Why private String cName not staying on setted value and how I can fix it?

Answer 1

The value of cName won't change unless your TextView's text is changed from the UI.

I suggest that, before you use cName anywhere in your code, you test it for its default values (or simply null):

If cName equals its default value then the user haven't changed the text field yet. Else, then the text field has changed and you get the new value by calling getName().