Why not connect the button click event to a function EX
public void onClick(View v) { Toast.makeText(Num.this, stringFunction(),Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } Public string stringFunction(){ If(whatever){ Return = "Hello"; } } From: android-developers@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-developers@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TreKing Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:22 PM To: android-developers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [android-developers] Re: Button for dynamic text On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Pram <goodp...@gmail.com> wrote: when I try to use return in my if statement that does not work the tv statements do not show anything on the screen when it is executed. The code in your original post is extremely hard to read. Try a smaller snippet that illustrates what you're talking about. Have you put in logging and used your debugger to step through and see what the code is doing? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en