Android: cannot convert from String to Editable

Question

A quick question:

I am getting the error : cannot convert from String to Editable. Here is the code :

Credential.getInstance().UserName = preferences.get         


        

Answer 1

For anyone interested in converting a String to Editable

Editable.Factory.getInstance().newEditable("myString");

From the docs, append is

Convenience for append(String.valueOf(text)).

Answer 2

Surely:

Credential.getInstance().UserName.append(preferences.getString("UserName", "invalid value"));

The API with the answers:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Editable.html