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How to retrieve the last value that the user entered as a String

The following J2ME code extract shows how a listener might use getString( ) to retrieve the last value that the user entered as a String:




public void itemStateChanged(Item item) {



  if (item instanceof TextField) {

    System.out.println("Text field content: <" +

    ((TextField)item).getString( ) + ">");

  }



}