Android/UIEditText

res/layout/~.xml

 <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
        android:paddingRight="10dp">
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="search:"
            />
        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/searchBox"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
            android:hint="searchword..."
            android:singleLine="true"
            />
 </LinearLayout>

java

 EditText editText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.searchBox);
 Log.d("edittext", editText.getText().toString());