android - Match user input with string -

this more simple thing apologise if is, cannot seem implement it.

i trying check user types edittext field , compare against hard coded string.

here string want compare against -

overlayitem overlayitem = new overlayitem(point,"house information", "4 bed w/ large garden\n2 minute walk town centre\nschools 5 minute walk\n€300,000"); 

here edittext field -

<!-- number of rooms text field --> <edittext     android:id="@+id/numberrooms"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:hint="no. of rooms"     android:imeactionlabel="launch"     android:inputtype="number" /> 

i want able check user types against "4" in string. here have attempted far -

edittext numberofrooms = (edittext) findviewbyid(r.id.numberrooms); if(overlayitem.equals(numberofrooms.gettext().tostring())) {     itemizedoverlay.addoverlay(overlayitem); } 

so don't want compare whole string, want compare user enters first character in string, in case number.

try:

    string rooms = overlayitem.getsnippet().substring(0,2);       rooms = rooms.trim();     if(rooms.equals(numberofrooms.gettext().tostring()))     {         //do whatever want     }