Save state of String within EditText and clear string within same button

I was wandering if there is anyway to save a String from an EditText and clear it within the same onClick button.

The reason is I am creating a jumble 开发者_JAVA百科word game where 1 player can jumble a word and then clear the word so the 2nd player cannot see it. The reason why I want to save the String is so I can match it with what player 2 enters.

Any advise would be helpful. Thanks

Place the following fragments of code in your onClick:

// Save
String text = someEditText.getText();
// Clear:
someEditText.setText("");