import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;

new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
        .setTitle("Some Title")
        .setMessage("some message")
        .setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1) {
                        // Some stuff to do when ok got clicked
                }
        })
        .setNegativeButton("cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1) {
                        // Some stuff to do when cancel got clicked
                }
        })
        .show();

1.  import android.app.AlertDialog; 
2.  import android.content.DialogInterface; 
3.   
4.  new AlertDialog.Builder(this) 
5.          .setTitle("Some Title") 
6.          .setMessage("some message") 
7.          .setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { 
8.                  public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1) { 
9.                          // Some stuff to do when ok got clicked 
10.                  } 
11.          }) 
12.          .setNegativeButton("cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { 
13.                  public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1) { 
14.                          // Some stuff to do when cancel got clicked 
15.                  } 
16.          }) 
17.          .show(); 

/* 201411041253 */
private String hangar_aircraft_name;

public void editHangarAircraftName(View view) {

        // get current value for hint
        TextView currentName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.hangar_aircraft_001_header);
        hangar_aircraft_name = currentName.getText().toString();

        // get the AlertDialog XML layout file
        final View v = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.my_custom_dialog, null);

        // set the hint of the EditText in the AlertDialog
        EditText inputText = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.hangar_item_menu_name_field);
        inputText.setHint(hangar_aircraft_name);

        // Start building the AlertDialog
        AlertDialog.Builder b = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);

        // set the view of the AlertDialog along with changes (eg. changed "hint")
        b.setView(v);

        // set OK button action
        b.setPositiveButton(R.string.button_ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {

                        // Get the f !!!
                        Dialog f = (Dialog) dialog;

                        // this is the EditText that has the value I want
                        EditText inputTemp = (EditText) f.findViewById(R.id.my_input_field);  

                        // this is the TextView to store the value in (not the AlertDialog but main xml)
                        TextView newName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.hangar_aircraft_001_name);  

                        // setting header text to returned input
                        newName.setText(inputTemp.getText().toString());  
                }
        });

        // set Cancel button action
        b.setNegativeButton(R.string.button_cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        dialog.cancel();
                }
        });

        // create and show the alertDialog
        b.create().show();
}

1.  /* 201411041253 */ 
2.  private String hangar_aircraft_name; 
3.   
4.  public void editHangarAircraftName(View view) { 
5.   
6.          // get current value for hint 
7.          TextView currentName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.hangar_aircraft_001_header); 
8.          hangar_aircraft_name = currentName.getText().toString(); 
9.   
10.          // get the AlertDialog XML layout file 
11.          final View v = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.my_custom_dialog, null); 
12.   
13.          // set the hint of the EditText in the AlertDialog 
14.          EditText inputText = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.hangar_item_menu_name_field); 
15.          inputText.setHint(hangar_aircraft_name); 
16.   
17.          // Start building the AlertDialog 
18.          AlertDialog.Builder b = new AlertDialog.Builder(this); 
19.   
20.          // set the view of the AlertDialog along with changes (eg. changed "hint") 
21.          b.setView(v); 
22.   
23.          // set OK button action 
24.          b.setPositiveButton(R.string.button_ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { 
25.                  @Override 
26.                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) { 
27.   
28.                          // Get the f !!! 
29.                          Dialog f = (Dialog) dialog; 
30.   
31.                          // this is the EditText that has the value I want 
32.                          EditText inputTemp = (EditText) f.findViewById(R.id.my_input_field); 
33.   
34.                          // this is the TextView to store the value in (not the AlertDialog but main xml) 
35.                          TextView newName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.hangar_aircraft_001_name); 
36.   
37.                          // setting header text to returned input 
38.                          newName.setText(inputTemp.getText().toString()); 
39.                  } 
40.          }); 
41.   
42.          // set Cancel button action 
43.          b.setNegativeButton(R.string.button_cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { 
44.                  @Override 
45.                  public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { 
46.                          dialog.cancel(); 
47.                  } 
48.          }); 
49.   
50.          // create and show the alertDialog 
51.          b.create().show(); 
52.  }