Android Question phone number from edit text

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  edit_reply.SetLayout(5dip,5dip,pnl_reply.Width-55dip,40dip)
        Dim cd As ColorDrawable
        cd.Initialize2(Colors.White,10dip,2dip,Main.temar)
        edit_reply.Background=cd
        edit_reply.Padding=Array As Int(50dip,3dip,10dip,3dip)
        edit_reply.TextSize=Main.htext
        edit_reply.InputType=edit_reply.INPUT_TYPE_TEXT

dim data as map
data.initialise
        If edit_reply.Text.StartsWith("0") Then
            Dim s As Object
            s = edit_reply.Text
            data.Put("content",s) 'does not work as well
        Else
            data.Put("content",edit_reply.Text) 'the same result 0 is trimed
        end if