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W/TextToSpeech: speak failed: not bound to TTS engine, Sound does not work

I am now trying to implement a function that when the user clicks the button, it will speak input words inside the EditText. But I could not find how to improve my codes, any helps or advice, please.
Following this youtube video
Working with TTS in Android Studio
As I checked some sites, I tried everything, for instance,
・Change the emulator made 3 emulators
・Setting->System->Languages & input->Advanced->Text-to-speech output
・Re-install English(US)
・Preferred engine is Google Text-to-speech Engine
・Check the SDK version, and it is 30
Finally realized that 「W/TextToSpeech: speak failed: not bound to TTS engine」 appears in the android studio
↓MainActivity.java
package com.example.sounttest2;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements TextToSpeech.OnInitListener{
int MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE = 1000;
TextToSpeech textToSpeech;
EditText editText;
Button button;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_tts);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
String text = editText.getText().toString();
if(text.length() > 0){
textToSpeech.speak(text,TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD, null);
}
}
});
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(TextToSpeech.Engine.ACTION_CHECK_TTS_DATA);
startActivityForResult(intent, MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, #Nullable Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE) {
if (resultCode == TextToSpeech.Engine.CHECK_VOICE_DATA_PASS){
textToSpeech = new TextToSpeech(this, this);
} else {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(TextToSpeech.Engine.ACTION_INSTALL_TTS_DATA);
startActivity(intent);
}
}}
#Override
public void onInit(int i) {
if(i == textToSpeech.SUCCESS){
Toast.makeText(this,"Success",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else if (i == textToSpeech.ERROR){
Toast.makeText(this,"Error",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:hint="#string/hint"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_tts"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
android:text="#string/button" />
</LinearLayout>
↓strings.xml
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Test</string>
<string name="hint">"Please Input Something"</string>
<string name="button">Text To Speech</string>
</resources>

If your are using sdk version 30 you need to go back on 28 it will work

The issue was just an SDKVersion, I used 30. but 29 and 28 SDKVersion is the best for implementation.
See here

Passing data between activities for a voting app

I am new to android programming and have ran into a problem. I am trying to create a voting app where when a user opens up the application and the MainActivity is shown, from here they press a button to go into the second Screen (Screen2) which shows images of people and their names as buttons. When a persons name (in a button on Screen2) is pressed , a text field shows the number of times the button is pressed in an another activity (Screen4) . The problem here is that when i try to show this (Screen4), the app crashes. I am quite new to this so if you didn't understand my issue or need more information please let me know. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
EDIT : After some help I used Intent to try send the data across but now when when the button in screen2 is pressed the app refreshes and then takes me back to the mainActivity and when this process is tried again the app crashes.
This is the new Screen2 :
package com.example.myapplication1;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Screen2 extends AppCompatActivity {
TextView showValue;
int counter = 0;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen2);
showValue = findViewById(R.id.VoteCountAnnie);//VoteCountAnnie is the On click for the Textview in a different activity.
}
public void AnCount(View v) {
//increase the count
counter++;
showValue.setText(Integer.toString(counter));
}
public void ButtonToGoToTheOtherActivity(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, Screen4.class);
intent.putExtra("valueOfCounter", counter); //the code for sending data to the other activity.
startActivity(intent);
}
}
This is the XML for screen 2 :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:context=".Screen2">
<Button
android:id="#+id/AnnieBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="32dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="32dp"
android:text="#string/annie_liou"
android:onClick="AnCount"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/imageView5"
/>
This is my Screen4:
package com.example.myapplication1;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class Screen4 extends AppCompatActivity {
private Button Button3;
int counter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen4);
Button3 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.Button3);
Button3.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view) { openActivity4();
}
}
);
counter = getIntent().getIntExtra("valueOfCounter", 0); // 0 is default value
}
public void openActivity4() {
Intent intent = new Intent(Screen4.this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
Here is the XML for screen4:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/MainScreen"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".Screen4">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="193dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="193dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="109dp"
android:layout_marginRight="109dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="660dp"
android:text="This is 4th screen"
android:textSize="32sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.664"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button3" // return to main screen
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="532dp"
android:text="Return"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.498"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView5" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/VoteCountAnnie" // textview where i want the increment to show
android:layout_width="121dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_height="52dp"
android:layout_marginStart="116dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="116dp"
android:layout_marginTop="82dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="174dp"
android:layout_marginRight="174dp"
android:text="0"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView5" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
This is my main Activity Screen (not used for the clicking but if there is something wrong in this that could affect the other Screens please let me know) :
package com.example.myapplication1;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private Button button;
private Button button2;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
openActivity2();
}
});
button2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);
button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view) {
openActivity3();
}
}
);
}
public void openActivity2() {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, Screen2.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
public void openActivity3() {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, Screen3.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
Here is the XML for screen 4:

This works same using intent .
Main Class :
package com.example.cameraone;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public static String EXTRA_VOTE_KEY = "com.example.cameraone.EXTRA_VOTE_KEY";
private Button counter,show;
private int count = 0;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if(savedInstanceState != null){
count = savedInstanceState.getInt(EXTRA_VOTE_KEY);
}
counter = findViewById(R.id.bt_counter);
show = findViewById(R.id.bt_show);
counter.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
count++;
}
});
show.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
go();
}
});
/* Intent intent = new Intent(this,DisplayCount.class);
//intent.putExtras(intent);
startActivity(intent,bundle);*/
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putInt(EXTRA_VOTE_KEY,count);
}
public void go(){
Intent intent = new Intent(this,DisplayCount.class);
intent.putExtra(EXTRA_VOTE_KEY,count);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
Activity of Main Class :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_counter"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
android:text="PressMe"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_show"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/bt_counter"
android:text="Done"
/>
</RelativeLayout
Display Class :
package com.example.cameraone;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import org.w3c.dom.Text;
public class DisplayCount extends AppCompatActivity{
private TextView textView;
private int count;
#Override
protected void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.display_count_activity);
textView = findViewById(R.id.tv_vote_count);
Intent intent = getIntent();
count = intent.getIntExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_VOTE_KEY,0);
textView.setText(Integer.toString(count));
}
}
Activity of display class :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_vote_count"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:maxLength="10"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Manifest :
include following in your manifest file :
<activity android: name =".DisplayCount"></activity>

add following to manifest :
// Main Activity //
- List item
package com.example.cameraone;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public static String EXTRA_VOTE_KEY = "com.example.cameraone.EXTRA_VOTE_KEY";
private Button counter,show;
private int count = 0;
#Override
protected void onCreate(#Nullable final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
counter = findViewById(R.id.bt_counter);
show = findViewById(R.id.bt_show);
counter.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
count++;
}
});
show.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
go();
}
});
}
public void go(){
DisplayCount.setVoteCount(count);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayCount.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putInt(EXTRA_VOTE_KEY,count);
}
}
/** Class to display: **/
- List item
package com.example.cameraone;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import org.w3c.dom.Text;
public class DisplayCount extends AppCompatActivity{
private TextView textView ;
private static int count ;
#Override
protected void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.display_count_activity);
textView = findViewById(R.id.tv_vote_count);
textView.setText(Integer.toString(count));`enter code here`
}
public static void setVoteCount(int c){
count = c;
}
}
/***** Activity files *****/
- List item
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_vote_count"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:maxLength="10"/>
</RelativeLayout>
/**** Activity That display's ****/
-List item
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_counter"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
android:text="PressMe"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_show"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/bt_counter"
android:text="Done"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

As Mike M. said you are using id of a textview which is in a different activity. In android we cannot access ids of views in a different activity. We can only access ids of view in the same activity in which we are.
So that is for the error you are getting.
For accessing Data from another activity you can pass the data like this:
public class Screen2 extends AppCompatActivity {
int counter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen1);
showValue = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.VoteCountAnnie);//VoteCountAnnie is the Id for the Textview in a different activity.
}
public void AnnieCountInc (View view) {
//increase the count
counter++;
showValue.setText(Integer.toString(counter));
}
//make another button with a method like
public void ButtonToGoToTheOtherActivity(View view){
Intent intent =new Intent(this,Screen4.class);
intent.putExtra("valueOfCounter",counter); //the code for sending data to the other activity.
startActivity(intent);
}
Then in your Screen4 activity you can get the value of "counter" in the onCreate method by:
counter = getIntent().getIntExtra("valueOfCounter",0); // 0 is default value
This is one method.
You can also use a static variable to pass on data easily by defining your counter varaible as
public static int counter;
Then you can access it directly and it will show you the value.

How to get time for splashscreen

How to get time for splashcreen?
I want to add about 15 second time? How can I integrate it into the code?
For example, to direct activity after about 15 seconds.
package com.trees.activities;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class MainSlider extends Activity{
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
SharedPreferences settings=getSharedPreferences("prefs",0);
boolean firstRun=settings.getBoolean("firstRun",false);
if(firstRun==false)//if running for first time
//Splash will load for first time
{
SharedPreferences.Editor editor=settings.edit();
editor.putBoolean("firstRun",true);
editor.commit();
Intent i=new Intent(MainSlider.this,MaterialIntro.class);
startActivity(i);
finish();
}
else
{
Intent a=new Intent(MainSlider.this,MainActivity.class);
startActivity(a);
finish();
}
}
}

HOW TO: Simple spash screen
First you need to define the spash screen in your layout.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView android:id="#+id/splashscreen" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:src="#drawable/splash"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello World, splash"/>
</LinearLayout>
And your activity:
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
public class Splash extends Activity {
/** Duration of wait **/
private final int SPLASH_DISPLAY_LENGTH = 1000;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
setContentView(R.layout.splashscreen);
/* New Handler to start the Menu-Activity
* and close this Splash-Screen after some seconds.*/
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable(){
#Override
public void run() {
/* Create an Intent that will start the Menu-Activity. */
Intent mainIntent = new Intent(Splash.this,Menu.class);
Splash.this.startActivity(mainIntent);
Splash.this.finish();
}
}, SPLASH_DISPLAY_LENGTH);
}
}

Android dynamic listview

I want to make a ListView that gets its elements(strings) from user input. I have a button that directs the user to another activity and while in it, the user enters a name and presses another button to come back to the original activity. The same button gets and adds a string to the ArrayAdapter that the ListView uses and displays it as an element in the ListView. It doesn't seem to work and I know it's a stupid mistake, but I'm fresh to android development and this in particular I haven't done before.
Here's all the code:
the MainActivity
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ArrayList<String> simpleArray =new ArrayList<String>();
ListAdapter simpleAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
simpleArray);
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lv);
lv.setAdapter(simpleAdapter);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
public void enterActivity(View view) {
Intent toEnterSecond = new Intent(this, SecondActivity.class);
startActivity(toEnterSecond);
}
}
The second acitivity
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.EditText;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class SecondActivity extends Activity{
private EditText projectName;
ArrayList simpleArray;
ArrayAdapter simpleAdapter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.second);
projectName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.eTxt);
}
public void getBack(View view) {
String projectCalling = String.valueOf(projectName.getText());
simpleArray.add(projectCalling);
simpleAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
Intent comeBack = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(comeBack);
}
}
And the layouts
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:id="#+id/simpleButton"
android:text="click me plox"
android:onClick="enterActivity"/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/simpleButton"
android:id="#+id/lv">
</ListView>
</RelativeLayout>
//
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:text="Enter the name of your project:"
android:id="#+id/txt"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/txt"
android:id="#+id/eTxt"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/eTxt"
android:text="click"
android:onClick="getBack"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Explanation:
You can start SecondActivity with startActivityForResult() instead of startActivity as answered here and in onResultActivity method you can call simpleAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();. Don't call simpleAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged(); in SecondActivity.
To learn how to use startActivityForResult check this.
Also use finish() instead of
Intent comeBack = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
startActivity(comeBack);
in SecondActivity to go back to MainActivity.
Solution:
Change MainActivity enterActivity method to this:
...
public void enterActivity(View view) {
Intent toEnterSecond = new Intent(this, SecondActivity.class);
startActivityForResult(toEnterSecond,1);
}
Add this to end of SecondActivity getBack method:
MainActivity.simpleArray.add(projectCalling);
Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
setResult(RESULT_OK,returnIntent);
finish();
Finally add this new method to MainActivity:
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data{
if (requestCode == 1) {
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
((ArrayAdapter) simpleAdapter).notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
}
To be able to access simpleAdapter, you need to define it outside of onCreate:
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private ListAdapter simpleAdapter;
public static ArrayList<String> simpleArray;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
...
simpleArray =new ArrayList<String>();
simpleAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
simpleArray);
...
}

Open browser to web page Android App

Trying to grasp Java and Android would like help with a simple task of opening a users browser after they click a button.
I have been doing tutorials for the last two days though it might help if I just took a stab at it and got feedback. thanks in advance for any help.
main.xml:
<AbsoluteLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/bgimage2">
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/goButton"
android:layout_width="150px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/start"
android:layout_x="80px"
android:layout_y="21px"
>
</AbsoluteLayout>
GetURL.java:
package com.patriotsar;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
String url = "http://www.yahoo.com";
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri u = Uri.parse(url);
i.setData(u);
public class patriosar extends Activity {
private Button goButton;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
goButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v){
try {
// Start the activity
startActivity(i);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
// Raise on activity not found
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, "Browser not found.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
}
}
});
}
}

It's close, but a few things are in the wrong place or missing. The below code works -- I tried to make the minimum necessary alterations. You could load both versions into something like WinMerge to see exactly what changed.
main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/bgimage2"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/goButton"
android:layout_width="150px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/start"
android:layout_x="80px"
android:layout_y="21px"
></Button>
</LinearLayout>
GetURL.java:
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class GetURL extends Activity {
private Button goButton;
String url = "http://www.yahoo.com";
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri u = Uri.parse(url);
Context context = this;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
goButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.goButton);
goButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v){
try {
// Start the activity
i.setData(u);
startActivity(i);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
// Raise on activity not found
Toast.makeText(context, "Browser not found.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
}
}
});
}
}
(You also need a bgimage2.png file in /res/drawable/ and a start string in /res/values/strings.xml, of course).

To simplify you could do
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://www.yahoo.com"));
startActivity(intent);