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Cannot pass a search variable in Android search widget

I cannot pass my search query which is sent from my MainActivity.java to my SearchResultsActivity.java, with a search widget as described on the official guide.
However, I don't want my search widget to be set on the actionbar.
I got no error. My only wish is to get my query displayed thanks to "Log.v".
But the official guide seems only to explain how to call the another activity when we got a search widget inside the actionbar, which isn't our case here.
How to retrieve the variable query in my MainActivity.java ?
MainActivity.java:
package com.example.fidbacks_search;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.SearchView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
SearchResultsActivity.java
package com.example.fidbacks_search;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
public class SearchResultsActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_results);
Log.v("QUERY", "this isn t even being displayed when the search button is pressed");
// Get the intent, verify the action and get the query
Intent intent = getIntent();
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
Log.v("QUERY", query.toString());
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search_results, menu);
return true;
}
}
Searchable.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="test"
android:hint="test2" >
</searchable>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.fidbacks_search"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="11"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.fidbacks_search.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.example.fidbacks_search.SearchResultsActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_search_results"
android:launchMode="singleTop">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
layout/activity_main.xml
<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"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<SearchView
android:id="#+id/searchfield"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="144dp"
android:iconifiedByDefault="false" >
</SearchView>
</RelativeLayout>

I'm not sure exactly how you want it done, but I've used SearchView recently and to get what you want, I would simply do the following.
In your activity, add to onCreate something like:
searchView = (SearchView) findViewById(R.id.searchfield);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
searchView.setQueryHint("Enter query here");
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
Then have your current activity implement SearchView.OnQueryTextListener's two methods; the one you are looking for is onQueryTextSubmit. Here, use the query that's passed to it and call your SearchResultsActivity.
Intent intent = new Intent(this, SearchResultsActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("query",query);
startActivity(intent);
Then have your SearchResultsActivity get the query in `onCreate':
query = getIntent().getStringExtra("query");
Then, use the query and do whatever you want with it.

Bluetooth adapter is remaining null in android

I have a problem while writing code of bluetooth adapter in android. Bluetooth adapter is always remains null. I have written code for that but I could not turn on the bluetooth.
My Code is as below
package com.example.bluetoothdemo;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.UUID;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
#SuppressLint("NewApi")
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
String msg="Hello";/* Default message to be sent. */
BluetoothAdapter adpt=null;// Default it is set to null value.
public static String MacAddress;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button btn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button_send);
final TextView tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.disp_msg);
btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
adpt=BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if(adpt==null){
// Always this portion is generating errors.
tv.append("Bluetooth Not Available in device");
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Bluetooth is off",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else{
if(!adpt.isEnabled()){
//adpt.enable();
Intent i=new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
//startActivity(i);
startActivityForResult(i, 0);
tv.append("Bluetooth is turned on.");
}
}
byte[] toSend=msg.getBytes();
try{
final UUID applicationUUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
BluetoothDevice device=adpt.getRemoteDevice(MacAddress);
BluetoothSocket socket=device.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(applicationUUID);
socket.connect();
OutputStream mmout=socket.getOutputStream();
mmout.write(toSend);
mmout.flush();
mmout.close();
socket.close();
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), MacAddress, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}catch(IOException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
My activity_main.xml file is as below:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText android:id="#+id/edit_message"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/edit_message" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button_send"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/button_send"
android:onClick="sendMessage" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/disp_msg"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/display"
/>
</LinearLayout>
My AndroidMenifest.xml file is as below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.bluetoothdemo"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.bluetoothdemo.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>-
I have created the .apk file also and run on my Micromax A89 Ninja phone but the error says that "BluetoothDemo has been stopped unexpectedly."

Please write the below line
adpt=BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
in OnCreate() method after this line,
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

Getting my location on android 4.2.2

I am a beginner in android development. I was trying a very simple code to get my location through the device gps and post it in a textView. I am not having any errors though when I start the application on the emulator it fails to start and I get this message "unfortunately test1 has stopped ".
This is my manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.test1"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.test1.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
`
this is my activity_main code :
<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"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello_world" />
This is my main_activity.class code :
package com.example.test1;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
TextView textView;
textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text);
LocationManager manager =
(LocationManager)getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
Location loc = manager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
textView.setText("latitude: " + loc.getLatitude()
+ "\nlongitude: " + loc.getLongitude());
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
Any help on making it work ??

Helloworld Doesn't run on Emulator

Okay, this is really ticking me off. I ran it on both my emulator and on an android device. The code does NOT display "Helloworld, Android -mykong.com". I start the app, find it on the emulator, click on it, and it goes to interface of the app. However, it is just a blank screen! This error is not an issue of me finding the app, its not with the emulator or the android phone, the issue has to lie either in the code or in the way the code is structured/built. I know the the helloworld code is 100% correct because its from a reputable tutorial site. These are my three pairs of code. Please help, I am in desperate need!
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.test123"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.test123.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
MainActivity.java
package com.example.test123;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
public void activity()
{
Intent helloWorld = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), HelloWorldjavaactivity.class );
startActivity( helloWorld );
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
HelloWorldjavaactivity.java
package com.example.test123;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class HelloWorldjavaactivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
TextView text = new TextView(this);
text.setText("Hello World, Android - mkyong.com");
setContentView(text);
}
}
Activity_main.xml
<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"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="35dp"
android:layout_marginTop="57dp"
android:text=""
/>
</RelativeLayout>

You're not starting the HelloWorldjavaactivity.java activity. You need something like the following in your MainActivity:
Intent helloWorld = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), HelloWorldjavaactivity.class );
startActivity( helloWorld );
Of course, you need that code to be triggered by some even, a button press for example.
It would be easier to just eliminate the second activity (since your MainActivity isn't doing anything anyway) and put the code in your MainActivity instead. You'll also need to edit the layout for your MainActivity so that it includes the appropriate views.

Receiving Android SMS

I have been trying so many different things to get this demo running but i couldn't manage to make it run properly..
This is my Manifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.messagekeeper"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="9" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.messagekeeper.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver android:name=".SmsReciever">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
This is my MainActivity class (Done nothing with it):
package com.example.messagekeeper;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
}
And This is the SmsReciever class:
package com.example.messagekeeper;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.telephony.SmsMessage;
import android.util.Log;
class SmsReciever extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent){
Object[] pdus=(Object[])intent.getExtras().get("pdus");
SmsMessage shortMessage=SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdus[0]);
Log.d("SMSReceiver","SMS message sender: "+
shortMessage.getOriginatingAddress());
Log.d("SMSReceiver","SMS message text: "+
shortMessage.getDisplayMessageBody());
}
}
When i get a message, i want it to see it on my app. In this situation, i mean when i use this codes and run my app on emulator, and send a message from one emulator to another, my app crashes and i get this error: http://puu.sh/1yZub

If you've copied your code exactly as it stands, you might be just missing the public keyword at the beginning.
Change class SmsReciever extends BroadcastReceiver{
to public class SmsReciever extends BroadcastReceiver{