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How to fix InvocationTargetException when sending hashmap to other activity

I'm trying to send HashMap to start new activity with startActivity(intent).
I followed the answer from this link:
How to send hashmap value to another activity using an intent
But I still get error
Of course, i tried to send String
intent.putExtra("test","some String");
startActivity(intent);
And it worked
My code:
HashMap<String,Diner> dinersOrdersHasMap = new HashMap<String,Diner>();
FillHashMap(); // Fill the HashMap with data
Intent intent = new Intent(this, BillForm.class);
intent.putExtra("dinersOrderHashMap",dinersOrdersHasMap);
startActivity(intent);
The exception:
"Could not execute method for android:onClick", e);
e.detailMessage = "Parcelable encountered IOException writing serializable
object (name = com.example.myfirstapp.Diner)
When i call
startActivity(intent);

is your Diner class Serializable or Parcelable ?
Could you post here your Diner class ?

why package manager is always is null?

i try to show user location in my android app , but it dosnt work! package manager is always null.
private void openPrefredLocationInMap (){
String location =
PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
.getString(getString(R.string.pref_location_key)
, getString(R.string.pref_defult));
Uri geoLocation = Uri.parse("geo:0,0?").buildUpon()
.appendQueryParameter("q", location).build();
Intent intent= new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,geoLocation);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null)
startActivity(intent);
else
Log.d("package","couldnt call"+location);
}

Your device does not have an application that could handle such intent. Install an application that can handle that intent or make one yourself. To be more specific, you might not have a map application that would be able to display geoLocation intent.
Try installing Google Maps for example.

NPE when creating visible Activities Robolectric 2.3

For example I have two activities MainActivity and NextStartedActivity.
onCreate() method in MainActivity
...
Intent intent = (new Intent(this, NextStartedActivity.class).putExtra("start", 1));
startActivity(intent);
For MainActivity this invocation works fine
activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(MainActivity.class).create().visible().get();
onCreate() in NextStartedActivity
...
request_status = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("start");
textureView.setSurfaceTextureListener(this);
...
When I use invocation like above for NextStartedActivity, I have
java.lang.NullPointerException at NextStartedActivityTest.java:89 but when I use
activity = Robolectric.buildActivity(NextStartedActivity.class).get();
all works fine.
Please, give me understanding in differences of this ways with different activities. And is this equal to setupActivity()?

If the NPE is occurring on this line:
request_status = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("start");
then the problem is that you are not creating an intent in your test, which your code expects. Try something like this:
Intent intent = new Intent(Robolectric.getShadowApplication().getApplicationContext(),
NextStartedActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("start", 1);
Robolectric.buildActivity(NextStartedActivity.class).withIntent(intent).create().get();

How can I receive send and recieve multiple data with an implicit intent?

I am sending an implicit intent from one activity to another and I want to send some String variables. I'm doing this as an implicit intent as I wish to use activity B in multiple projects, it's part of a library project.
I have got the intent working just fine but the extra data is not being read in at activity B.
Here's my code in Activity A to create the intent:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ShareResultsActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(EMAIL_SUBJECT, "Results");//String
intent.putExtra(RESULTS_SAVENAME, saveName);//String
intent.putExtra(RESULTS_BODY, body);//String
intent.putExtra(WITH_SAVE_BUTTON, withSaveButton);//Boolean
startActivity(intent);
And in Activity B:
Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
Boolean withSaveButton = true;
if(extras != null){
emailSubject = extras.getString("EMAIL_SUBJECT");
resultsSaveName = extras.getString("RESULTS_SAVENAME");
resultsBody = extras.getString("RESULTS_BODY");
withSaveButton = extras.getBoolean("WITH_SAVE_BUTTON", true);
}
This doesn't work and the String variables are null.
I have also tried to do this in the way an explicit intent recieves the data:
Intent intent = getIntent();
emailSubject = intent.getStringExtra("EMAIL_SUBJECT");
resultsSaveName = intent.getStringExtra("RESULTS_SAVENAME");
resultsBody = intent.getStringExtra("RESULTS_BODY");
Boolean withSaveButton = intent.getBooleanExtra("WITH_SAVE_BUTTON", true);
But this doesn't work either.
The only way I can get it to work is if I reference the sending Activity in getStringExtra but I can't do this as it's supposed to be a library class.
Can anyone shed any light on this? Or am I going about this in the wrong way?

I assume your code like this:
final static String EMAIL_SUBJECT = "email_subject";
// RESULTS_SAVENAME and others are the same style.
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ShareResultsActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(EMAIL_SUBJECT, "Results");//String
startActivity(intent);
then in your another activity:
Intent intent = getIntent();
emailSubject = intent.getStringExtra("email_subject");
// or this
// emailSubject = intent.getStringExtra(EMAIL_SUBJECT);

Please make use of the key , it should be same in both the activities. I clearly see a difference in naming convention of the key name in both the activities.If key name is same, no way it data should not pass.

How can I start a new android activity using class name in a string?

I'm having a problem with an android application that I'm working on.
My application has several sections and the next screen that loads is based on a string. So, screen 1 of section 1 would be, S1S1.
My question is, how can I start an activity based on a string. I have S1S1 saved in a string, let us call it next activity. Rather than having to type S1S1.class, I need it to come from the string. I've tried everything I can think of and google hasn't helped much.
Some things I've tried are
Intent myIntent = new Intent(nextactivity);
Intent myIntent = new Intent(v.getContext(), getClass().getName().valueOf(nextactivity));
Intent myIntent = new Intent(v.getContext(), Class.forName(nextactivity));
and tried running with
startActivityForResult(myIntent, 0);
but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

Here is a code by which you can start activity using the name of the activity
String activityToStart = "com.example.MainActivity";
try {
Class<?> c = Class.forName(activityToStart);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, c);
startActivity(intent);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ignored) {
}
EDIT
Here class name will be full name of the class with the package name.
For example if your package name will be x.y.z and if you have Activity name called A then the full name of the Activity A will be x.y.z.A.

An even better way (and one that is used in the system to launch Browser.apk along with other apps that aren't bundled with AOSP):
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setClassName("com.android.browser","com.android.BrowserActivity");
context.startActivity(intent);
Alternatively, if you want to check that you can start the Activity from the command line, you can do something like this from your shell:
adb shell
am start com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity

I am not aware of solution but i have an alternative.. the way similar to div hide and show in web pages.
if your s1s1 is to loaded low content have them in a linearlayout and keep their visibility gone on loading form s1. when you click on s1 to reach s1s1 hide s1 and set the params of visibility to "visible".
By doing this you can avoid creating a separate activity and this way is also easy to navigate back.

Use Enums!
public enum SectionActivity {
S1S1(MyS1Activity.class),
S1S2(S2Activity.class);
private Class<? extends Activity> activityClass;
private SectionActivity(Class<? extends Activity> clazz) {
this.activityClass = clazz;
}
public Class<? extends Activity> getActivity {
return activityClass;
}
}
Then somewhere in your code:
SectionActivity act = SectionActivity.valueOf(string);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, act.getActivity());
startActivity(intent);