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Android - Button under Relative layout wont initiate OnClickListener when clicked

Hello this is my xml file
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/tutorialBox"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="15dip"
android:paddingBottom="15dip">
<Button
android:id="#+id/closeBen"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/CloseBenny"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/bennybox"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/chatbub" />
</RelativeLayout>
i have made an on click listener for it
final Button closeBt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.closeBen);
closeBt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
closeBt.setText("Im a button");
}
});
for some reason when i click this button nothing happens it doesnt look like it has been clicked.
when i took the button out of the realtive layout everything worked fine
any suggestions?

Instead of this add onClick attribute to the button tag in xml.
<Button
android:id="#+id/closeBen"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/CloseBenny"
android:onClick = "close_clicked"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/bennybox"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/chatbub" />
Then in Main Activity just make a new method like this.
public void close_clicked (View v){
// Your code
}
No need to add on click listner.

Your RelativeLayout does not look good, is it your main container? Maybe try it this way
<?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"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin">
<Button
android:id="#+id/closeBen"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/CloseBenny"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/bennybox"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/chatbub" />
</RelativeLayout>
And a good practice is to declare your widgets globally then instantiate them in theOnCreate
public class Foo extends AppCompatActivity {
private Button closeBenny;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);
closeBenny = (Button)findViewById(R.id.closeBen);
closeBenny.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
closeBenny.setText("Im a button");
}
});
}
}

How to make a button redirect to another XML layout

I'm making a button in xml(res / layout / activity_home.xml), like this:
<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=".HomeActivity" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:src="#drawable/schkopwide"
android:contentDescription="#string/HTI"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="78dp"
android:onclick="Intent i = new Intent(activity_store.xml);
startActivity(i);"
android:text="#string/HTI" />
</RelativeLayout>
so what should I add into this xml to let it redirect to another xml page (res / layout / activity_store.xml)?
Thank you

If you Want to show two different layouts in Same Activity, then ViewSwitcher is best layout.
You can add multiple layouts in ViewSwithcher. And Replace them by using viewswitcher.next(); function.
<ViewSwitcher
android:id="#+id/viewswitcher"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<!-- Add Two View’s Here -- >
</ViewSwitcher>
You can take reference from this link: http://abhiandroid.com/ui/viewswitcher

Try out as below:
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="78dp"
android:onclick="start"
android:text="#string/HTI" />
In your main activity :
Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i = new Intent(this, ActivityStore.class);
startActivity(i);
}
});
Here is your ActivityStore Class code:
public class ActivityStore extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_store);
}
}
Also add the activity into your mainfest file.
<activity
android:name=".ActivityStore"
android:label="#string/app_name"/ >

You can't add the launch of an Intent inside the onclick parameter in XML. You have to do it by code.
In your code:
Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i = new Intent(this, ActivityStore.class);
startActivity(i);
}
});
And in the OnCreate of the ActivityStore class, put this
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_store);
}
NOTE: I supposed that yous activity_store class is called ActivityStore

You need to check on Android documentation :
Activity
OnClickListener
Intent
http://developer.android.com/training/index.html
Good luck.

Try this,
Statically include XML layouts inside other XML layouts. use include. Add the below code in your activity_store.xml
<include layout="#layout/activity_home"/>
Sure you will get solution.

A simple way would be to create an Activity with another xml attached to it and then use intent.

setContentView and EditText

I have two layouts xml and can't get the second layout to work correctly.
A EditText placed on the second layout doesn't work as expected. It doesn't accept characters.
What am i missing here?
Should i use startActivity() instead?
Main.java
public class Main extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener {
EditText box1, box2;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
super.onCreate(bundle);
showXml1();
}
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.button1:
String box11 = box1.getText().toString();
Toast.makeText(this, box11,Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
showXml2();
break;
case R.id.button2:
String box22 = box2.getText().toString();
Toast.makeText(this, box22,Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
showXml1();
break;
}
}
public void showXml2() {
setContentView(R.layout.main2);
box2 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2);
}
public void showXml1() {
setContentView(R.layout.main);
box1 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
}
}
main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Main1" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button1"
android:onClick="onClick"
/>
</LinearLayout>
mail2.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Main2" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button2"
android:onClick="onClick"
/>
</LinearLayout>

Use a meta layout xml file with a structure similar to this one:
meta_main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ViewFlipper
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/root">
<include
layout="#layout/main" />
<include
layout="#layout/main2" />
</ViewFlipper>
And then main.java:
public class Main extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener {
EditText box1, box2;
ViewFlipper root;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
super.onCreate(bundle);
setContentView(R.layout.meta_main);
box1 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
box2 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2);
root = (ViewFlipper) findViewById(R.id.root);
}
public void onClick(View v) {
EditText editText = null;
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.button1:
editText = box1;
root.showNext();
break;
case R.id.button2:
editText = box2;
root.showPrevious();
break;
}
if(editText != null) {
Toast.makeText(this, editText.getText(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
Hope it helps ;)

I don't think you can load a new layout that way.
Just put the two EditTexts in one XML and put one visible and the other invisble and with a button click vice versa.

As an alternative to different activities you might want to look at ViewFlipper http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ViewFlipper.html

You are only allowed to call setContentView() once in your activity.
You can either
Create a "Main" layout that just contains a parent I.E. LinearLayout, or Relative layout
setContentView() on the parent. Then acquire a reference to it with findViewById() and call .addView() on your reference passing the inflated xml from one of these two files. .removeView() will allow you to switch to the other one when you like.
or
Include all of your views in one xml layout, but make half of them Visibility.GONE and when you want to switch just make the ones that were GONE be VISIBLE and vice versa

I think it should work, you have to reinitialize references for example every findViewById needs to be called again after calling setContentView(). You are exactly doing so first you are calling showXml1() & then you are clicking button1 which is executing Case1, you are getting the value of box1 & displaying it & then you are calling showXml2() & so on. I have tried your code & it works, i am wounding why its not working on your side?
Another thing is that it may not be a good idea if you have to call findViewbyId() a LOT OF TIMES, so you should avoid it i guess.

Make a Buttonistener in a second layout

How would I implement a Buttonlistener for a second layout which is still be called in the main Acitivity?
I already tried it by a named Button listener and via an anonymous. But still get nullpointer Exceptions.
Code:
back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.backToMain);
if(back != null)
back.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view) {
setLayout(R.layout.main);
}
});
Layout.xml
<Button android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:id="#+id/backToMain"
android:text="Zurück">
</Button>

Try this
Change the button attr tag
<Button android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:id="#+id/backToMain"
android:text="Zurück"
android:onClick="goBack">
</Button>
In your activity create a method
public void goBack(View v) {
//Write code here
}

Ui elements in xml doesn't show up in emulator?

Here is the problem.My UI elements in xml doesn't show up when i run my app in emulator.
public void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.single_coll);
Button one = (Button) findViewById(R.id.all_stampii);
one.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(v.getContext(), AllStampii.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});}
single_coll.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">
<Button android:text="All Stampii" android:id="#+id/all_stampii" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></Button>
<Button android:text="Owned" android:id="#+id/owned" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></Button>
<Button android:text="Repeated" android:id="#+id/repeated" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></Button>
<Button android:text="Last Acquired" android:id="#+id/last_ac" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></Button>
</LinearLayout>
There are no errors. I just can't see the Ui elements in emulator, in only this class.
Any suggestions?

I think you are having a minor problem in function declaration. What you have is:
public void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
Make the 'OnCreate' to 'onCreate' and put #Override before the declaration.

You don't seem to be overriding the onCreate method. That means that the OnCreate method you've got there is not being called on startup.
If you change the first line to
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstance){
(note the lower-case 'o' in onCreate)
then the method will be called correctly