Hi I was wondering how I can get my Search Activity to return a result back to the Activity that started it.
I currently have a Search Dialog implemented (meaning the search Activity starts once the Search button on the phone is clicked).
Here is my code for the Search activity which is a list view.
public class ItemFinder extends ListActivity {
public static final int REQUEST_CODE = 1; // get it?
Vector<String> upcCodes;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.search);
upcCodes = new Vector<String>();
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener(){
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> a, View v, int position,
long id) {
String upc = upcCodes.elementAt(position);
setResult(RESULT_OK);
}
});
// 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);
ProgressDialog dialog = ProgressDialog.show(ItemFinder.this, "Searching",
"Searching. Please wait...", true);
performSearch(query);
dialog.hide();
dialog.dismiss();
}
}
public void performSearch(String query){
String result = new SmartShopClient().SearchItems(query);
List<String> dataList = new ArrayList<String>();
String _parsedResult[] = result.split("\\n");
for( int i = 0; i<_parsedResult.length; i++){
String _splitData[] = _parsedResult[i].split("\\|");
String itemName = _splitData[0];
String itemUPC = _splitData[1];
dataList.add(itemName);
upcCodes.add(itemUPC);
}
ArrayAdapter<String> arr = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, dataList);
this.setListAdapter(arr);
}
}
So the search is working all fine and dandy, but I want it so when I click one of the results in the ListView, for it to return data back to the main activity with some data, say the name of the clicked searched result.
Thanks.
What you want to do is launch the search using startActivityForResult. See an explanation here.
This way, you can pass your search results back to the activity which launched it.
That would happen in your setOnItemClickListener method, where you could launch an explicit intent naming the desired activity with extra data.
Edit : I'm not quite sure of how startActivityForResult() would be implemented since we're talking about the search activity of the application, meaning it's launched by the Android search specific module ; that's why i suggested the above solution.
I ended up doing this:
public boolean onSearchRequested() {
askSearchQuery();
return true;
}
public void sendSearchRequest(String query){
Intent mIntent = new Intent(this, ItemFinder.class);
mIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH);
mIntent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, query);
startActivityForResult(mIntent, ItemFinder.REQUEST_CODE);
}
public void askSearchQuery() {
final EditText input = new EditText(SmartShop.this);
AlertDialog.Builder adb = new AlertDialog.Builder(SmartShop.this);
adb.setTitle("Search Items");
adb.setMessage("Please input the name of the item you are looking for.");
adb.setView(input);
adb.setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
Editable upc = input.getText();
sendSearchRequest(upc.toString());
dialog.cancel();
}
});
adb.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
adb.create().show();
}
And then I hooked the
protected void onActivityResult (int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
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I am trying to pass a value on my ListView to my second activity using Intents. I am not sure how to pass the text value to the second activity my Intent leads to. Right now my Intent is able to connect to the second activity on tap but it doesn't pass the string of the tapped value.
I feel that I need to pass something into my launchEditItem() but I am not sure what. These are the two functions I am dealing with right now.
private void launchEditItem() {
Intent i = new Intent(this, EditItemActivity.class);
i.putExtra("itemOnList", ); // list item into edit text
startActivity(i);
}
private void setupEditItemListener() { // on click, run this function to display edit page
lvItems.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View item, int pos, long id) {
launchEditItem();
}
});
}
I'm not sure what value to place into the i.putExtra(), but I think I need to pass an argument into the launchEditItem().
This is what is currently in my second Activity:
public class EditItemActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_edit_item);
Intent i = getIntent();
String ItemToEdit = i.getStringExtra("itemOnList");
// place into EditText using ItemToEdit
}
I'm also not sure how to place this String value (ItemToEdit) into an EditText box. I'm new to android dev so I'm learning as much as I can thank you!
* EDIT *
I guess I'm a bit too vague in my question. Here is the entire code of the small app I am working on
public class ToDoActivity extends Activity {
private ArrayList<String> todoItems;
private ArrayAdapter<String> todoAdapter; // declare array adapter which will translate the piece of data to teh view
private ListView lvItems; // attach to list view
private EditText etNewItem;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_to_do);
etNewItem = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etNewItem);
lvItems = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lvItems); // now we have access to ListView
//populateArrayItems(); // call function
readItems(); // read items from file
todoAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, todoItems); //create adapter
lvItems.setAdapter(todoAdapter); // populate listview using the adapter
//todoAdapter.add("item 4");
setupListViewListener();
setupEditItemListener();
}
private void launchEditItem() {
Intent i = new Intent(this, EditItemActivity.class);
i.putExtra("itemOnList", ); // list item into edit text
startActivity(i);
}
private void setupEditItemListener() { // on click, run this function to display edit page
lvItems.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View item, int pos, long id) {
launchEditItem();
}
});
}
private void setupListViewListener() {
lvItems.setOnItemLongClickListener(new OnItemLongClickListener() {
#Override
public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View item, int pos, long id) {
todoItems.remove(pos);
todoAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged(); // has adapter look back at the array list and refresh it's data and repopulate the view
writeItems();
return true;
}
});
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.to_do, menu);
return true;
}
public void onAddedItem(View v) {
String itemText = etNewItem.getText().toString();
todoAdapter.add(itemText); // add to adapter
etNewItem.setText(""); //clear edit text
writeItems(); //each time to add item, you want to write to file to memorize
}
private void readItems() {
File filesDir = getFilesDir(); //return path where files can be created for android
File todoFile = new File(filesDir, "todo.txt");
try {
todoItems = new ArrayList<String>(FileUtils.readLines(todoFile)); //populate with read
}catch (IOException e) { // if files doesn't exist
todoItems = new ArrayList<String>();
}
}
private void writeItems() {
File filesDir = getFilesDir(); //return path where files can be created for android
File todoFile = new File(filesDir, "todo.txt");
try {
FileUtils.writeLines(todoFile, todoItems); // pass todoItems to todoFile
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
String[] link_list;
int currenttrack=0;
link_list=new String[]{
"W-TE_Ys4iwM",//1
"oozgmH3ZP14",//2
"o_v9MY_FMcw",//3
"36mCEZzzQ3o",//4
}
First activity
list.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,
long arg3) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
currenttrack=arg2;
Intent videoIntent=new Intent(MainActivity.this,VideoView.class);
videoIntent.putExtra("filename", link_list[currenttrack]);
startActivity(videoIntent);
}
});
In your Second Activity
// getting intent data
// get intent data
Intent i = getIntent();
Bundle extras = i.getExtras();
filename = extras.getString("filename");
Log.e("File Name", filename);
and your done :)
In your current Activity, create a new Intent:
Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NewActivity.class);
i.putExtra("new_variable_name","value");
startActivity(i);
Then in the new Activity, retrieve those values:
Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
if (extras != null) {
String value = extras.getString("new_variable_name");
}
I am not sure if i understood where is the value. Well if the value is in EditText do something like:
private void launchEditItem(String text) {
Intent i = new Intent(this, EditItemActivity.class);
i.putExtra("itemOnList", text); // list item into edit text
startActivity(i);
}
private void setupEditItemListener() { // on click, run this function to display edit page
lvItems.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View item, int pos, long id) {
EditText editView = (EditText) item.findById(R.id.ItemToEdit);
String text = editView != null ? editView.getText().toString() : "";
launchEditItem(text);
}
});
}
1 - I have some doubt with:
i.putExtra("itemOnList", );
You'd better pass a value:
i.putExtra("itemOnList", "something");
2 - To valorize a control, you must obtain a reference to it first. Something like:
EditText edt =
(EditText) findViewById(R.id.activity_edit_item_my_EditText); // or whatever id you assigned to it (it MUST HAVE AN ID)
Do it AFTER setContentView().
Then you can set it's text like:
edt.setText(ItemToEdit); // Now it should contain "something"
Just as simple as that
[EDIT]
If you aren't sure what to pass so is to pass in the "tapped" value in the ListView into the putExtra, modify your listview click handler code:
list.setOnItemClickListener
(
new OnItemClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent videoIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, VideoView.class);
videoIntent.putExtra("filename", (((TextView) v).getText().toString());
startActivity(videoIntent);
}
}
);
It should work immediately.
01: Current Activity
String pass_value ="value";
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),NewActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("var_name",pass_value);
startActivity(intent);
02: New Activity
String value = getIntent().getExtras().getString("var_name");
I'm trying to add a dialog box which will pop up when a user selects a delete button which will delete a specified row. However I can't seem to get the appropriate syntax for the program to compile. The error occurs at this line;
MODULEDATABASE.deleteRow(rowId);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyCourses.class);
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
public class ViewCourse extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
Cursor cursor;
database MODULEDATABASE;
String rowId;
Button deleteModule;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_view_course);
Intent intent = getIntent();
rowId = intent.getStringExtra(MyCourses.TEST);
MODULEDATABASE = new database(ViewCourse.this);
MODULEDATABASE.openToRead(ViewCourse.this);
cursor = MODULEDATABASE.getRow(rowId);
TextView text_modulecode = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.viewModuleCode);
TextView text_modulename = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.viewModuleName);
text_modulecode.setText(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(database.KEY_MODULECODE)));
text_modulename.setText(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(database.KEY_MODULENAME)));
deleteModule = (Button)findViewById(R.id.deleteButton);
deleteModule.setOnClickListener(this);
}
public void onClick (View deleteModule)
{
Dialog(rowId);
}
public void Dialog (String rowId) {
// Use the Builder class for convenient dialog construction
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setMessage(R.string.confirmDelete)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.confirmDelete, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
MODULEDATABASE = new database(ViewCourse.this);
MODULEDATABASE.deleteRow(rowId);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyCourses.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.confirmDelete, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
}
});
}
}
You don't say what the error is, but I suspect you need to change this line:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyCourses.class);
to:
Intent intent = new Intent(ViewCourse.this, MyCourses.class);
(The problem is that at that point in the code, this refers to the anonymous OnClickListener class.)
EDIT - Declare the rowId parameter to the method to be final:
public void Dialog (final String rowId) {
. . .
I have a ListView, which displays a list of notes taken from a table in SQLiteDatabase with ArrayAdapter.
public class NotepadActivity extends ListActivity {
protected static final int ADD_NEW_NOTE = 0;
protected static final int EDIT_NOTE = 1;
ArrayAdapter<Note> adapter;
NotesManager manager;
private Note nNoteToDelete;
ArrayList<Note> lstAllNotes;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
findViewById(R.id.btnAddNewNote).setOnClickListener(addNewNote);
manager = new NotesManager(this);
lstAllNotes = manager.getAllNotes();
adapter = new ArrayAdapter<Note>(this, R.layout.note, lstAllNotes);
setListAdapter(adapter);
getListView().setOnItemClickListener(editNote);
registerForContextMenu(getListView());
}
When I click on an Item in this ListView, it takes this Note object to the EditNote activity:
private OnItemClickListener editNote = new OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position,
long id) {
Note currNote = (Note)parent.getItemAtPosition(position);
int curr_note_id = currNote.getId();
String curr_note_title = currNote.getTitle().toString();
String curr_note_details = currNote.getDetails().toString();
Intent editNote = new Intent(NotepadActivity.this, EditNote.class);
editNote.putExtra("CURR_NOTE_ID", curr_note_id);
editNote.putExtra("CURR_NOTE_TITLE", curr_note_title);
editNote.putExtra("CURR_NOTE_DETAILS", curr_note_details);
startActivityForResult(editNote, EDIT_NOTE);
}
};
I can edit the title of the note in there and the content. When I hit the Save button, it sends back to the main activity the Strings of Title and the Details and the ID int:
public class EditNote extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
int curr_note_id;
String curr_note_title;
String curr_note_details;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.editnote);
curr_note_id = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("CURR_NOTE_ID");
curr_note_title = getIntent().getExtras().getString("CURR_NOTE_TITLE");
curr_note_details = getIntent().getExtras().getString(
"CURR_NOTE_DETAILS");
((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edtTitle)).setText(curr_note_title);
((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edtDetails)).setText(curr_note_details);
findViewById(R.id.btnSave).setOnClickListener(this);
findViewById(R.id.btnCancel).setOnClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.btnSave:
String strNoteTitle = ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edtTitle)).getText().toString().trim();
String strNoteDetails = ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edtDetails)).getText().toString().trim();
if (!strNoteTitle.equals("")) {
Intent data = new Intent();
data.putExtra("NOTE_ID", curr_note_id);
data.putExtra("NOTE_TITLE", strNoteTitle);
data.putExtra("NOTE_DETAILS", strNoteDetails);
setResult(RESULT_OK, data);
finish();
} else {
((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edtTitle))
.setError("A note must contain a title");
}
break;
case R.id.btnCancel:
setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
finish();
break;
}
}
}
And in the main activity it should update the DB and the ListView with the new Title, if there were changes. My code does update the DB, but I don't see the change in the ListView immediately, only if I exit the app and open it again. Here's the code (watch the second case, EDIT_NOTE):
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
switch (requestCode) {
case ADD_NEW_NOTE:
String noteTitle = data.getExtras().getString("NOTE_TITLE");
String noteDetails = data.getExtras().getString("NOTE_DETAILS");
Note nNewNote = new Note(-1, noteTitle, noteDetails);
adapter.add(nNewNote);
manager.addNote(nNewNote);
break;
case EDIT_NOTE:
int noteID = data.getExtras().getInt("NOTE_ID");
noteTitle = data.getExtras().getString("NOTE_TITLE");
noteDetails = data.getExtras().getString("NOTE_DETAILS");
nNewNote = new Note(noteID, noteTitle, noteDetails);
Toast.makeText(NotepadActivity.this, noteTitle + "\n" + noteDetails, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
manager.updateNote(nNewNote);
break;
}
}
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
After manager.updateNote(nNewNote); I tried to use adapter.notifyDataSetChanged(); but that didn't work - I didn't see the change in the ListView. Perhaps I used it wrong, perhaps I should use something else...
So how can I make the ListView refresh? How can I see change immediately, without restarting the app?
Thank you!
When you return from the edit activity, set the list adapter again to refresh the ListView. You have to manually refresh the ListView each time if you want to see any updates. Hope this helps.
this question is is similar to this
* Android - Listview delete item and Refresh
and this (the same , but I added the full code here to check if I have any problems in my code):
please give me code example. . .
can i call an intent to refresh my list ?
I cant refresh my adapter with :
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
I tried:
adapter.remove(adapter.getItem(pos));
but without success, just one time (weird...).
there is another answer there:
Call that Activity once again Using Intent
sombody can give me the exact code for this (or for the adapter/cursor) ?
I am trying this for a couple of hours without success.
my full code:
protected void onCreate (Bundle SavedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(SavedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.personalmessageview);
headtitle= getIntent().getExtras().getString("head");
setTitle(headtitle);
personalresults = getIntent().getExtras().getStringArrayList("personalres");
personalresultswithtime = getIntent().getExtras().getStringArrayList("personalrestime");
// setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,personalresults));
ListView list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview_personal);
// ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, personalresults);
list.setAdapter(adapter);
registerForContextMenu(list);
list.setOnItemLongClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener() {
public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?> av, View v, int pos, long id) {
String time = personalresultswithtime.get(pos).toString();
Show_Alert_box(v.getContext(),"Please select action.",time,pos);
return true;
}
});
public void Show_Alert_box(Context context, String message,String time,int position)
final String timestamp = time;
final int pos = position;
final AlertDialog alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context).create();
alertDialog.setTitle(getString(R.string.app_name));
alertDialog.setButton("Delete", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
try
{
db = databaseHelper.getWritableDatabase();
db.delete("messages","timestamp" + "=?", new String[] { timestamp });
Log.d("DB"," delete! ");
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(PersonalMessageView.this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, personalresults);
adapter.remove(adapter.getItem(pos)); //not working t all! why ?
list.notify();
list.invalidate();
personalresults.remove(pos);
personalresultswithtime.remove(pos);
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
db.close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}
} });
alertDialog.setButton2("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
alertDialog.dismiss();
} });
alertDialog.setMessage(message);
alertDialog.show();
}
Inside your onClick of Dialog, you are dealing with an entirely new Adapter.There is no accociation of adapter(inside onClick()) to the listView Either you should say list.setAdapter(adapter); inside the onClick() method or make the adapter global.
instead of using
adapter.remove(adapter.getItem(pos));
use
string str=list.getItemAtPosition(index).toString();
personalresults.remove(str);
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
I have a listview with a couple of strings in at the moment. when a user selects one it brings up an alertdialog box which gives the option to book(this is going to be a taxi app) or cancel. What i cant work out is how to get it so that when the user clicks "Book" it takes the information they've selected and loads up a new view with more contact information.
My Code is currently this -
public class ListTaxi extends ListActivity{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
String[] taxi = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.taxi_array);
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.listtaxi, taxi));
final ListView lv = getListView();
lv.setTextFilterEnabled(true);
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> a, View v, int position, long id)
{
AlertDialog.Builder adb=new AlertDialog.Builder(ListTaxi.this);
adb.setTitle("Taxi Booking");
adb.setMessage("You have chosen = "+lv.getItemAtPosition(position));
adb.setPositiveButton("Book", null);
adb.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);
adb.show();
}
});
Any help or pointers with this would be immensely appreciated as its the last bit i need to get working before its almost done.
Thanks everyone
Oli
You need to put an onClickListener onto your positive button, which will launch the new activity and pass the data to it. Your code would become something like:
public class ListTaxi extends ListActivity{ /** Called when the activity is first created. */ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
final String[] taxi = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.taxi_array);
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.listtaxi, taxi));
final ListView lv = getListView();
lv.setTextFilterEnabled(true);
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> a, View v, int position, long id)
{
final int selectedPosition = position;
AlertDialog.Builder adb=new AlertDialog.Builder(ListTaxi.this);
adb.setTitle("Taxi Booking");
adb.setMessage("You have chosen = "+lv.getItemAtPosition(position));
adb.setPositiveButton("Book", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NextActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("booking", taxi[selectedPosition];
startActivity(intent);
}
});
adb.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);
adb.show();
}
});
In your target activity, have something like this:
Intent intent = getIntent();
String booking = "";
if (intent != null) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
if (extras != null) {
booking = extras.getString("booking");
}
}
One way could be to get your item out of your taxi list:
taxi.get(position);
and pass it through an intent to a next activity:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, YOUR_NEXT_ACTIVITY.class);
intent.putExtra("booking", taxi.get(position);
on the next activity you can get it with:
intent = getIntent();
inten.getExtra("booking");
// could be (not sure): inten.getExtraString("booking");
You can use this method from alertDialog class
public void setButton (int whichButton, CharSequence text, DialogInterface.OnClickListener listener)
Refer link
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlertDialog.html
depending on positive response, say book is positive response then start another activity which shows details contact info, pass the select item from list as Bundle or extra with intent while starting another activity.