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Android Build an Interactive Story App Intents and Multiple Activities Getting Data from an Intent

Posted by yoram levi
yoram levi
185 Points

can someone give a working example of how you should use the getIntExtra?

I don't understand what is the problem with my code. can someone that succeeded doing this task show his code? thanks!

FlightActivity.java 
import android.os.Bundle;

public class FlightActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    public int fuelLevel = 0;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_flight);

        // Add your code below!
      Intent intent = getIntent();
      fuelLevel = int getIntExtra("FUEL_LEVEL", 1);

    }
}

2 Answers

Juan Pablo Lazcano
Juan Pablo Lazcano
11,267 Points
Juan Pablo Lazcano
Juan Pablo Lazcano
11,267 Points 
fuelLevel = int getIntExtra("FUEL_LEVEL", 1); // the int keyword is the problem
fuelLevel =  getIntent().getIntExtra("FUEL_LEVEL", 1);

in java you can't put a int declaration after an equal sign, the getIntExtra method comes from the Intent object so you need to call getIntent first. Assuming you've added the extra correctly in the previous intent

Lalit Bagga
Lalit Bagga
3,120 Points
Lalit Bagga
Lalit Bagga
3,120 Points

fuelLevel = intent.getIntExtra("FUEL_LEVEL", 1);