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Android

Posted by pdiaz
pdiaz
16,073 Points

Does anyone know how to use radiobuttons to start activities?

Does anyone know how to use radiobuttons to start activities?

Gunjeet Hattar
Gunjeet Hattar
14,483 Points

Hi Leonardo,

Can you add in a little more detail. Which activity are you referring here?

pdiaz
pdiaz
16,073 Points

Im trying to move from one activity to another by checking a choice then submitting it through a button, this is the code I have so far.

''' public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 RadioButton yes;
 RadioButton no;
 Button submitButton;

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

    yes = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.yesRadioButton);
    no = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.noRadioButton);
    submitButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.submit);

    if (yes.isChecked()) {

      submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
          @Override
          public void onClick(View view) {
              Intent goToYes = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), YesActivity.class);
              startActivityForResult(goToYes, 0);

          }
      });
    } else if(no.isChecked()) {
        submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Intent goToNo = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NoActivity.class);
                startActivityForResult(goToNo, 0);

            }
        });
    }


}

'''

1 Answer

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Hi Leonardo

In your code the code executes inside the onCreate() method so if neither of the radio buttons are checked (I am assuming the values are both set to false) then none of the code will operate and there is nothing that will repeat this check. In order to repeat the check I would move your if statement inside the onClick() method so each time the onClick() method is called the If statement is executed and the intent is created. See code for details. Please note I have not tried this so there may be some details need ironing out but it should give you the general idea.

Hope this helps

Daniel

RadioButton yes;
 RadioButton no;
 Button submitButton;

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

    yes = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.yesRadioButton);
    no = (RadioButton) findViewById(R.id.noRadioButton);
    submitButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.submit);

    submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
          @Override
          public void onClick(View view) {

          if (yes.isChecked()){
          Intent goToYes = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), YesActivity.class);
              startActivityForResult(goToYes, 0);


          } else if(no.isChecked()) {

                Intent goToNo = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NoActivity.class);
                startActivityForResult(goToNo, 0);

            }
        });
    }


}
pdiaz
pdiaz
16,073 Points

oh my mistake, I thought I saw my code inside the onclick method. I appreciate the help.