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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Adding Users Using Parse.com Creating a New User on Parse

Javier Alvarado
Javier Alvarado
16,060 Points

Error message takes a long time to load

For some reason, the error message that's supposed to display when the email is invalid takes a long time to load (about 15 seconds), whereas in the video the message pops up instantly. My code is posted below. What can I do to make it instant like the video?

public class SignUpActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    protected EditText mUsername;
    protected EditText mEmail;
    protected EditText mPassword;
    protected Button mSignupButton;

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

        mUsername = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.usernameField);
        mEmail = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.emailField);
        mPassword = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.passwordField);
        mSignupButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.signupButton);

        mSignupButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String username = mUsername.getText().toString();
                String email = mEmail.getText().toString();
                String password = mPassword.getText().toString();

                username = username.trim();
                password = password.trim();
                email = email.trim();

                if (username.isEmpty() || email.isEmpty() || password.isEmpty()) {
                    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(SignUpActivity.this);
                    builder.setMessage("Please make sure you enter a username, email, and password.")
                           .setTitle("Error!")
                           .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
                    AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
                    dialog.show();
                } else {
                    //create new user!
                    ParseUser newUser = new ParseUser();
                    newUser.setUsername(username);
                    newUser.setEmail(email);
                    newUser.setPassword(password);
                    newUser.signUpInBackground(new SignUpCallback() {
                        @Override
                        public void done(ParseException e) {
                            if (e == null) {
                                Intent intent = new Intent(SignUpActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
                                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
                                startActivity(intent);
                            } else {
                                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(SignUpActivity.this);
                                builder.setMessage(e.getMessage())
                                        .setTitle("Error!")
                                        .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
                                AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
                                dialog.show();
                            }
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        });
    }
Javier Alvarado
Javier Alvarado
16,060 Points

Is it possibly a problem with Parse.com and not my code? I tried copying and pasting Ben's code starting from the declaration of the different elements down to the end of the onCreate() method and It still takes awhile for the error to pop up. Or could it be the emulator? I'm using Genymotion to test the app right now.