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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Testing and Debugging Making a Toast

Posted by Thorne Ray
Thorne Ray
1,116 Points

How to call two .makeText() and .show() in Toast

I am attempting to complete the ToastTest.java challenge but cannot figure out how to call upon the previous Toast.

ToastTest.java 
Toast allDoneToast = Toast.makeText(this, "All done!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
allDoneToast.show();
Toast secondToast = Toast.makeText(this, "YAY!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
allDoneToast.show();
secondToast.show();

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

No need to call the first Toast again. What the challenge is after is seeing if you can chain methods. 

// 1. Don't bother with a reference. This Toast will only be used here.
// 2. Call the class method makeText to make a new Toast.
// 3. Call the show method on the object makeText is returning. 
Toast.makeText(this, "Method chaining", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Thorne Ray
Thorne Ray
1,116 Points

Thanks This helped a ton.