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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Self-Destruction Deleting the Whole Message

Posted by MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
MUZ140584 Heredity Mbundire
4,979 Points

In the Activity below we have a button that deletes data from Parse. Call the method to delete the ParseObject named com

i need your help guys

MainListActivity.java 
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.view.ListView;
import android.view.View;
import com.parse.ParseObject;

public class MainListActivity extends ListActivity {

    protected ParseObject[] mComments;

    // onCreate() and other code has been omitted

    @Override
    public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
        super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
        ParseObject comment = mComments[position];
     myComment.saveInBackground("delete");
    }
}

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi,

You need to delete the object called comment. That needs to be done in the background.

So, your code would look like:

comment.deleteInBackground();

That should work for you!

Steve.