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Android

Posted by Nanette Keir
Nanette Keir
17,666 Points

Last Code Challenge for Blog Reader

I am almost done with Android Blog Reader (yea!!) but I am stuck on the last code challenge. The error message I get is:

Bummer! Compilation Error! This is tricky task! Check your syntax and make sure you're calling 'startActivity()', 'createChooser()', and 'getString()' correctly.

Sure is tricky task! I keep thinking that R.string.chooser_title should be R.string.chooser_text instead but that wouldn't make sense since string.chooser is looking towards EXTRA_TEXT, "HOWDY". I've also considered getString.Extra but again I get the same error.

I know I'm doing something wrong but not too sure what.

Thanks in advance!

/* This code is an excerpt from the onOptionsItemSelected() 
 * method of a custom Activity class.
 */
int itemId = item.getItemId();

if (itemId == R.id.action_share) {
    Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
  shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
  shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "HOWDY");
  startActivity(Intent.createChooser(getString, R.string.chooser_title));
}

2 Answers

Ben Jakuben
STAFF
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

So close! You have the correct basic structure with startActivity and the Intent.createChooser() method. But the parameters for the createChooser() method aren't quite right. The first parameter should be the Intent you created earlier in the challenge. And the second parameter is a call to the getString() method. The getString() method takes R.string.chooser_title as its parameter, but your code isn't calling getString as a method nor passing it the parameter.

Hope this helps! Let me know if this isn't enough information or doesn't make sense.

Ronny Perez
Ronny Perez
29,956 Points

Hey Ben can you please tell me what I'm doing wrong

Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); shareIntent.setType("text/plain"); shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "hfgrg"); startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.share_chooser_title)));

Nanette Keir
Nanette Keir
17,666 Points
Nanette Keir
Nanette Keir
17,666 Points

Yes! That does help!! I also re-watched your video and then hit myself on the forehead! Thanks so much for all your help!!

Nanette Keir
Nanette Keir
17,666 Points

Hi Ronny, Really close!! I think you don't need "share_" towards the end. If you take out that you should be fine.