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

daniwao
daniwao
13,125 Points
Posted by daniwao
daniwao
13,125 Points

Log.e Method not working

I'm not sure what is wrong with my Log.e method. The code challenge's wording is a little bit off and I am not sure what it wants me to exactly do. I'm passing in the TAG as the first parameter with the "ERROR" message.

import android.app.Activity; import android.util.Log; import com.parse.ParseUser; import com.parse.ParseException; import com.parse.SignUpCallback;

public class SignUpActivity extends Activity {

public static final String TAG = SignUpActivity.class.getSimpleName();

protected SignUpCallback mSignUpCallback = new SignUpCallback() {
    @Override
    public void done(ParseException e) {
      if (e == null) {
        Log.e(TAG, "ERROR", e);
      }
    }
};

// onCreate() and other code has been omitted

protected void signUp(String username, String password) {
    ParseUser newUser = new ParseUser();
  newUser.setUsername(username);
  newUser.setPassword(password);
  newUser.signUpInBackground(mSignUpCallback);
}

}

3 Answers

Guillaume Maka
PLUS
Guillaume Maka
Courses Plus Student 10,224 Points
Guillaume Maka
Guillaume Maka
Courses Plus Student 10,224 Points

Inside the done() method of the callback, add an if statement to check if the ParseException e is null. If it is not null, log the message "ERROR" using the Log.e() method. Don’t forget to use TAG as the first parameter!

if(e != null){
  Log.e(TAG, "ERROR");
}

and I agree with you the question is a little bit confusing (Like many others code challenges on treehouse)!

MUZ140054 Spencer Chigananda
MUZ140054 Spencer Chigananda
4,347 Points

Why is it that you do not pass in the ParseException e in the Log.e method as follows: Log.e(TAG, "ERROR", e);

Guillaume Maka
Guillaume Maka
Courses Plus Student 10,224 Points
Guillaume Maka
Guillaume Maka
Courses Plus Student 10,224 Points

In practice that the right way but to complete the challenge you need to follow the instruction that say:

Log.e(TAG,"ERROR")
Ajay Maheshwari
PLUS
Ajay Maheshwari
Courses Plus Student 6,423 Points
Ajay Maheshwari
Ajay Maheshwari
Courses Plus Student 6,423 Points 
public static final String TAG = SignUpActivity.class.getSimpleName();

protected SignUpCallback mSignUpCallback = new SignUpCallback() {
    @Override
    public void done(ParseException e) {
      if (e != null) {
        Log.e(TAG, "ERROR");
      }
    }
};

// onCreate() and other code has been omitted

protected void signUp(String username, String password) {
    ParseUser newUser = new ParseUser();
  newUser.setUsername(username);
  newUser.setPassword(password);
  newUser.signUpInBackground(mSignUpCallback);
}
Vinay Kewalramani
Vinay Kewalramani
3,111 Points
Vinay Kewalramani
Vinay Kewalramani
3,111 Points

not working for me keeps saying "Bummer! Make sure you use the 'Log.e()' method to log the message from the instructions!"

Vinay Kewalramani
Vinay Kewalramani
3,111 Points
Vinay Kewalramani
Vinay Kewalramani
3,111 Points

Thanks

I tried from the start and it worked for me

Regards Vinay