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Android

Posted by Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
27,595 Points

My shareIntent on Blog Reader is not working :(

Hey guys,

My shareIntent is not working (for sharing my blog posts) :( , I've tried multiple code on the android documentation... I am able to click the share button, but when I do nothing happens.

Here is the code, let me know if I botched something up please:

public boolean OnOptionsItemSelected (MenuItem item) {
        int itemId = item.getItemId();

        if (itemId == R.id.action_share){
            sharePost();
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    private void sharePost() {
        Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
        shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, mUrl);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.share_chooser_title)));
    }
Ratik Sharma
Ratik Sharma
32,885 Points
Ratik Sharma
Ratik Sharma
32,885 Points

Looks fine to me. What exactly happens when you click the share button?