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Android Intents and Broadcast Receivers Local Notifications Creating a Local Notification

Posted by sean tatenda jack
sean tatenda jack
6,127 Points

Next we want to build the notification with an icon, title, and text. Set the icon to R.drawable.ic_distress, the titl

please help, i can't get trough past challenge 2.

Next we want to build the notification with an icon, title, and text. Set the icon to R.drawable.ic_distress, the title to "Incoming Distress Signal", and the text as "A distress call has been received from somewhere in space and time."

DistressCallReceiver.java 
public class DistressCallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        // Add your code here!
      Notification.Builder notif = new Notification.Builder(context);
      notif.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_distress);
      notif.setContentTitle("Incoming Distress Signal");
      notif.setContentText("A distress call has been recieved from somewhere in space and time".);
      Notification notification = notificationBuilder.build();





    }
}

3 Answers

Helen Mehari
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Helen Mehari
Courses Plus Student 1,426 Points
Helen Mehari
Helen Mehari
Courses Plus Student 1,426 Points

Hello You had a . outside the string and you have to build the notification as I have dont in my last line of code.

Notification.Builder notif = new Notification.Builder(context);
          notif.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_distress);
      notif.setContentTitle("Incoming Distress Signal");
      notif.setContentText("A distress call has been received from somewhere in space and time.");
      notif.build();
sean tatenda jack
sean tatenda jack
6,127 Points

Hie Helen.

Sorry for bothering. i've tried you code like this but not passing. giving a (make sure you use the text specified in the instruction)

Bummer! Make sure you use the text specified in the instructions! Restart Preview Get Help Recheck work DistressCallReceiver.java

public class DistressCallReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

    // Add your code here!
 Notification.Builder notif = new Notification.Builder(context);
  notif.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_distress);
  notif.setContentTitle("Incoming Distress Signal");
  notif.setContentText("A distress call has been recieved from somewhere in space and time.");
  notif.build ();

}

}

Helen Mehari
PLUS
Helen Mehari
Courses Plus Student 1,426 Points
Helen Mehari
Helen Mehari
Courses Plus Student 1,426 Points

It also did the same thing to me. Try copying the text inside the " quotes and replace the ones on the code. May be I have misspelled some Words.

Urgent Nkala
Urgent Nkala
8,772 Points
Urgent Nkala
Urgent Nkala
8,772 Points

spelling of receive not recieve that is making you have a Bummer!under " " the correct line is "A distress call has been received from somewhere in space and time."