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Android Seeing It in Action

Matteo Stara
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Matteo Stara
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Posted by Matteo Stara
Matteo Stara
Courses Plus Student 1,564 Points

Non-static method cannot be referenced from static context.

** From the ContentProvider course **

When implementing updateList(), the line:

LinearLayout.addView(textView);

It's going to generate an error (the one in the subject). We have never defined the LinearLayout, so it's basically saying: you can't call this method via the class, you need an instance of it (i.e. cannot use a static approach).

The way I have fixed it (and it works app-wise)

LinearLayout linearLayout = findViewById(R.id.linearLayout);
                linearLayout.addView(textView);

Hope this helps!

1 Answer

Matteo Stara
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Matteo Stara
Courses Plus Student 1,564 Points
Matteo Stara
Matteo Stara
Courses Plus Student 1,564 Points

Actually, there is no need for this line:

LinearLayout linearLayout = findViewById(R.id.linearLayout);

We have already defined 

LinearLayout linearLayout;

So simply use:

linearLayout.addView(textView);

The video is correct, sorry LOL

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
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Happens to the best of us ;)