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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Sending Messages Adding a Send Button

roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points
Posted by roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points

NullpointerException

please help me. i get an exeption on this lines @Override protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) { super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);

    mSendMenuItem.setVisible(true);
}

the exeption that i have is java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'android.view.MenuItem android.view.MenuItem.setVisible(boolean)' on a null object reference

I checked some answers in the forom but i cant figure out.

roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points
roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points

this is all my code:

package com.example.roa.ribbit2;

import android.app.AlertDialog; import android.app.ListActivity; import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.View; import android.widget.AbsListView; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.ListView;

import com.parse.FindCallback; import com.parse.ParseException; import com.parse.ParseQuery; import com.parse.ParseRelation; import com.parse.ParseUser;

import java.util.List;

public class RecipientsActivity extends ListActivity {

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

protected List<ParseUser> mFriends;
protected ParseRelation<ParseUser> mFriendsRelation;
protected ParseUser mCurrentUser;

protected MenuItem mSendMenuItem;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_recipients);



    getListView().setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
}

@Override
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();

    mCurrentUser = ParseUser.getCurrentUser();
    mFriendsRelation = mCurrentUser.getRelation(ParseConstants.KEY_FRIENDS_RELATION);
    ParseQuery<ParseUser> query =  mFriendsRelation.getQuery();
    query.addAscendingOrder(ParseConstants.KEY_USERNAME);
    query.findInBackground(new FindCallback<ParseUser>() {
        @Override
        public void done(List<ParseUser> friends, ParseException e) {
            if (e == null) {
                mFriends = friends;
                String[] usernames = new String[mFriends.size()];
                int i = 0;
                for (ParseUser user : mFriends) {
                    usernames[i] = user.getUsername();
                    i++;
                }
                ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getListView().getContext(),
                        android.R.layout.simple_list_item_checked, usernames);
                setListAdapter(adapter);
            } else {
                Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getListView().getContext());
                builder.setTitle(R.string.edit_error_title)
                        .setMessage(e.getMessage())
                        .setPositiveButton("ok", null);

                AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
                dialog.show();
            }

        }
    });
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_recipients, menu);
    mSendMenuItem = menu.getItem(0);

    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_send) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}


@Override
 protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
    super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);

    mSendMenuItem.setVisible(true);
}

}

3 Answers

Jon Kussmann
PLUS
Jon Kussmann
Courses Plus Student 7,254 Points
Jon Kussmann
Jon Kussmann
Courses Plus Student 7,254 Points

Try calling setupActionBar() in your onCreate() method as below:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_recipients);

    setupActionBar();



    getListView().setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
}
roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points
roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points

first of all, thank you for your answer. I tried. the line you told me to add appeared in red color(all of it), like I need to import something. can you please, explane to me what I did wrong? thank you man!!

roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points
roi shaul
roi shaul
3,196 Points

ok. what I did is very simple. I dont use the button in the menu and I add another button in the bottom fo the screen. and i set it to be visible wen I checked somone in the list

TheBigoso /\
TheBigoso /\
3,217 Points
TheBigoso /\
TheBigoso /\
3,217 Points

Hi jon,

Do you think you can help me out.

my program compiles fine. I can take a picture or a 10 sec video. Then I press ok on the picture or video, Im able to choose my friends from a list of my added friends.

The problem is that there is no actionbar displayed and with no actionbar there is no send button displayed as it is involved with the actionbar. Since the release of this video things have been deprecated and the course is outdated.

Do you have any informantion on how to deal with my problem so i can move onto the next part.

Thank you, TheBigOso

here is my github https://github.com/TheBigOso/RibbitSendButton

RecipientsActivity.Java

package com.fartyou.thedirtyappstore.ribbit2;

import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.Window;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import com.parse.FindCallback;
import com.parse.ParseException;
import com.parse.ParseRelation;
import com.parse.ParseUser;
import java.util.List;

public class RecipientsActivity extends ListActivity {

    public static final String TAG = RecipientsActivity.class.getSimpleName();
    protected List<ParseUser> mFriends;
    protected ParseRelation<ParseUser> mFriendsRelation;
    protected ParseUser mCurrentUser;
    protected MenuItem mSendMenuItem;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_recipients);
        getListView().setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        mCurrentUser = ParseUser.getCurrentUser();
        mFriendsRelation = mCurrentUser.getRelation(ParseConstants.KEY_FRIENDS_RELATION);
        mFriendsRelation.getQuery().findInBackground(new FindCallback<ParseUser>() {
            @Override
            public void done(List<ParseUser> friends, ParseException e) {

                if (e == null) {
                    mFriends = friends;

                    String[] usernames = new String[mFriends.size()];
                    int i = 0;
                    for (ParseUser user : mFriends) {
                        usernames[i] = user.getUsername();
                        i++;
                    }
                    ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(
                            getListView().getContext(),
                            android.R.layout.simple_list_item_checked,
                            usernames);
                    setListAdapter(adapter);
                } else {
                    Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
                    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(RecipientsActivity.this);
                    builder.setMessage(e.getMessage())
                            .setTitle(R.string.error_title)
                            .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
                    AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
                    dialog.show();
                }
            }
        });
    }
}

activity_recipients.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.fartyou.thedirtyappstore.ribbit2.RecipientsActivity">

    <ListView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@android:id/list"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@android:id/empty"
        android:text="@string/empty_recipients_list_message"
        />
</RelativeLayout>