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Android

Posted by Tom Curry
Tom Curry
1,429 Points

Opening a Webpage in the Browser (2 of 2) Help Needed

The member variable 'mUrls' is filled with a few URLs. In the 'onListItemClick()' method, declare and start an Intent that causes the URL tapped on to be viewed in the browser. Hint: The String URL needs to be set as the data for the Intent as a Uri object.

    @Override
    protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
          super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
          Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
          intent.setData(Uri.parse(mUrls);
          startActivity(intent);
    }

Been stuck for a while now. Not sure how to make it work.

4 Answers

Tom Curry
Tom Curry
1,429 Points
Tom Curry
Tom Curry
1,429 Points

I figured it out. For anyone who needs help: 

            @Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
      super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
      Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
      intent.setData(Uri.parse(mUrls[position]));
      startActivity(intent);
}
ms2030
ms2030
2,973 Points
ms2030
ms2030
2,973 Points

Thanks Tom for posting your answer. That solved my issue about what to do with the position.

Seye Kuyinu
Seye Kuyinu
2,581 Points
Seye Kuyinu
Seye Kuyinu
2,581 Points

Thanks for this! Helped me

Yachthaven Support
Yachthaven Support
3,121 Points
Yachthaven Support
Yachthaven Support
3,121 Points

Joshua, it works because the mUrls array of strings can't be parsed as a single Url, and so as the onClickListener class brings in position as a variable, by setting the specific string in the array of mUrls (using mUrls[position]) you are selecting just the one that was clicked.

Joshua Lopez
Joshua Lopez
8,972 Points
Joshua Lopez
Joshua Lopez
8,972 Points

I'm confused on why that works.

Petras Brinko
Petras Brinko
1,850 Points
Petras Brinko
Petras Brinko
1,850 Points

Thanks, Tom