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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Testing and Debugging Writing to the Log

Posted by MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

Testing And Debugging an app guys help me I am kind of stuck

Use a method to set the TAG variable instead of hard-coding the class name as "TreehouseActivity". We want just the class name by itself without the package name: is it getName() or getSimpleName()? Change the "TreehouseActivity" string to the correct method call (ex. TreehouseActivity.class.<insert correct method>).

com/teamtreehouse/TreehouseActivity.java 
package com.teamtreehouse;

public class TreehouseActivity extends Activity {

  public static final String TAG = "TreehouseActivity";

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_treehouse);
    Log.d(TAG,"Activity Created!");

  }
}
Andre Kettschau
Andre Kettschau
20,054 Points
Andre Kettschau
Andre Kettschau
20,054 Points 
public static final String TAG = TreehouseActivity.class.getSimpleName();

This way you get the Classname from the class itself

2 Answers

MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

thank wow! it finally worked

howard zvipore
howard zvipore
627 Points
howard zvipore
howard zvipore
627 Points

package com.teamtreehouse;

public class TreehouseActivity extends Activity {

public static final String TAG = "TreehouseActivity";

@Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_treehouse); Log.d(TAG, "Activity created!");TreehouseActivity.class.<getName>); public static final String TAG = TreehouseActivity.class.getSimpleName();