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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Rebuilding from Scratch Adding Data for the List

Posted by Harsh Vardhan Bansal
Harsh Vardhan Bansal
Courses Plus Student 1,166 Points

unreachable code while using adapter

ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_2, mAndroidNames);

when i enter the above mentioned code, i get an error message unreachable code. Please help me regarding this error

YUCHIH YU
YUCHIH YU
6,364 Points
YUCHIH YU
YUCHIH YU
6,364 Points

Can you post some snippet of yours. Probably you have some return statement above or some if condition.

Harsh Vardhan Bansal
Harsh Vardhan Bansal
Courses Plus Student 1,166 Points

import android.app.ListActivity; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.TextView; import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainListActivity extends ListActivity {

protected String[] mAndroidNames;


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


@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_list, menu);
    return true;
    Resources resources = getResources();
    mAndroidNames = resources.getStringArray(R.array.android_names);

    ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_2, mAndroidNames);
    setListAdapter(adapter);

    // Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.no_items), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

this is the code

1 Answer

YUCHIH YU
YUCHIH YU
6,364 Points
YUCHIH YU
YUCHIH YU
6,364 Points

You should move the "return true" to the very last line of that method. That'll solve the problem. But the real problem is that you are on the wrong method, the second half of your code should be at onCreate() instead of onCreateOptionMenu().