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Android Build an Interactive Story App Intents and Multiple Activities Getting Data from an Intent

Sean Walker
Sean Walker
1,792 Points
Posted by Sean Walker
Sean Walker
1,792 Points

We previously added a FUEL_LEVEL to our spacecraft. Now in FlightActivity, we want to get the value that we put in the I

hey everyone! i couldn't clearly understand the question so i did what i thought i might be asking for! and here it is , it keeps getting syntax errors and i would really appreciate it if you guys do me a favor and tell me what i'm doing incorrect...

FlightActivity.java 
import android.os.Bundle;

public class FlightActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    public int fuelLevel = 0;

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

        // Add your code below!
    Intent intent = new Intent();
      intent.getStringExtra(this ,"FUEL_LEVEL");

    }
}
Sean Walker
Sean Walker
1,792 Points
Sean Walker
Sean Walker
1,792 Points

We previously added a FUEL_LEVEL to our spacecraft. Now in FlightActivity, we want to get the value that we put in the Intent. Start by declaring an Intent variable and getting the Intent used to start this Activity.