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Android Google Play Services Interacting with Google+ APIs Using a Share Intent

Posted by Anup Kallingal
Anup Kallingal
5,835 Points

You have not provide information about the activity variable to used in this code

String textToShare = "Learn something new at www.teamtreehouse.com";

// YOUR CODE HERE Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); intent.setType("text/plain"); intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, textToShare); activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share"));

CodeChallenge.java 
String textToShare = "Learn something new at www.teamtreehouse.com";

// YOUR CODE HERE
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, textToShare);
activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share"));

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Anup,

You don't need the initial activity on your last line. Indeed, it is undeclared so unusable! Just call startActivity(). Pass in the Intent you created and chain (with dot notation) the createChooser() method the challenge asks for. That's pretty much it! So, your last line should look like:

startActivity(intent.createChooser(intent, "Share"));

Let me know how you get on.

Steve.

Anup Kallingal
Anup Kallingal
5,835 Points

Thanks Steve