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please help ,
i'm trying to make an app which i need to add event to the phone calendar by development of-course, how can i start, any sample code, i'm new to android development

moamenam said:
please help ,
i'm trying to make an app which i need to add event to the phone calendar by development of-course, how can i start, any sample code, i'm new to android development
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if there is any document i can read please support me with it, i really need to make my first android app

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Code:
private void SetCalenderEntry(String calID, long date, String subject, String body, String location)
{
ContentValues event = new ContentValues();
event.put("calendar_id", calID);
event.put("title", subject);
event.put("description", body);
event.put("eventLocation", location);
long startTime = date;
event.put("dtstart", startTime);
event.put("dtend", startTime);
Uri eventsUri = Uri.parse("content://calendar/events");
getContentResolver().insert(eventsUri, event);
}

[Q] Converting an editable text box to be used as a integer

I have a edit able text box that is next to a button lets say onclick of the button it will take the text from the editable text box and converted to an integer so it can be subracted by.. oh lets say 32 so my first method was this.
number = EText.getText();
textOutcome.setText(number - 32);
this gave me an error of
The operator - is undefined for the argument type(s) Editable, int
my second attempt was
textOutcome.setText((Integer.parseInt(EText.getText().toString()) - 32));
This gave me no errors and it ran fine untill i clicked the button which causes the command above to run. and it force closed my application.
Does any one have any ideas i can do, or any sample code?
Thanks,
Blue.

Bumping the topic.

Please can anyone help me with this..!

Have you tried stepping through the code with the debugger? Otherwise, the code you posted looks fine. There is probably something else at play here.

Basicall it force closes whea subtraction is made..
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Ahh the debugger found something early in the code thanks for the idea !

You have to do any mathematical arithmetic with the integer type, not with string, So when you extract the number from the EditText you have to convert the string into a integer, or whatever type of number it may be.
WHen you have the integer then you can apply the arithmetic.
when this is done you then have to convert the total into a string type again.
Hope this helps.
So basically im going to write a little of code off the top of my head which obviously can have errors. Since im not testing it.
EditText txbox = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.EditText01);
String txdata = txbox.getText().toString();
int txval = Integer.ParseInt(txdata);
//you should make sure that the value is an integer, if not i think //Integer.ParseInt() will just cut off the rest if its irrational.
//Now you can do arithmetic//
int b = 2;
int t;
t = txval - b;
//The total value is in variable t.
So lets convert this into a string and put it back into an object like edittext or textview
txbox.setText(String.valueOf(t));
//Thats all, hope that helps.

[Q] Easy string initialize question

Hi,
I am reading a book on Android development. In one of the source code examples the author uses the construct:
String tt = **;
I assume he is initializing his new string to empty, but I have never seen this before and just want to be sure. There is probably a more detailed meaning.
Google search doesn't find anything like this. Can someone confirm what this means?
Thanks for any info or pointers to the definition.
Barry.

Uh, that's an error.
// Initialize String, 2 ways
String tt = null; // I always use this
String tt = ""; // empty string can be unpredictable

[Q] How to keep layouts inflated after activity restarts

Hi guys,
On a button click I am inflating a layout like so:
Code:
public void plusLayout(View v) {
// inflating layout here:
LinearLayout ll1 = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.main_layout);
// this layout is being inflated:
View newView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.layout_to_be_added, null);
// add layout
ll1.addView(newView);
}
But when the activity restarts, the inflated layouts are gone.
I'd like the layouts to stay there.
(The user can click a button to remove the layout by hand).
I must be missing something trivial here right?
Cheers,
Daan

Which way is it restarted?
If the complete app is restarted, a new layout will be set in the onCreate method.

nikwen said:
Which way is it restarted?
If the complete app is restarted, a new layout will be set in the onCreate method.
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Yeah when you press back button and start the app again or completely kill it.
It also happens on orientation change as the activity get restarted then as well.
But I think you can override that in the manifest somewhere.

DaanJordaan said:
Yeah when you press back button and start the app again or completely kill it.
It also happens on orientation change as the activity get restarted then as well.
But I think you can override that in the manifest somewhere.
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Ah ok.
The point is: If you open the app or turn your device, the onCreate method is called. There you set a completely new layout. You would need to save that the layout is inflated (you could use a SharedPreferences entry) and inflate it in the onCreate method. If you just want it to appear again after turning the device, use the onSaveInstanceState method and the onRestoreInstanceState method. That would be better practice.
Look at the activity lifecycle.

Just so I'm sure I get this right :
The user launches the app, the layouts are not inflated
He presses a button which calls your plusLayout() method, so the layouts are now inflated
The user quits the activity and restarts it, the layouts are not inflated anymore but you want them to.
Is that correct ?
If it is, 2 ways I can think of :
Overriding savedInstanceState() & onRestoreInstanceState() :
First, declare a private Boolean before the onCreate() of your activity :
Code:
private Boolean isInflated = false;
Then, set it to true in the onClick() of your button, and override savedInstanceState and onRestoreInstanceState like so :
Code:
@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
// Save state changes to the savedInstanceState.
// This bundle will be passed to onCreate if th activity is
// killed and restarted.
savedInstanceState.putBoolean("inflate", isInflated);
}
Code:
@Override
public void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
// Restore UI state from the savedInstanceState.
// This bundle has also been passed to onCreate.
Boolean myBoolean = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("inflate");
if (myBoolean == true)
plusLayout(myView);
}
Using the sharedPreferences
Same logic, different way to save the boolean :
Before onCreate(), declare a private boolean and a private SharedPreferences :
Code:
private Boolean isInflated = false;
private SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences("MY_PREFS");
in the onClick of your button :
Code:
isInflated = true;
Editor e = prefs.edit();
e.putBoolean("inflate", isInflated);
e.commit();
Then, in your onCreate(), retrieve the stored value and if it's true, call your plusLayout() method :
Code:
Boolean doInflate = prefs.getBoolean("inflate", false // this is the default value);
if (doInflate == true)
plusLayout(myView);

nikwen said:
Ah ok.
The point is: If you open the app or turn your device, the onCreate method is called. There you set a completely new layout. You would need to save that the layout is inflated (you could use a SharedPreferences entry) and inflate it in the onCreate method. If you just want it to appear again after turning the device, use the onSaveInstanceState method and the onRestoreInstanceState method. That would be better practice.
Look at the activity lifecycle.
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Okay I'm working on that at the moment.
Whenever a layout is created an (int) "counter" get incremented.
I will save this "counter" in the SharedPreferences.
When the app starts layouts get created "counter" times.
Is this good practice?
It seems so strange that there isn't an easier way to save layout/activity states.
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Androguide.fr said:
Just so I'm sure I get this right :
The user launches the app, the layouts are not inflated
He presses a button which calls your plusLayout() method, so the layouts are now inflated
The user quits the activity and restarts it, the layouts are not inflated anymore but you want them to.
Is that correct ?
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That is correct. Big thanks for the examples.

DaanJordaan said:
Okay I'm working on that at the moment.
Whenever a layout is created an (int) "counter" get incremented.
I will save this "counter" in the SharedPreferences.
When the app starts layouts get created "counter" times.
Is this good practice?
It seems so strange that there isn't an easier way to save layout/activity states.
Edit:
That is correct. Big thanks for the examples.
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I would use his snippets. They are good (as always). Decide which one to use by what I have given above:
Just for turning:
onSaveInstanceState and onRestoreSavedInstanceState
For turning and reopening:
Shared preferences

[Q] Need help with a program.

public void click(View view) {
String one = "one";
EditText et = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
String entered_text = et.getText().toString();
if(et.getText().toString() == one){
TextView tv1 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
tv1.setText("Correct!");
}
else{
TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
tv.setText(one+entered_text); }
}
This is a code snippet extracted from my program, i didn't post the whole program because it wasn't necessary, as the program runs fine without any runtime exceptions.
So, the program when executed on eclipse doesn't show any errors and runs fine, but when run the "if" condition "et.getText().toString() == "one"" always returns false even when the "entered_text" is "one" i.e.; it never prints "correct!" and the code always prints "one+entered_text" that is the statement in the else clause. And the interesting thing is, if you enter "one" the output will be "oneone", that is the else statement.
Please help me where i went wrong.
Thanks in advance.

You're passing view argument in function so try initialize edit text with (EditText)view.findViewById(R.id.edittext);

panwrona said:
You're passing view argument in function so try initialize edit text with (EditText)view.findViewById(R.id.edittext);
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Thanks for the reply.
I did what you said and got a runtime exception.

You're running it in fragment or activity?

panwrona said:
You're running it in fragment or activity?
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Activity.

Are you initializing it in oncreate or somewhere else?

That's easy. Instead of == use text.equals(one)
String are not compared by mathematical signs
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