Android Programming Tutorials

Getting More Active

package apt.tutorial;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.os.Bundle;

public class DetailForm extends Activity {

@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

// setContentView(R.layout.main);

}

}

This is just a stub activity, except it has the setContentView() line

commented out. That is because we do not want to use main.xml, as that is

the layout for LunchList. Since we do not have another layout ready yet, we

can just comment out the line. As we will see, this is perfectly legal, but it

means the activity will have no UI.

Step #2: Launch the Stub Activity on List Click................................

Now, we need to arrange to display this activity when the user clicks on a

LunchList list item, instead of flipping to the original detail form tab in

LunchList.

First, we need to add DetailForm to the AndroidManifest.xml file, so it is

recognized by the system as being an available activity. Change the

manifest to look like the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

package="apt.tutorial"

android:versionCode="1"

android:versionName="1.0">

<application android:label="@string/app_name">

<activity android:name=".LunchList"

android:label="@string/app_name">

<intent-filter>

<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

</intent-filter>

</activity>

<activity android:name=".DetailForm">

</activity>

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