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chrisobrien2
1,752 PointsInteractive Story loading additional pages
When I click my buttons nothing happens. Let me know what code you would like to look at so you can help. Thanks.
I am using AS 1.4 SDK 23.
chrisobrien2
1,752 PointsHi Ben. Not sure which Activity would help the most. Thanks
StoryActivity
package com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.ui;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.content.res.ResourcesCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.R;
import com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.model.Page;
import com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.model.Story;
public class StoryActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public static final String TAG = StoryActivity.class.getSimpleName();
private Story mStory = new Story();
private ImageView mImageView;
private TextView mTextView;
private Button mChoice1;
private Button mChoice2;
private String mName;
private Page mCurrentPage;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_story);
Intent intent = getIntent();
mName = intent.getStringExtra(getString(R.string.key_name));
if(mName.equals(""))
mName = "Friend";
Log.d(TAG, mName);
mImageView = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.storyImageView);
mTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.storyTextView);
mChoice1 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.choiceButton1);
mChoice2 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.choiceButton2);
loadPage(0);
}
private void loadPage(int choice)
{
mCurrentPage = mStory.getPage(0);
Drawable drawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), mCurrentPage.getImageId(), null);
mImageView.setImageDrawable(drawable);
String pageText = mCurrentPage.getText();
//add name if placeholder included
pageText = String.format(pageText, mName);
mTextView.setText(pageText);
mChoice1.setText(mCurrentPage.getChoice1().getText());
mChoice2.setText(mCurrentPage.getChoice2().getText());
mChoice1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
int nextPage = mCurrentPage.getChoice1().getNextPage();
loadPage(nextPage);
}
});
mChoice2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
int nextPage = mCurrentPage.getChoice2().getNextPage();
loadPage(nextPage);
}
});
}
}
Story
package com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.model;
import com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.R;
/**
* Created by cobrien on 11/30/2015.
*/
public class Story {
private Page mPages[];
public Story() {
mPages = new Page[7];
mPages[0] = new Page(
R.drawable.page0,
"On your return trip from studying Saturn's rings, you hear a distress signal that seems to be coming from the surface of Mars. It's strange because there hasn't been a colony there in years. Even stranger, it's calling you by name: \"Help me, %1$s, you're my only hope.\"",
new Choice("Stop and investigate", 1),
new Choice("Continue home to Earth", 2));
mPages[1] = new Page(
R.drawable.page1,
"You deftly land your ship near where the distress signal originated. You didn't notice anything strange on your fly-by, but there is a cave in front of you. Behind you is an abandoned rover from the early 21st century.",
new Choice("Explore the cave", 3),
new Choice("Explore the rover", 4));
mPages[2] = new Page(
R.drawable.page2,
"You continue your course to Earth. Two days later, you receive a transmission from HQ saying that they have detected some sort of anomaly on the surface of Mars near an abandoned rover. They ask you to investigate, but ultimately the decision is yours because your mission has already run much longer than planned and supplies are low.",
new Choice("Head back to Mars to investigate", 4),
new Choice("Continue home to Earth", 6));
mPages[3] = new Page(
R.drawable.page3,
"Your EVA suit is equipped with a headlamp, which you use to navigate the cave. After searching for a while your oxygen levels are starting to get pretty low. You know you should go refill your tank, but there's a very faint light up ahead.",
new Choice("Refill at ship and explore the rover", 4),
new Choice("Continue towards the faint light", 5));
mPages[4] = new Page(
R.drawable.page4,
"The rover is covered in dust and most of the solar panels are broken. But you are quite surprised to see the on-board system booted up and running. In fact, there is a message on the screen: \"%1$s, come to 28.543436, -81.369031.\" Those coordinates aren't far, but you don't know if your oxygen will last there and back.",
new Choice("Explore the coordinates", 5),
new Choice("Return to Earth", 6));
mPages[5] = new Page(
R.drawable.page5,
"After a long walk slightly uphill, you end up at the top of a small crater. You look around, and are overjoyed to see your favorite android, %1$s-S1124. It had been lost on a previous mission to Mars! You take it back to your ship and fly back to Earth.");
mPages[6] = new Page(
R.drawable.page6,
"You arrive home on Earth. While your mission was a success, you forever wonder what was sending that signal. Perhaps a future mission will be able to investigate...");
}
public Page getPage(int pageNumber)
{
return mPages[pageNumber];
}
}
Page
package com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.model;
/**
* Created by cobrien on 11/30/2015.
*/
public class Page {
private int mImageId;
private String mText;
private Choice mChoice1;
private Choice mChoice2;
private boolean mIsFinal;
public Page(int imageId, String text, Choice choice1, Choice choice2) {
mImageId = imageId;
mText = text;
mChoice1 = choice1;
mChoice2 = choice2;
}
public Boolean getIsFinal() {
return mIsFinal;
}
public void setIsFinal(Boolean isFinal) {
mIsFinal = isFinal;
}
public Page(int imageId, String text)
{
mImageId = imageId;
mText = text;
mChoice1 = null;
mChoice2 = null;
mIsFinal = true;
}
public int getImageId() {
return mImageId;
}
public void setImageId(int imageId) {
mImageId = imageId;
}
public String getText() {
return mText;
}
public void setText(String text) {
mText = text;
}
public Choice getChoice1() {
return mChoice1;
}
public void setChoice1(Choice choice1) {
mChoice1 = choice1;
}
public Choice getChoice2() {
return mChoice2;
}
public void setChoice2(Choice choice2) {
mChoice2 = choice2;
}
}
MainActivity
package com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.ui;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import com.example.cobrien.interactivestory.R;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private EditText mNameField;
private Button mStartButton;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mNameField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.nameEditText);
mStartButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.startButton);
mStartButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String name = mNameField.getText().toString();
startStory(name);
}
});
}
private void startStory(String name) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, StoryActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(getString(R.string.key_name), name.trim());
startActivity(intent);
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
//mNameField.setText("");
}
}
1 Answer
Ben Deitch
Treehouse TeacherIn the loadPage method of StoryActivity, you're loading page 0 regardless of what page was chosen. Try:
mCurrentPage = mStory.getPage(choice);
chrisobrien2
1,752 PointsThat fixed it Ben, thanks
Ben Deitch
Treehouse TeacherBen Deitch
Treehouse TeacherCan you post the code from your activity?