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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Using Intents to Display and Share Posts Easy Sharing with Intents

Posted by MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

Using Intents

Finally, start an Activity for this Intent, but use the 'createChooser()' method to show a nice chooser dialog. The first parameter is the Intent, and for the second, get the String value of 'R.string.chooser_title' can you assist

CodeChallenge.java 
/* This code is an excerpt from the onOptionsItemSelected() 
 * method of a custom Activity class.
 */
int itemId = item.getItemId();

if (itemId == R.id.action_share) {
     Intent ShareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
     ShareIntent.setType( "text/plain");
     ShareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"p");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(ShareIntent.R.string.chooser_title));
}

1 Answer

Scott Mobley-Schreibman
Scott Mobley-Schreibman
7,791 Points
Scott Mobley-Schreibman
Scott Mobley-Schreibman
7,791 Points

You're quite close. . .look again at the instructions: "the first parameter is the Intent, and for the second, get the String value of 'R.string.chooser_title.' You've got the first parameter. What do the instructions say you need for the second?