Question

I am trying to parse a website that searches by content1 or content2 depending which button is clicked. I have an algorithm that works fine, but I was asked to make it in two classes. I hope it’s not gonna make me change my whole algorithm. But yet, I am troubling sending string parameters to the new activity and I hated it.

I defined global parameters:

String content1;
String content2;

I need to get string in an EditText whose names are “namesurname” and “district”:

content1 = district.getText().toString();
content2 = namesurname.getText().toString();

I have two buttons that have listeners:

    search1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            Intent search = new Intent(FirstActivity.this, SecondActivity.class);
            search.putExtra("param_a", content1);
                    startActivity(search);
        }               
    });
    search2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {         
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            Intent search = new Intent(AvukatParserActivity.this, ParserActivity.class);
            search.putExtra("param_b", content2);
        startActivity(search);
        }
    });

From now on, my SecondActivity.class shows up.

I am trying to get intent in the new activity:

    Intent search = getIntent();
    String location = search.getStringExtra("param_a");
    String name_surname = search.getStringExtra("param_b");

Here’s how I check my content1:

Toast.makeText(this, location, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

It toastes as null as content2. No errors, no warnings. I don’t get what I’m doing incorrect. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

1. each of the listeners put only a single value into the intent instead of both , and the toast shows only one of them .

2. about this code:

   content1 = district.getText().toString();
   content2 = namesurname.getText().toString();
   

   put it inside the onClick methods , and then tell us if it helped .
   i’m guessing you put the old values there , so it gets null instead of the updated values.