Question

I have a tabActivity class.

class MainActivity extends TabActivity {
    TabHost tabHost = getTabHost();

TabSpec tabOne= tabHost.newTabSpec("Tab One");
tabOne.setIndicator("Tab One", getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.tab1));
Intent tabOneIntent = new Intent(this, PhotosActivity.class);
tabOne.setContent(tabOneIntent);

TabSpec tabTwo= tabHost.newTabSpec("Tab Two");
tabTwo.setIndicator("Tab Two", getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.tab2));
Intent tabTwoIntent = new Intent(this, TabTwo.class);
tabTwo.setContent(videosIntent);

tabHost.addTab(tabOne);
tabHost.addTab(tabTwo);
}

And one of the tabs is

class TabTwo extends Acitity implements OnClickListener{
    public void onClick(View view) {
       //open a new activity within the tab  
    }
}

And the dummy activity is

class DummyActivity extends Activity {
}

When I click tab two, TabTwo class is invoked. When I click a button from within the class, I want to open a DummyActivity within the tab. The code being used now is

context.startActivity(intentObject);

This will open the new activity in absolutely new window. How can I open the DummyActivity from within the tab?

Thanks in advance!

@all Thanks for the responses. I solved the issue using ActivityGroup and child activties.

Answer 1

1. It does not looks like usual android app experience. Be very careful with doing such things.

2. Since 3.0 it’s better to use Fragments. If you want to support earlier devices – use compatibility library.