Question

I would like to write a text in my activity like

Buy my app

I need to make this text clickable. So once one click on it, it opens the Market app and my app shows up.

What is the appropriate view? How can I add the web link?
Would you please help (provide a small code)?

Answer 1

Use this code to achieve your goal.

public void onCreate(Bundle request)
{
    super.onCreate(request);
    setContentView(R.layout.market);

    Button buy = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnBuyMyApp);  

    buy.setOnClickListener(this);  
}

@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    switch(v.getId())
    { 

    case R.id.btnBuyMyApp:
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=your package name"));
        startActivity(intent);
        break; 
    }

}

In xml you can use this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="5dip" >
     <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnBuyMyApp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:clickable="true"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:padding="6dip"
        android:text="Buy"
        android:textColor="#F8B334"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

</LinearLayout>

I hope it helps