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Ex02 - Multiple Activities

The document provides instructions for creating an Android application with multiple activities. It describes creating three activities - a main activity with buttons, a subjects activity, and an about activity. Data is passed between activities by putting extras in the intent. The activities are defined in the manifest. When buttons are clicked in the main activity, the corresponding activity is launched with startActivity and the passed data is displayed.

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Ex02 - Multiple Activities

The document provides instructions for creating an Android application with multiple activities. It describes creating three activities - a main activity with buttons, a subjects activity, and an about activity. Data is passed between activities by putting extras in the intent. The activities are defined in the manifest. When buttons are clicked in the main activity, the corresponding activity is launched with startActivity and the passed data is displayed.

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MIND STORM SOFTWARE PVT LTD

Hands-On Exercise ex02 - Multiple Activities.doc


Objective
Multiple Activities in an Android Application and how to pass data across activities.

Assumptions

Development Environment for Android (Java SDK, Eclipse, Android SDK) has been setup
successfully.
You are familiar with using Eclipse.
Android SDK 4.x is available and Android Virtual Devices are already created.
Start the Android Virtual Device to save time.
o Click on Window Android SDK and AVD Manager.
o Select an Android 4.x compatible AVD and click on Start
o Select Scale display to real size and provide a Screen Size (in) as 5 inches or any
other appropriate size for your development machine.

Step by Step Instructions


Step 1 Create the Android Project
Create a new project. Click on FileNew Android Application Project
Enter Project Name or Application Name as MultipleActivitiesExercise. Click on Next.
Enter Package Name as com.mindstorm.multipleactivities . Click on Next.
Deselect (Uncheck) the Create custom launcher icon. Click on Next.
In Create Activity, go with the default options i.e. go with Create Activity and Blank Activity as
selected. Click on Next.
6. On the New Blank Activity, leave as default and Click on Finish
7. (Optional): Verify that the Project runs in your Emulator by Right-click the Project and Run As
Android Application
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Step 2 Create a Second Activity


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Go to Package Explorer in Eclipse for the MultipleActivitiesExercise project.


Select the package com.mindstorm.multipleactivities from within the src directory.
Right Click and select New Class
Enter the name as ViewSubjectsActivity
Enter the Superclass as android.app.Activity
Click on Finish.

Step 3 Create a Third Activity

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Go to Package Explorer in Eclipse for the MultipleActivitiesExercise project.


Select the package com.mindstorm.multipleactivities from within the src directory.
Right Click and select New Class
Enter the name as AboutAppActivity
Enter the Superclass as android.app.Activity
Click on Finish.

Step 4 Code the Main Activity


1. First we will add some strings to the resources which will be references in the activities. Go to
res/values folder and modify strings.xml to have the following additional string elements.
<string name="viewsubjects_label">Subjects</string>
<string name="aboutapp_label">About App</string>

2. Define the Layout for MainActivity. This will consist of a two buttons which will launch the
second activity and third activity i.e. ViewSubjectsActivity and AboutAppActivity
Go to res/layout and open the activity_main.xml. Enter the following content in the
activity_main.xml file (You can simply copy this):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
<Button android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/btnViewSubjects"
android:text="@string/viewsubjects_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"></Button>
<Button android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/btnAboutApp"
android:text="@string/aboutapp_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"></Button>

</LinearLayout>

3. Go to src com.mindstorm.multipleactivities and open MainActivity.java file


4. Modify the onCreate() method as show below:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button btnViewSubjects = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnViewSubjects);
btnViewSubjects.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

public void onClick(View v) {


Intent i = new
Intent(getBaseContext(),ViewSubjectsActivity.class);
i.putExtra("data1", "Android JellyBean");
i.putExtra("data2", 10);
startActivity(i);
}
});
Button btnAboutApp = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnAboutApp);
btnAboutApp.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent i = new
Intent(getBaseContext(),AboutAppActivity.class);
//Data to pass to the activity
i.putExtra("data1", "Android IceCream Sandwich");
i.putExtra("data2", 20);
startActivity(i);
}
});
}

Step 4 Code the ViewSubjectsActivity


1. Define the Layout for the ViewSubjectsActivity. Go to Right-click on res/layout , select New
File and provide the name as viewsubjects.xml. Enter the following content in the
viewsubjects.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is View Subjects Activity"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/txtDataPassed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Medium Text"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
</LinearLayout>

2. Go to src com.mindstorm.multipleactivities and open Activity2.java file


3. Modify the source code as shown below for Activity2.java:

package com.mindstorm.multipleactivities;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ViewSubjectsActivity extends Activity {


/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.viewsubjects);

//Read the data passed


String data1 = getIntent().getExtras().getString("data1");
int data2 = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("data2");

//Set the text


TextView txtDataPassed = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtDataPassed);
txtDataPassed.setText(data1 + " and " + data2);

}
}

Step 5 Code the AboutAppActivity


1. Define the Layout for the AboutAppActivity. Go to Right-click on res/layout , select New
File and provide the name as aboutapp.xml. Enter the following content in the
aboutapp.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is About App Activity"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/txtDataPassed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Medium Text"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
</LinearLayout>

2. Go to src com.mindstorm.multipleactivities and open AboutAppActivity.java file


3. Modify the source code as shown below for AboutAppActivity.java:
package com.mindstorm.multipleactivities;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AboutAppActivity extends Activity {


/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.aboutapp);

//Read the data passed


String data1 = getIntent().getExtras().getString("data1");
int data2 = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("data2");

//Set the text


TextView txtDataPassed = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtDataPassed);
txtDataPassed.setText(data1 + " and " + data2);

}
}

4. Step 6 Update the Manifest


We need to ensure that both Activity1 and Activity2 are defined in the AndroidManifest.xml file. Go
to AndroidManifest.xml and add the following the following <activity> elements inside of the
<application> tag as shown below.
<activity
android:name="com.mindstorm.multipleactivities.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.mindstorm.multipleactivities.ViewSubjectsActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.mindstorm.multipleactivities.AboutAppActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
</activity>

Step 6 Run the Example


1. Right Click the Project in Eclipse.
2. Select Run As Android Application
3. (Optional): If you have multiple compatible AVDs running, select the correct AVD. In our case it
is the 4.x AVD.
You should see the MainActivity screen come up as shown below:

On clicking the Subjects button, you should see the second activity screen come up as shown below:

Similarly, when you click on the About App button, the About Activity screen will come up.

Summary
This hands-on exercise demonstrated how you can have multiple activities (screens) in your Android
application. The pattern is simple. Define the Activity class and its layout. Ensure that the Activities
are defined in the AndroidManifest.xml file. And launch the activity by explicitly providing the
Activity class in the Intent and starting it with startActivity method.

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