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javaandroidandroid-intentandroid-view
Vhalad
Vhalad

Reputation: 119

Android View.getContext() on null object error when pressing back button

In my main activity I have a spinner, when the user makes a selection on the spinner it makes an intent and starts activity2 but if the user tries to go back to the main activity the app crashes.

Main class:

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

private Spinner spinner;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    addItemsSpinner();
}

public void addItemsSpinner(){
    spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner1);
    spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            for(int i = 1; i<=6; i++) {
                if (position == i ) {
                    Intent intent = new Intent(view.getContext().getApplicationContext(), Activity2.class);
                        view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
                    intent.putExtra("sel", spinner.getSelectedItem().toString());
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {

        }
    });
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

Activity2:

public class Activity2 extends ActionBarActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_activity2);
    Intent getSel = getIntent();
        String selection = getSel.getExtras().getString("sel");
        final TextView textViewToChange = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.user);
        textViewToChange.setText(
                "user " + selection);

    setDateAndTime();
}

public void setDateAndTime(){
    String currentDateTimeString = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(new Date());
    final TextView textViewToChange = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.time);
    textViewToChange.setText(
            "time " + currentDateTimeString);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_activity2, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    finish();
    super.onBackPressed();
}

LogCat:

08-24 14:43:17.713    3063-3063/dbxprts.moldtech E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: dbxprts.moldtech, PID: 3063
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.Context android.view.View.getContext()' on a null object reference
        at dbxprts.moldtech.MainActivity$1.onItemSelected(MainActivity.java:30)
        at android.widget.AdapterView.fireOnSelected(AdapterView.java:897)
        at android.widget.AdapterView.selectionChanged(AdapterView.java:884)
        at android.widget.AdapterView.checkSelectionChanged(AdapterView.java:1047)
        at android.widget.AdapterView.handleDataChanged(AdapterView.java:1027)
        at android.widget.AbsSpinner.onMeasure(AbsSpinner.java:184)
        at android.widget.Spinner.onMeasure(Spinner.java:507)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.widget.RelativeLayout.measureChild(RelativeLayout.java:697)
        at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:481)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5463)
        at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:430)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5463)
        at android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarOverlayLayout.onMeasure(ActionBarOverlayLayout.java:453)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5463)
        at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:430)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5463)
        at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1436)
        at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:722)
        at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:613)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5463)
        at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:430)
        at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.onMeasure(PhoneWindow.java:2560)
        at android.view.View.measure(View.java:17430)
        at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performMeasure(ViewRootImpl.java:2001)
        at android.view.ViewRootImpl.measureHierarchy(ViewRootImpl.java:1166)
        at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1372)
        at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1054)
        at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:5779)
        at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:767)
        at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:580)
        at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:550)
        at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:753)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 8649

Answers (1)

Aakash
Aakash

Reputation: 5261

Change this:

    Intent intent = new Intent(view.getContext().getApplicationContext(), Activity2.class);
    view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
    intent.putExtra("sel", spinner.getSelectedItem().toString());
    startActivity(intent);

to

Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, Activity2.class);
intent.putExtra("sel", spinner.getSelectedItem().toString());
startActivity(intent);

Upvotes: 2

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