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Zelig
Zelig

Reputation: 157

Problem with "AlertDialog"

I'm trying to display an AlertDialog but I get an error when I call the show function. I use the following code, copied from the Hello Mapview code sample :

AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
  dialog.setTitle(article.getTitle());
  dialog.setMessage(article.getSnippet());
  dialog.show();

The application crashes when the last line is being executed. I have suspected the context variable but it is not guilty because, with it, I can display a Toast.

Thanks in advance for the time you will spend trying to help me.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 212

Answers (3)

barryku
barryku

Reputation: 2584

Second @Brigham. Make sure the context you pass to your ItemizedOverylay is the activity which displays the MapView. In other words, use something like the following,

itemizedOverlay = new HelloItemizedOverlay(drawable, this);

Instead of

itemizedOverlay = new HelloItemizedOverlay(drawable, getApplicationContext());

Application context can't be used for AlertDialog, and will result in the following error,

ERROR/AndroidRuntime(8679): android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token null is not for an application

Upvotes: 1

success_anil
success_anil

Reputation: 3658

I guess everything will work.. In the below code snippet

AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
  dialog.setTitle(article.getTitle());
  dialog.setMessage(article.getSnippet());
  dialog.show();

make this change

AlertDialog dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
  dialog.setTitle(article.getTitle());
  dialog.setMessage(article.getSnippet());
  dialog.show();

Upvotes: 0

Charles
Charles

Reputation: 2661

You need to call .create() after you create the new AlertDialog.Builder object.

Upvotes: 0

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