android checkbox box issue
- by raqz
i have this check box in a alertdialog. when i try to check the state of the checkbox, the application force closes. any idea why?
LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(NewActivity.this);
final View textDisplayView = factory.inflate(R.layout.nearestlocs, null);
final AlertDialog.Builder newAlert = new AlertDialog.Builder(NewActivity.this);
newAlert.setView(textDisplayView);
final CheckBox checkBoxLab = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.checkboxlab);
newAlert.setPositiveButton("Display on Map",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
if(checkBoxLab.isChecked()){
libDisplayFlag = true;
}
error log
03-13 08:01:58.273: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6188): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
03-13 08:01:58.292: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6188): java.lang.NullPointerException
03-13 08:01:58.292: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6188): at com.isproj3.NewActivity$3.onClick(NewActivity.java:158)
03-13 08:01:58.292: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6188): at com.android.internal.app.AlertController$ButtonHandler.handleMessage(AlertController.java:158)
03-13 08:01:58.292: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(6188): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1">
<CheckBox android:id="@+id/checkboxlib" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Library"
android:gravity="left" android:textColor="#FF0000"
android:paddingBottom="5px" android:textSize="07pt" android:checked="true" />
<TextView android:id="@+id/librarytext" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="center"
android:paddingBottom="5px" android:textSize="8pt" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
