Force close message when preferences are called via menu button
- by Dan T
I see no problem in the code. Help?
preferences.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<ListPreference
android:title="Gender"
android:summary="Are you male or female?"
android:key="genderPref"
android:defaultValue="male"
android:entries="@array/genderArray"
android:entryValues="@array/genderValues" />
<ListPreference
android:title="Weight"
android:summary="How much do you weigh?"
android:key="weightPref"
android:defaultValue="180"
android:entries="@array/weightArray"
android:entryValues="@array/weightValues" />
</PreferenceScreen>
arrays.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="genderArray">
<item>Male</item>
<item>Female</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="genderValues">
<item>male</item>
<item>female</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="weightArray">
<item>120</item>
<item>150</item>
<item>180</item>
<item>210</item>
<item>240</item>
<item>270</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="weightValues">
<item>120</item>
<item>150</item>
<item>180</item>
<item>210</item>
<item>240</item>
<item>270</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
Preferences.java:
package com.dantoth.drinkingbuddy;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
public class Preferences extends PreferenceActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
};
}
butts.xml (idk why it's butts but I've gotten used to it now. really just sets up the menu button)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/settings"
android:title="Settings"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_settings" />
<item android:id="@+id/archive"
android:title="Archive"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_archive" />
<item android:id="@+id/new_session"
android:title="New Session"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_new" />
<item android:id="@+id/about"
android:title="About"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_about" />
</menu>
within DrinkingBuddy.java:
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.settings:
startActivity(new Intent(this, Preferences.class));
return true;
case R.id.archive: Toast.makeText(this, "Expect to see your old drinking sessions here.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
return true;
//ETC.
} return false;
That's it. I can press the menu button on the phone and see the menu items I created, but when I click on the "Settings" (r.id.settings) it FC. Do I have to do anything to the manifest/other thing to get this to work??
