I've written such an app (its still in progress...). This is the log:
10-02 13:38:18.714: D/AndroidRuntime(637): Shutting down VM
10-02 13:38:18.714: W/dalvikvm(637): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40a13300)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.test1/com.example.test1.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2059)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2084)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:130)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1195)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at com.example.test1.MainActivity.readFile(MainActivity.java:98)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at com.example.test1.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:52)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5008)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1079)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2023)
10-02 13:38:18.734: E/AndroidRuntime(637): ... 11 more
10-02 13:38:21.984: I/Process(637): Sending signal. PID: 637 SIG: 9
Im quite new to it, but I cannot find what is wrong. Last time I ran it it was all fine. I am mainly concerned whether it reads the file properly. Below the code:
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private int currentQuestion;
//private String [] questions2;
private String [] answers;
private Button answerButton;
private Button questionButton;
private TextView questionView;
private TextView answerView;
private EditText answerText;
private Question [] questions;
private Button buttonA;
private Button buttonB;
private Button buttonC;
private Button buttonD;
//private ContextWrapper context;
//AssetManager am = context.getAssets();
//InputStream is = am.open("questions.txt");
String fileName = "questions.txt";
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
try {
questions=readFile(fileName);
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
init();
}
Question[] readFile(String fileName) throws IOException {
String line, content,a,b,c,d,correct;
int id, x = 0;
StringTokenizer st = null;
BufferedReader br = null;
//opens the file to read
try {
br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName));
}
catch(FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
//JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"There is NOT such a file!");
}
try {
if((line=br.readLine())==null){ // checks if the file is empty
// JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Data File is empty!");
}
else { // reads the file if not empty
//int size = Integer.parseInt(line);
//array = new Person[size];
}
while((line=br.readLine())!=null) {
st= new StringTokenizer(line, ",");
id = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
content = st.nextToken();
a = st.nextToken();
b = st.nextToken();
c = st.nextToken();
d = st.nextToken();
correct = st.nextToken();
questions[x++] = new Question(id, content, a, b, c, d, correct);
}
}
catch(NullPointerException npe){}
br.close();
return questions;
}
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5771366/reading-a-simple-text-file
public void init()
{
//questions = new String[]{"What is the capital of Egypt?","What class are you in right now?"};
//answers = new String[]{"Cairo","IST380"};
//currentQuestion = -1;
// TextView ecie = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.QuestionTextView);
answerButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.AnswerButton);
questionButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.QuestionButton);
questionView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.QuestionTextView);
answerView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.AnswerTextView);
answerText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.AnswerText);
buttonA = (Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonA);
buttonB = (Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonB);
buttonC = (Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonC);
buttonD = (Button)findViewById(R.id.buttonD);
//String pecie = questions[0].getContent();
//ecie.setText(pecie);
answerButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v) {
checkAnswer();
}});
questionButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
showQuestion();
}});
}
/*
* This method * 1: increment currentQuestion index
* 2: check if it is equal to the size of the array and rest
if necessary
* 3: display the question at currentQuestion index in
question view
* 4: Empty answer view
*/
public void showQuestion()
{
currentQuestion++;
if(currentQuestion == questions.length)
currentQuestion =0;
questionView.setText(/*questions[currentQuestion]*/questions[currentQuestion].getContent());
answerView.setText("");
answerText.setText("");
}
/*
* This method return true if the answer equals to correct
answer
* (Ignoring case)
*/
public boolean isCorrect(String answer)
{
return (answer.equalsIgnoreCase(questions[currentQuestion].getCorrect()));
}
/* this method :
* 1: Read the text ( answer) from the answerTextEdit
* 2: call the isCorrect method
* 3: display the appropriate message.
*/
public void checkRight()
{
// String right
}
public void checkAnswer()
{
String answer = questions[currentQuestion].getCorrect();
if(isCorrect(answer))
answerView.setText("You're right!");
else
answerView.setText("Sorry, the correct answer is "+answers[currentQuestion]);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.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();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.test1"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".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>
</application>
</manifest>
I have also a problem with my values and styles.xml. Maybye it is due to the fact, that I am working in school and at home, but still I do not know where is the problem. In styles.xml I have an error "no resource found" in <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light"> line. How can I fix it, where to look for it? And also I have a problem with reference to the R file when I change places.
And as required, activity_main file:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.test1.MainActivity"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#ff8400" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/QuestionTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello_world" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/AnswerText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/QuestionTextView"
android:ems="10" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="@+id/QuestionButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/AnswerText"
android:layout_below="@+id/AnswerText"
android:text="Show Next Question" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/AnswerButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/AnswerTextView"
android:layout_below="@+id/AnswerTextView"
android:layout_marginTop="18dp"
android:text="Check Answer" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/AnswerTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/QuestionButton"
android:layout_below="@+id/QuestionButton"
android:layout_marginTop="18dp"
android:ems="10" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonA"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/AnswerButton"
android:layout_below="@+id/AnswerButton"
android:text="A" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonB"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/AnswerButton"
android:layout_marginLeft="22dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/buttonA"
android:text="B" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonC"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/buttonA"
android:layout_below="@+id/buttonA"
android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
android:text="C" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonD"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/buttonC"
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/buttonC"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/buttonB"
android:text="D" />
</RelativeLayout>
