Linking actionbar buttons with Activity in android?

Question

how can I link my setting buttons in the action bar with a another activity.

@Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        switch(item.getItemId()){
        case R.id.about:
            about(); // shows a dialogbox
            break;
        case R.id.settings:
            // I want to link this with my setting screen
            break;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

I linked up my about action bar button with a dialog box but for my settings, I want it to go to another activity. How can I do this? The activity I want to link to is called settings.java

Antrromet · Answer 1 · 2014-12-03T16:54:08.563

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How about this?

@Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        switch(item.getItemId()){
        case R.id.about:
            about(); // shows a dialogbox
            break;
        case R.id.settings:
            startActivity(this, settings.class);
            // This doesn't work?
            break;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

edited Dec 03 '14 at 16:54

answered Dec 03 '14 at 16:48

Antrromet

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I tried that, the app loads but when I press the setting button it force closes. – Android Dec 03 '14 at 16:50
btw, correct me if I am wrong but don't we suppose to use .class instead of .java? – Android Dec 03 '14 at 16:52
You're right, that was a typo. Can you post the crash logs? – Antrromet Dec 03 '14 at 16:54
I think i figured out what the problem is. I didn't add the activity to manifest. (I am not sure how to add it) – Android Dec 03 '14 at 17:12
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3832619/add-a-new-activity-to-the-androidmanifest – Antrromet Dec 03 '14 at 17:16

Linking actionbar buttons with Activity in android?

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