Wednesday, September 29, 2010

[android-developers] Re: Tab Layout not working

Never mind!

Thanks Mark! I see where the problem is.

Best,

Saied


On Sep 29, 6:05 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
> Use adb logcat, DDMS, or the DDMS perspective in Eclipse to examine
> LogCat and look at the stack trace associated with your "barf".
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Saied <saie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I am using the Tab Layout almost copied from the example provided. But
> > it's not working:
>
> > public class TabHolder extends TabActivity {
> >    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
> >    @Override
> >    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> >        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
>
> >        setContentView(R.layout.main);
>
> >        Resources res = getResources(); // Resource object to get
> > Drawables
> >        TabHost tabHost = getTabHost();  // The activity TabHost
> >        TabHost.TabSpec spec;  // Resusable TabSpec for each tab
> >        Intent intent;  // Reusable Intent for each tab
>
> >        // Create an Intent to launch an Activity for the tab (to be
> > reused)
> >        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, ArtistsActivity.class);
>
> >        // Initialize a TabSpec for each tab and add it to the TabHost
> >        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("artists").setIndicator("Artists",
> >                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_info))
> >                      .setContent(intent);
>
> > // ok up to here
> >        tabHost.addTab(spec);    // barfs right here  **************
>
> >        // Do the same for the other tabs
> >        intent = new Intent().setClass(this,
> > MessagEaseSettings.class);
> >        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("settings").setIndicator("Settings",
> >                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_settings))
> >                      .setContent(intent);
> >        tabHost.addTab(spec);
>
> >        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, SongsActivity.class);
> >        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("how").setIndicator("How",
> >                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_how))
> >                      .setContent(intent);
> >        tabHost.addTab(spec);
>
> >        tabHost.setCurrentTab(2);
> >    }
>
> > }
>
> > seems that the problem happens when it adds the spec:
>
> >  tabHost.addTab(spec);
>
> > But there is not much to this:
>
> >  intent = new Intent().setClass(this, ArtistsActivity.class);
>
> >        // Initialize a TabSpec for each tab and add it to the TabHost
> >        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("artists").setIndicator("Artists",
> >                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_info))
> >                      .setContent(intent);
>
> > the activity (ArtistsActivity) exists and passes Eclipse's strict
> > checks.
>
> > the strings "artists" and "Artists" should not matter, and they are
> > taken from the exmple.
>
> > and the drawalbe.ic.tab.info does exist, exactly as the example
> > requires it:
>
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
> >    <!-- When selected, use grey -->
> >    <item android:drawable="@drawable/tab_info_gray"
> >          android:state_selected="true" />
> >    <!-- When not selected, use white-->
> >    <item android:drawable="@drawable/tab_info_white" />
> > </selector>
>
> > Can anyone give me a hint as to where to look for? Any help is much
> > appreciated.
>
> > Best,
>
> > Saied
>
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