Well isn't that spiffy. In that case, if I'm understanding everything correctly, I guess I would just put the read code in onUpdate() and then request an update at the end of my configuration? (Or is there a more elegant way to call specific code in Widget.java?
Thanks! On Nov 19, 2:02 am, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > You will have to have some form of default value for this to work, but here > is how I do it: > > When I want to read from SharedPreferences I do this: > SharedPreference prefMgr = > PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this); > m_curPage = prefMgr.getInt(getString(R.string.wgt_pref_cur_screen_key), 0); > > When I want to write to it I do this: > SharedPreference prefMgr = > PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this); > Editor editor = m_prefMgr.edit(); > editor.putInt(this.getString(R.string.wgt_pref_cur_screen_key), m_curPage); > editor.commit(); > > You don't actually pass an object. SharedPreferences essentially abstracts > out reading to and writing from a file.... > > Thanks, > Justin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > Those who know binary and those who don't. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Justin, thanks. But doesn't that still leave me with the same problem? > > IE, if WidgetConfiguration.java creates the SharedPreferences objet, > > how does it pass that object back to the code running in Widget.java? > > > On Nov 19, 1:16 am, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You could use SharedPreferences... I have a Widget that displays > > multiple > > > "pages" of info to the user. I use the SharedPreferences class to store > > > what page I am currently displaying, so that when the Widget is updated, > > it > > > knows which page to update. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > > > Those who know binary and those who don't. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have a widget whose appearance will depend on information gained > > > > from the user in the configuration activity. However, I'm uncertain > > > > how (and in what section of code) to act on the information gained > > > > from the user in the config. > > > > > Here is the target functionality from the user's perspective: > > > > > When the user creates the widget, the config activity prompts for a > > > > string (with an EditText). The user types it in and presses the submit > > > > button. The config activity goes away and the widget appears on the > > > > homescreen displaying the text the user entered. When the user touches > > > > the widget, the browser is opened and goes to a particular URL that is > > > > determined in part by the string the user entered. > > > > > Here is what I have implemented so far: > > > > > The config activity lets the user enter data and happily displays it > > > > to me as a Toast message. Then the config goes away as desired and the > > > > widget appears with the default widget icon. If you touch the widget, > > > > it goes to a hardcoded URL. (code below) > > > > > My question: > > > > > How do I "connect" the info from the config activity with the code > > > > that displays the widget itself? If I put the user's string in a > > > > putExtra of the intent sent in setResult(), where do I write the code > > > > to retrieve that extra? It seems like it ought to put it somewhere in > > > > the AppWidgetProvider code, but where? (Or is there a better way to do > > > > it?) > > > > > Here are the relevant portions of my code: > > > > > ------------------------ > > > > widget.java: > > > > ------------------------ > > > > public class Widget extends AppWidgetProvider > > > > { > > > > public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) > > > > { > > > > String action = intent.getAction(); > > > > if (AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE.equals(action)) > > > > { > > > > //Toast.makeText(context, "onReceive()", > > > > Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); > > > > RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName > > > > (), R.layout.widget); > > > > > Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse > > > > ("http://www.cnn.com";)); > > > > i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_BROWSABLE); > > > > i.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.android.browser", > > > > "com.android.browser.BrowserActivity")); > > > > PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity > > > > (context, 0, i, 0); > > > > views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.Widget, pendingIntent); > > > > > AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).updateAppWidget > > > > (intent.getIntArrayExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_IDS), > > > > views); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > } > > > > // end of widget.java > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > WidgetConfiguration.java > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > public class WidgetConfiguration extends Activity { > > > > > EditText myEditText; > > > > > �...@override > > > > public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { > > > > super.onCreate(icicle); > > > > > Intent intent = new Intent(); > > > > intent = getIntent(); > > > > Bundle extras = intent.getExtras(); > > > > int appWidgetId = extras.getInt > > > > (AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID); > > > > setResult(RESULT_CANCELED); > > > > > // Set the view layout resource to use. > > > > setContentView(R.layout.config); > > > > > // Find the EditText > > > > myEditText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txt_url); > > > > > View.OnClickListener mOnClickListener = new > > View.OnClickListener > > > > () { > > > > public void onClick(View v) { > > > > > Intent intent = new Intent(); > > > > intent = getIntent(); > > > > setResult(RESULT_OK, intent); > > > > Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), > > > > myEditText.getText(), > > > > Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); > > > > finish(); > > > > } > > > > }; > > > > > // Bind the action for the submit button. > > > > findViewById(R.id.btn_urlSubmit).setOnClickListener > > > > (mOnClickListener); > > > > > // If they gave us an intent without the widget id, just bail. > > > > if (appWidgetId == AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) { > > > > finish(); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > } > > > > //end of WidgetConfiguration.java > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > > <android-beginners%[email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. 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