You need to have the DEFAULT category for things that will be seen by startActivity().
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Claudio Veas <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hello group: > I`m trying to develop an application, just to test > the ability of android to call an activity with an intent based not in > the specific class name but specifying the action, category and data > information. Acording to this link > > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.html > > only three aspects are consulted when comparing an intent object to > select the future activity to run. > I created two android projects (and two activities), the first is the > main project who sends the request and the second can be called > directly or through the filter. > This is the call of the activity in the main project: > > Intent t3 = new Intent(); > t3.setAction(Intent.ACTION_EDIT); > t3.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME); > t3.setData(Uri.parse("http://www.yahoo.com.ar";)); > try{ > startActivity(t3); > }catch(ActivityNotFoundException e){ > e.printStackTrace(); > > } > > This is the part of the manifest that specifies (or at least I try to > specify) in the secondary activity that it`s available to be selected > to run with that information: > > <intent-filter> > <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> > <category > android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> > </intent-filter> > <intent-filter> > <action > android:name="android.intent.action.EDIT" /> > <category > android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" /> > <data android:scheme="http"/> > </intent-filter> > > I installed both separatelly and I was expecteing to see the second > activity after the called but instead I got an > ActivityNotFoundException. By the way if I comment the t3.addCategory > (Intent.CATEGORY_HOME); line and change the t3.setAction > (Intent.ACTION_EDIT); to t3.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); the browser > is executed so I think the problem is in the manifest of the second > activity. > If you know what the problem may be I ll apreciate any comments > If you need more information to help me pls do not hesitate to ask > Thanks in Advance > Claudio > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
