Oh if it isn't in the same package, of course that doesn't work -- it would return the application object for -its- package.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Stefan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nope. Right now, for testing purposes, it is triggered through a > button click. > > I've also included android:name="AppObject" within the <application>- > tag of the Manifest. And the initialization of the AppObject seems to > work properly. > > The only thing that doesn't work is calling AppObject appObj = > (AppObject)this.getApplication(); from an Activity that is not in the > same package as the AppObject (which is in the "main" package). As > soon as I move this Activity into the "main" package it works properly > and (AppObject)this.getApplication(); returns the Application Object. > > > > On Oct 9, 8:26 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you calling it in the constructor? The activity is not yet fully > > initialized at that point. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Stefan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm running the following line in an Activity, which is within the > > > same application, but in a different package: > > > AppObject appObj = (AppObject)this.getApplication(); // FYI: > > > AppObject is my extension class of Application. > > > > > It returns only a null pointer, while when I move it to the "main" > > > package and run it from there it returns the application reference as > > > expected. > > > > > I've defined the activity in my AndroidManifest.xml with the full > > > qualified class name, since it is in another package: <activity > > > android:name="com.foo.bar.TestActivity"></activity> > > > > > Any ideas of what I've to do different? > > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
