[android-developers] Re: GestureOverlayView throwing exception when used with Linkify
The context I'm using to do what? Creating the GestureOverlayView? On May 28, 5:26 pm, Romain Guy romain...@android.com wrote: Here's your problem: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? The problem is not using a GestureOverlayView with a TextView, the problem comes from the Context you are using. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 7:36 AM, MrChaz mrchazmob...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Anyone else run into this and have a solution? Basically I have a GestureOverlayView over the top of a TextView. The TextView has Linkify.addLinks(tv, Linkify.ALL) called on it. If you click on an URL in the TextView the following exception is thrown Running 2.2 (apparently a pre-release version) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.ContextImpl.startActivity(ContextImpl.java:617) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.content.ContextWrapper.startActivity(ContextWrapper.java:258) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.text.style.URLSpan.onClick(URLSpan.java:62) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod.onTouchEvent(LinkMovementMethod.java : 216) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6577) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3766) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.gesture.GestureOverlayView.dispatchTouchEvent(GestureOverlayView.ja va: 505) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow $DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1671) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneW indow.java: 1107) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2086) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow $DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1655) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1785) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit $MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on
[android-developers] Re: GestureOverlayView throwing exception when used with Linkify
Right, fixed. passing getApplicationContext() rather than 'this' was the problem. Thanks. On May 28, 5:26 pm, Romain Guy romain...@android.com wrote: Here's your problem: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? The problem is not using a GestureOverlayView with a TextView, the problem comes from the Context you are using. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 7:36 AM, MrChaz mrchazmob...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Anyone else run into this and have a solution? Basically I have a GestureOverlayView over the top of a TextView. The TextView has Linkify.addLinks(tv, Linkify.ALL) called on it. If you click on an URL in the TextView the following exception is thrown Running 2.2 (apparently a pre-release version) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.ContextImpl.startActivity(ContextImpl.java:617) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.content.ContextWrapper.startActivity(ContextWrapper.java:258) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.text.style.URLSpan.onClick(URLSpan.java:62) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod.onTouchEvent(LinkMovementMethod.java : 216) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6577) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3766) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.gesture.GestureOverlayView.dispatchTouchEvent(GestureOverlayView.ja va: 505) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:936) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow $DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1671) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneW indow.java: 1107) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2086) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow $DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1655) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1785) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit $MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626) 05-28 15:35:04.423: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25209): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions
