By the way, what is myMethod(), and what does it do? More specifically, why do you need to call it?
kris On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Kristopher Micinski <[email protected]> wrote: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5203547/draw-surfaceview-from-layout-xml > > ?? > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:18 PM, JamesColeman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thank you for your reply!! >> >> I am not sure what doesn't make sense. I was told from a developers >> forum that I HAVE to use the xml file and extend surfaceview to >> accomplish my goals. So that is what I did. It works, all I need to >> do now is call a method. >> >> The DrawingSurfaceView is created from the xml file, not my code, so I >> don't know how to format a call to mymethod. >> >> If it wasn't created from the xml file there are a couple of ways for >> me to call mymethod. For example if I create the class from where I >> want to make the call I can do the following. >> >> DrawingSurfaceView MyView - new DrawingSurfaceView(); >> MyView.myMethod(); >> >> However, I never create the MyView. It is created form the xlm file. >> >> I do not think basic android questions involve xml layout files. >> >> On Jan 11, 6:56 pm, Kristopher Micinski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> It doesn't make any sense to do this, unless you actually have an >>> object of that class. Unless the method should indeed be static. >>> (This seems like a basic Java question, not an Android specific >>> question.) >>> >>> Kris >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:51 PM, JamesColeman >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > In my xml layout file I override surface view as follows >>> >>> > my.xlm >>> > <com.MyApp.DrawingSurfaceView >>> > android:id="@+id/DrawingSurfaceView" >>> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" >>> > android:layout_height="fill_parent" >>> > android:layout_weight="1" /> >>> >>> > DrawingSurfaceView.java >>> > public class DrawingSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements >>> > SurfaceHolder.Callback{ >>> >>> > public void myMethod(){ >>> > } >>> > } >>> >>> > How do I call MyMethod from another class? >>> >>> > -- >>> > 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 >> >> -- >> 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 -- 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
