I got it. I moved the following under onCreate and it started working
DrawingSurfaceView drawingsurface = (DrawingSurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.DrawingSurfaceView); On Jan 12, 5:30 pm, JamesColeman <[email protected]> wrote: > I am wondering If I can get access to my mainActivity from my extend > SurfaceView somehow. Along the lines of > > public class DrawingSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements > SurfaceHolder.Callback{ > > public DrawingSurfaceView(Context context, AttributeSet > attributeSet) { > super(context, attributeSet); > getHolder().addCallback(this); > > MyMainActivity myMainActivity = (MyMainActivity )."???" > myMainActivity.setDrawingSurfaceView(this); > } > > public MyMethod(){ > } > > } > > public class MyMainActivity extends Activity implements > OnClickListener{ > > public setDrawingSurfaceView(DrawingSurfaceView view){ > DrawingSurfaceView MyView = view; > } > > MyView.MyMethod(); > > Does anyone know a way to get "???". > > Thanks! > > On Jan 12, 1:14 pm, JamesColeman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Well this is embarrassing. Eclipse didn't choke on the following > > statement so I assumed it would work and put it up for the night. When > > I picked it up today the following code generates a null value. I even > > moved the code to a button so I could initiate it when I cold see the > > SurfaceView and it still generated a null value.. > > > DrawingSurfaceView drawingsurface = > > (DrawingSurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.DrawingSurfaceView); > > > It feels like I am so close. I will be doing some more experimentation > > today. However,if anyone has any thoughts on the subject, I would > > appreciate the input. > > > On Jan 11, 8:16 pm, JamesColeman <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I must have missed something the first time I tried. This time it > > > worked the first time I tried it. I guess I must have have one of > > > those not so bright moments the first time I tried. Maybe it was late > > > at night. > > > > Thank you VERY VERY much. Since I already tried this and failed, it > > > would have taken me forever to figure this out on my own. You saved me > > > a LOT of time. > > > > Enjoy and good luck with your endeavors! > > > > On Jan 11, 8:05 pm, skink <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > JamesColeman 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. > > > > > its 4am so I'm sure i missed something, but uf not, what abiut sumpke: > > > > > findViewById(R.id.DrawingSurfaceView) > > > > > called in your activity? > > > > > pskink -- 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
