Switching Activities: Android Programming

Updated version of video using Android Studios found here: https://youtu.be/ToOX2OTCYAk

Guide/demonstration to switching between activities in an Android program.
Steps listed below in the description.

Link to previous demo for creating a button:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uen8B9p05tI


Steps:
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1. Create the layout
- Create a new layout file under res/layout
- Named: second.xml
- Make it show something new (text field, icon...)

2. Create new Java class
- Create a new Java class: SecondScreen
- Override the onCreate():
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.second);
}

3. Add activity to manifest
- Application tab, add new "Application Nodes"
- Add, "Create a new element at the TOP LEVEL", Activity
- Set name: Select java class from above.
- Set Label (if desired)

4. Java code to switch activities
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startActivity(new Intent( [Current Activity's 'this'], [New Activity's Java].class));

Ex:
startActivity(new Intent(InClassDemoApp1.this, SecondScreen.class));

- Suggestion: Put launch code inside button callback:

Button daClicker = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
daClicker.setOnClickListener(
new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
startActivity(new Intent(MainActivity.this, SecondScreen.class));
}
});

5. Activity Stack
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- Loading an Activity are pushed on the Activity *Stack*
- Activity's finish() method pops it
Returns to previous activity on stack.
- Must use correctly!

- Can move on and kill current activity:
startActivity(...);
finish();


6. Troubleshooting:
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- Demonstrate what happens with the activity being in the manifest.
* View LogCat via DDMS:
...android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Unable to find explicit activity class ...; have you declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml?