NewActivity not resolving in base class - should/how do I get the base class to recognize it? - eclipse

Question

Using Eclipse on OSX:
I'm trying to start my first new activity from an Intent. The error seems to be here:
Intent newButton = new Intent(v.getContext(),RandomActivity.class);
startActivity(RandomActivity);
RandomActivity isn't getting resolved. I think I have it correct in my Manifest file. I think my imports are correct. Do I need to declare it somewhere in my base Activity? That doesn't seem to work. It's like the code doesn't recognize the existence of the new class, but I can't see where to fix that.
The rest of my code:
package course.examples.UI.Button;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import course.examples.UI.Button.R;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import course.examples.UI.Button.RandomActivity;
public class ButtonActivity extends Activity {
int count = 0;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
final Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent newButton = new Intent(v.getContext(),RandomActivity.class);
startActivity(RandomActivity);
^Multiple markers at this line
brandNewButton cannot be resolved to a type
RandomActivity cannot be resolved to a variable
Note: brandNewButton WAS a class, but I deleted it, then went File->New->Class to create RandomActivity.java.
}
});
}
}
My XML code is below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button"
android:text="Press Me!"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
>
</Button>
</RelativeLayout>
And here's my Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="course.examples.UI.Button"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="10"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<application
android:allowBackup="false"
android:icon="#drawable/icon"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name=".ButtonActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".RandomActivity">
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Thanks in advance everyone, it's great to have such a community of support here for us noobies.

Answer 1

You don't really need to do :
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent newButton = new Intent(v.getContext(),RandomActivity.class);
Here's the issue: You are trying to start activity with different intent name ??
"startActivity(RandomActivity);" // Wrong intent name
Check your intent!
Instead, just try using this :
button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent newButton = new Intent(ButtonActivity.this, RandomActivity.class);
startActivity(newButtom);//This is right
Also.. if your RandomActivity is not from your same package, register it with full path like:
<activity android:name="your packagename where random activity is.RandomActivity" />
Hope this helps.