Passing a List to another Activity in Android

Question

I\'ve created a list and would like to pass the list to another activity but i\'m getting an error on the putExtra statement when i create the intent. Just wondering is ther

Answer 1

You can't pass a List in Intent.putExtras(String name, List list);. I think you can use an Array of String and pass it in putExtras like this:

private List selItemList;
private ListView mainListView = null; 

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.recipes);

    Button searchBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.searchButton);
    searchBtn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {
        if (selItemList == null) {
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please Make A Selection", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        } else {
            String[] selItemArray = new String[selItemList.size()];
            // Copy your List of Strings into the Array, and then pass it in your intent
            // ....
            Intent intent = new Intent(Recipes2.this, XMLParser.class);
            intent.putExtra("items_to_parse", selItemArray);
            startActivityForResult(intent, 0);              
        }
    }
});