Context wants FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK but I've already set that flag
Solution 1
Problem has been fixed, I think this is simply the case of an "order of operation" scenario
heres what allowed this thing to work:
ll.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if(chooser) {
Intent intent = Intent.createChooser(i, "Complete With");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
mContext.startActivity(intent);
} else
mContext.startActivity(i);
}
});
also added a "final" modifier to the parameter in the method declaration
public LinearLayout ContentClickableRowWithIcon(Drawable icon, String title, final Intent i, final Boolean chooser)
Solution 2
Actually your exception mean that you are using Not Activity Context. it could be called from Application context. Check that you are in Activity context since this is not a service
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Updated on July 05, 2022Comments
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RedactedProfile almost 2 years
I've created a common re-usable class for the company I work for to create some common interface elements.
The class, takes in a single parameter as in the construct: an application context.
one of the methods,
ContentClickableRowWithIcon
allows you to pass in an intent to be used as the click action.heres the full method declaration:
public LinearLayout ContentClickableRowWithIcon(Drawable icon, String title, Intent i, final Boolean chooser)
that last attribute there is used in the onClickEvent to determine whether to invoke a Chooser or just go right into the intent.
public LinearLayout ContentClickableRowWithIcon(Drawable icon, String title, Intent i, final Boolean chooser) { LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(mContext); // .. LinerLayout construction, has nothing to do with the action i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); // this is apparently getting ignored... (ps: i've tried i.setFlags as well) final Intent intent = i; ll.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { if(chooser) mContext.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Complete With...")); // crashes here with: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want? else mContext.startActivity(intent); // this works fine } }); return ll; }
As mentioned in the comments, anytime I dont provide the ability to use a chooser, everything works fine (everything in this list gets a new activity flag, im well aware of this and will cleanup when this issue is figured out)
The moment I do, throws the exception:
android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?
I've run out of ideas...
/// EDIT:: Worth noting, on debug, the flags attribute in the Intent is set to
268435456
with addFlags and268435456
with setFlags, when it reaches the time to use the intent in the onClick action -
Clyde over 11 yearsNot "order of operation" exactly but the fact that createChooser returns a new Intent. The flag you set in the original intent is not copied to the new one automatically.
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PeteH almost 11 years+10 (well, if I could anyway). I've been pulling my hair out over this one. The breakthrough is in understand that there are actually two intents involved. I was setting the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK on the wrong intent.
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Jinghao Shi over 10 yearsI have exactly the same problem. Good to know the "two intent" stuff. haha
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Si8 almost 8 yearsAny assistance with this: stackoverflow.com/questions/37071016/… will be appreciated. Thanks.
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Heinzlmaen over 4 yearsOh I need to set the flag on the intent not the context, as the error message suggests. Good to know..