getBooleanExtra() using only the default argument and not the one passed by putExtra()

Question

Here's the code. In this part, the answerIsTrue variable should be initialized to true, which it rightly does (I debugged and checked) and is rightly also passed into putExtra() (again, I debugged and checked).

mCheatButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
        public void onClick(View v){
            Intent i = new Intent(QuizActivity.this, CheatActivity.class);
            boolean answerIsTrue = mQuestionBank[mCurrentIndex].isTrueQuestion();
            i.putExtra(CheatActivity.EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE, answerIsTrue);
            startActivity(i);
        }
    });

But coming to a different class, the variable mAnswerIsTrue gets assigned to false (probably due to the default argument) despite the argument being passed by putExtra() is true. Here's the code.

mAnswerIsTrue = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE, false);

I debugged this line as well, and it does get assigned to false. What could be wrong?

Here's the complete CheatActivity class:

public class CheatActivity extends Activity {
public static final String EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE = "com.bignerdranch.android.geoquiz.answer_is_true";
private Button mShowAnswerButton;
private boolean mAnswerIsTrue;
private TextView mAnswerTextView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_cheat);
    mAnswerIsTrue = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(CheatActivity.EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE, false);
    mAnswerTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.answerTextView);
    mShowAnswerButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.showAnswerButton);
    mShowAnswerButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
        public void onClick(View v){
            if (mAnswerIsTrue){
                mAnswerTextView.setText(R.id.true_button);
            }else{
                mAnswerTextView.setText(R.id.false_button);
            }
        }
    });
}

}

Note: I'm a complete beginner, who just learnt debugging.

Solution

I cannot be sure, but my best guess that, getBooleanExtra() is not good. I suggest using simple getExtras and then getting your value.

 i.putExtra(EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE, value);

 Bundle args = MyActivity.getIntent().getExtras();
 boolean istrue= args.getBoolean(EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE, false);

Comments

[Slay]

mAnswerIsTrue was actually always declared inside onCreate. Still doesn't work. I misunderstood your question interpreting you were asking about EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TRUE being inside onCreate(), which isn't(obviously). Sorry about that. Anyways, it still doesn't work. Anything else that could be going wrong?

[Slay]

No. Problem still persisting.

[Nithinlal]

try this and tell me what u got?

[Slay]

I've already debugged, and the value passed is true. Here's where it becomes false: mAnswerIsTrue = getIntent().getBooleanExtra(CheatActivity.EXTRA_ANSWER_IS_TR‌​UE, false);. Check the code in he description for further context.