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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Intents and Multiple Activities Getting Data from an Intent

Martin Batista
Martin Batista
4,606 Points
Posted by Martin Batista
Martin Batista
4,606 Points

Getting compiler error : String Fuellevel = intent.getStringExtra("fuelLevel");

Instructions: in the class: FlightActivity, we want to get the value that we put in the Intent. Start by declaring an Intent variable and getting the Intent used to start this Activity.

Compiler shows:

FlightActivity.java:14: error: cannot find symbol String Fuellevel = intent.getStringExtra("fuelLevel"); ^ symbol: method getStringExtra(String) location: variable intent of type Intent 1 error

I'm not sure what to do to fix this, please help.

FlightActivity.java 
import android.os.Bundle;

public class FlightActivity extends Activity {

  public int mFuelLevel = 0;

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_flight);

    // Add your code below!
    Intent intent = getIntent();
    String Fuellevel = intent.getStringExtra("fuelLevel");
  }
}

1 Answer

Evan Demaris
Evan Demaris
64,262 Points

Hi Martin,

The key in this challenge "FUEL_LEVEL", not "fuelLevel". You're also using the "getStringExtra()" method on the Intent, when you need to get an int, not a string, and you need to pass in the optional second argument for a default of -1.

    Intent intent = getIntent();
    mFuelLevel = intent.getIntExtra("FUEL_LEVEL", -1);

Hope that helps!