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Start your free trialBlessing Chiwaura
18,037 Pointshelp i am stuck here on threads
i do i rectify the error /TwitterService.java:4: error: method does not override or implement a method from a supertype @Override ^ 1 error
public class TwitterService extends Service {
TwitterClient twitterClient = new TwitterClient();
private TwitterHandler twitterHandler;
@Override
public void OnCreate(){
TwitterThread twitterThread = new TwitterThread();
twitterThread.start();
twitterHandler =twitterThread.twitterHandler;
}
class TwitterThread extends Thread {
TwitterHandler twitterHandler;
@Override
public void run() {
Looper.prepare();
twitterHandler = new TwitterHandler();
Looper.loop();
}
}
class TwitterHandler extends Handler {
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
// twitterClient.update();
}
}
}
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
Button button;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.update_button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v){
}
});
}
}
2 Answers
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsYou typed "OnCreate" but the method name is supposed to be "onCreate" with a lowercase o. It's just a difference in capitalization in the name, but it would wake it a different method. This is the kind of small mistake that @Override helps you to catch.
Blessing Chiwaura
18,037 Pointsthank you it worked