nullpointer exception when clicking on the bubble in the mapview

Issue

I'm working on a mapview with a marker. When I click the marker it shows a bubble.

If I click that bubble it shows the toast perfectly.

I want to start the activity there, but it throws an exception.

This is my code:

@Override
protected boolean onBalloonTap(int index) {
try{
Activity a=new Activity();
a.startActivity(new Intent(a.getBaseContext(),BruConnect_Detail.class));
//      Toast.makeText(c, "onBalloonTap for overlay index " + index,
//              Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}catch(Exception e){
Log.v(TAG,"error:"+e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
return true;
}

My logcat display shows:

03-04 23:53:13.311: VERBOSE/MyItemizedOverlay(713): error:java.lang.NullPointerException
03-04 23:53:13.322: WARN/System.err(713): java.lang.NullPointerException
03-04 23:53:13.331: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.content.ComponentName.<init>(ComponentName.java:75)
03-04 23:53:13.331: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.content.Intent.<init>(Intent.java:2551)
03-04 23:53:13.352: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.example.bruconnect.MyItemizedOverlay.onBalloonTap(MyItemizedOverlay.java:47)
03-04 23:53:13.352: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.example.bruconnect.BalloonItemizedOverlay$1.onTouch(BalloonItemizedOverlay.java:135)
03-04 23:53:13.373: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3705)
03-04 23:53:13.373: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:852)
03-04 23:53:13.382: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.392: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.402: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.402: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.411: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.424: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.431: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.462: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
03-04 23:53:13.474: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
03-04 23:53:13.482: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
03-04 23:53:13.482: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
03-04 23:53:13.502: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.502: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.512: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.525: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.525: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:884)
03-04 23:53:13.525: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
03-04 23:53:13.533: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
03-04 23:53:13.542: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
03-04 23:53:13.552: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
03-04 23:53:13.552: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1691)
03-04 23:53:13.562: WARN/System.err(713):     at  android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
03-04 23:53:13.562: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
03-04 23:53:13.562: WARN/System.err(713):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4363)
03-04 23:53:13.581: WARN/System.err(713):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-04 23:53:13.581: WARN/System.err(713):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
03-04 23:53:13.591: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
03-04 23:53:13.601: WARN/System.err(713):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
03-04 23:53:13.601: WARN/System.err(713):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

What's the problem? I think the problem is the context value. Any ideas or suggestions to resolve this?

Solution

The immediate bug is on line 47 in MyItemizedOverlay.java, according to the stack trace.

And, you can't just create a new Activity like that. You need a real Context (such as the activity containing the MapView, or the application context) in order to start an activity.

Also, a side comment: where is onBalloonTap defined? It doesn't seem to be a standard ItemizedOverlay method.

Answered By - Roman Nurik