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POOpen browser to web page Android App
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copied!<p>Trying to grasp Java and Android would like help with a simple task of opening a users browser after they click a button. </p> <p>I have been doing tutorials for the last two days though it might help if I just took a stab at it and got feedback. thanks in advance for any help.</p> <p>main.xml:</p> <pre><code><AbsoluteLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="@drawable/bgimage2"> > <Button android:id="@+id/goButton" android:layout_width="150px" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/start" android:layout_x="80px" android:layout_y="21px" > </AbsoluteLayout> </code></pre> <p>GetURL.java:</p> <pre><code>package com.patriotsar; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; String url = "http://www.yahoo.com"; Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); Uri u = Uri.parse(url); i.setData(u); public class patriosar extends Activity { private Button goButton; /** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); goButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v){ try { // Start the activity startActivity(i); } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) { // Raise on activity not found Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, "Browser not found.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT); } } }); } } </code></pre>

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