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    copied!<p>This seems to be a simple function but I have read and reviewed countless tutorials and tried multiple times to get this to work and I am still unsuccessful.</p> <p>I have the opening xml page titled "main" I have the 2nd xml page titled "menu" I have the 1st java activity titled "ButtontestingActivity.java" I have the 2nd java activity titled "Menu"</p> <p>In ButtontestingActivity.java I have ...</p> <pre><code>package com.package2.Buttontesting; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; public class ButtontestingActivity extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); Button Button1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.sweetness); Button1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { startActivity(new Intent("com.package2.Buttontesting.MENU")); } }); } @Override protected void onPause() { super.onPause(); } } </code></pre> <p>in main.xml I have ...</p> <pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt; &lt;LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="@drawable/splash" android:orientation="vertical" &gt; &lt;Button android:id="@+id/sweetness" android:layout_width="40dp" android:layout_height="78dp" android:layout_marginLeft="52dp" android:layout_marginTop="40dp" android:visibility="visible" /&gt; &lt;/LinearLayout&gt; </code></pre> <p>In the manifest I have ...</p> <pre><code>&lt;application android:icon="@drawable/face" android:label="@string/app_name" &gt; &lt;activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:name=".ButtontestingActivity" &gt; &lt;intent-filter &gt; &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /&gt; &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /&gt; &lt;/intent-filter&gt; &lt;/activity&gt; &lt;activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:name=".Menu" &gt; &lt;intent-filter &gt; &lt;action android:name="com.package2.Buttontesting.MENU" /&gt; &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /&gt; &lt;/intent-filter&gt; &lt;/activity&gt; &lt;/application&gt; </code></pre> <p>and I have android:background="@drawable/menu" in my menu.xml</p> <p>when I install the app in my AVD the first layout shows up fine but when I press the button to open the second layout the AVD sends the message</p> <p>"The application Buttontesting (process com.package2.Buttontesting)has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"</p> <p>and then I'm returned to the app menu.</p>
 

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