Problem Passing ArrayList from one Activity to Another

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i'm continuously running into problems trying to pass an ArrayList from one Activity to another. My code is failing with a Null Pointer Exception when i try to iterate through the ArrayList in my XMLParser Class. I've put print statements into the Activity that generates the ArrayList and it looks fine. Can anyone see what i'm doing wrong or why i get a Null pointer Exception when retrieving the ArrayList?

public void onClick(View v) {
    if (selItemArray[0] == null) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext()," Please make a Selection ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    } else {
        Intent intent = new Intent(Recipes2.this, XMLParser.class);
        Log.v("Recipes2", "selItemArray[0] before call to XML Parser : " + selItemArray[0]);
      //Log.v("Recipes2", "selItemArray[1] before call to XML Parser : " + selItemArray[1]);    
        intent.putExtra("items_to_parse",  selItemArray);
        startActivityForResult(intent, 0);              
    }
}




public class XMLParser extends ListActivity {
            /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        //Bundle b = getIntent().getExtras();
        //itemsToParse = b.getStringArrayList("items_to_parse");
        ArrayList<String> itemsToParse = new ArrayList<String>();
        itemsToParse = getIntent().getExtras().getStringArrayList("items_to_parse");        Iterator<String> iterator = itemsToParse.iterator();            while(iterator.hasNext())
                Log.v("XMLParser", iterator.next().toString());

Femi · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-22 18:53:06Z

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It looks like you're putting a String array, not a ArrayList<String>.

answered May 22, 2011 at 18:53

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:04:19Z

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You used a string array on the "sender" side and are trying to get it back as an ArrayList on the receiver side. That won't work. Use a String array on both sides and -- if necessary -- pull it into an array list.

The procedure for passing the data is here:

Passing String array between two class in android application

To convert it to a List - simply do:

List<String> = Arrays.asList(stringArray);

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:04

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answered May 22, 2011 at 18:59

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