Android™ How to Program, Second Edition

4.5.9. shareSearch Method

Method shareSearch (Fig. 4.26) is called by the event handler in Fig. 4.25 when the user selects to share a search. Lines 217–218 create a String representing the search to share. Lines 221–227 create and configure an Intent that allows the user to send the search URL using an Activity that can handle the Intent.ACTION_SEND (line 222).

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213      // allows user to choose an app for sharing a saved search's URL214      private void shareSearch(String tag)215      {216         // create the URL representing the search217         String urlString = getString(R.string.searchURL) +218            Uri.encode(savedSearches.getString(tag, ""), "UTF-8");219 220         // create Intent to share urlString ...