I am a noob to android and I have a Map Activity that also uses OverlayItems. Within the onButtonTap method of my overlay class, I want to execute startActivity so i can then use intent.ACTION_CALL.
Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+MapActivity.phonenumber0));
startActivity(callIntent);
in the code above i am asked to create a method for startActivity(Intent), which I don't understand. and when i try...
Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+MapActivity.phonenumber0));
MapActivity.startActivity(callIntent);
It says i cannot make a static reference to a non static reference to a non-static method. And when I try to use the context of the object, which is the button being tapped it won't allow me to do so.
Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL);
callIntent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+MapActivity.phonenumber0));
ContextObj.startActivity(callIntent);
And of course moving this block of code to the main Activity requires a static method which presents its own set of issues.
How can set the appropriate context for startActivity? Any help is greatly appreciated.