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Re: Android: create drawable from path

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On 14/04/2011 20:06, Lew wrote:
> On Apr 14, 1:37 pm, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax<dirk.bru...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> For some reason d=null when creating a drawable from coverArtURLStr,
>> which is the full http path to the resource on the LAN.
>>
>
> Are you certain that value is what the method sees?
>
>> Anything obvious wrong? It's a path to a .png
>> [I can access the LAN OK, and Data.defaultCoverArt works fine]
>>
>> public static void updateCoverArt(String coverArtURLStr)
>>       {
>>          String coverArtURL = coverArtURLStr;
>>
>
> Why the extra 'String' assignment?
>
> What is the *actual* value of 'coverArtURLStr' at this point when you
> have the problem?
>
>>          Drawable d;
>>
>>          if (coverArtURL.equals(""))
>>                  d = Data.defaultCoverArt;
>>          else
>>                  d = Drawable.createFromPath(coverArtURL);
>>
>
> The value of 'd' at this point when you have the problem is 'null',
> you say.
>
>>          Data.coverArtIV.setImageDrawable(d);
>>       }
>>
>
> When you say "I can access the LAN OK", that may or may not bear on
> whether your program can access the LAN when you're running your
> test.  There's insufficient information in your post for us to know.
>
> Since you have not provided an SSCCE there's little likelihood we can
> debug your problem.  On the face of it the'createFromPath()' method is
> unable to access the actual URL string you're giving it, a datum you
> have omitted from your problem statement.
>
> Provide an SSCCE, please.
>
> --
> Lew
>

Actually, there is enough information.
It seems that
Drawable.createFromPath(coverArtURL);

doesn't like it if the path is http:\\...
I've just got it to work.
I'll post the code tomorrow for reference

-- 
Dirk

http://www.neopax.com/technomage/ - My new book - Magick and Technology

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Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 18:37 +0100
  Re: Android: create drawable from path Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-14 12:06 -0700
    Re: Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 21:32 +0100
      Re: Android: create drawable from path Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-14 18:32 -0400
        Re: Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 00:52 +0100
          Re: Android: create drawable from path Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-14 17:28 -0700
            Re: Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 02:20 +0100
              Re: Android: create drawable from path Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-14 21:20 -0700
                Re: Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 11:38 +0100
                Re: Android: create drawable from path Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-04-15 09:25 -0700
                Re: Android: create drawable from path Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 18:29 +0100
                Re: Android: create drawable from path markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-04 11:24 -0700
                Re: Android: create drawable from path Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-04 20:27 +0200
                Re: Android: create drawable from path Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-05-05 09:39 +0100
          Re: Android: create drawable from path Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-15 07:27 -0400

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