Hello fellow programmers!
I am really new to Android, 2 weeks old.
I am trying to do some programming with NFC. I have Nexus 5 and I am trying to read and display UID of the MIFARE Classic 1k. I know all the protocol compatibilities issues with the Broadcom chip, so we can skip that and go straight to fact that you can read UID with no problem.
I want to catch the intent and show a toast with read UID. So far I made it work by putting performIntent into onCreate method. By making the intent to restart my activity I am able to handle that intent and show its UID via toast and that all works. Here is my humble code: MainActivity.java
package sanjin.com.nfc;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.nfc.Tag;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
NfcAdapter mNfcAdapter;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mNfcAdapter = NfcAdapter.getDefaultAdapter(this);
Boolean nfcEnabled = mNfcAdapter.isEnabled();
if (nfcEnabled){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
R.string.turned_on,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
R.string.turned_off,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
performIntent(getIntent());
}
private String serialId = "";
@Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
performIntent(getIntent());
}
private void performIntent(Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
Tag tag = intent.getParcelableExtra(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_TAG);
if (action.equals(NfcAdapter.ACTION_TAG_DISCOVERED)) {
try {
byte[] tagId = tag.getId();
serialId = toHexString(tagId);
Log.d("[ReadCardTools]", "Serial Number: " + serialId);
Toast.makeText(this, serialId,Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
serialId = "ERROR";
}
}
}
public static String toHexString(byte[] bytes) {
char[] hexArray = {'0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','A','B','C','D','E','F'};
char[] hexChars = new char[bytes.length * 2];
int v;
for ( int j = 0; j < bytes.length; j++ ) {
v = bytes[j] & 0xFF;
hexChars[j*2] = hexArray[v/16];
hexChars[j*2 + 1] = hexArray[v%16];
}
return new String(hexChars);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
And manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="sanjin.com.nfc">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.nfc"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:launchMode="singleTask">
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.nfc.action.TAG_DISCOVERED" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Now, I want this intent to just show the toast without starting the activity again. I realize its working because when the activity restarts, intent gets handled and show me my UID.
I just want the incoming intent to show the toast containing its UID.
Sorry if this was asked before, I tried finding it but no luck.
Thanks!