Android Question Alternative for b4i AppOpenURL

[David Meier]

Hi

What is the equivalent of b4i's AppOpenURL in B4A?

With b4i am using AppOpenURL to open the internal map of iOS and indicating restaurants on a given map. I Need to do the same thing on Android (using androids maps). I did some tests with Google intents and get my result. But I am unsure whether this is the way to do it

This is what I am doing:

    Private MapIntent As Intent
    Private Destination As String
    Destination = "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Restaurant+M%C3%BCnchenstein"
    MapIntent.Initialize(MapIntent.ACTION_VIEW, Destination)
    MapIntent.SetComponent("android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")  
    StartActivity(MapIntent)

Kind regards David

 

[Erel]

Intents are the equivalent feature.

Explicitly setting the intent component can be dangerous unless it is documented in the relevant third party app.

 

[David Meier]

Thank you dear Erel
Setting the component to ...app.ResolverActivity I found out browsing the forum. I don't really know much about it. Is it a risk using it? Can/shall I do it in a different way?
Regards
David

 

[Erel]

Does it work without this line?

 

[David Meier]

Yes it does!

 

[Erel]

So leave it out. The actual activity name can change and it will break this intent.

 

[David Meier]

Thanks a lot one more!