Android AlertDialog Builder

Question

I have an alertdialog that I show but no matter what I do the alertdialog shows with a blank Title and Message. The Icon, the Positive button and negative buttons show ok with correct descriptions. Here is the snippets of code that I use: In the Manifest file:

<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="5"
android:targetSdkVersion="16" />

In my code I declare:

import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;

I also declare context:

final Context context = this;

I place my alert in :

public void confirm() {

    AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);

        // set title

        alertDialogBuilder.setTitle("This is title");
        alertDialogBuilder.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_delete);

        // set dialog message
        alertDialogBuilder
        .setMessage("This is the message")
            .setCancelable(false)
            .setPositiveButton(R.string.yes,new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
                    // if this button is clicked, close
                    // current activity
                    MainActivity.this.finish();
                }
              })
            .setNegativeButton(R.string.no,new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
                    // if this button is clicked, just close
                    // the dialog box and do nothing
                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });

            // create alert dialog
            AlertDialog alertDialog = alertDialogBuilder.create();



    // show it
            alertDialog.show();


}

I then call confirm from where I need it, like so:

confirm();

The alert shows up ok. The icon is set The setPositiveButton is good and contains correct description The setNegativeButton is good and contains correct description

The Title is blank The Message is blank

Any ideas?

Answer 1

you` can use

        AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(YourActivity.this);
        builder.setTitle("Modify Customer Details");

OR

        Dialog dialog = new Dialog(YourActivity.this);
        dialog.setTitle("Payment Options");

Answer 2

Try setting the message and title this way. This from the developer's guide on Dialogs

// 1. Instantiate an AlertDialog.Builder with its constructor

AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity());

// 2. Chain together various setter methods to set the dialog characteristics

builder.setMessage(R.string.dialog_message)
       .setTitle(R.string.dialog_title);

// 3. Get the AlertDialog from create()

AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();