Android 1.6: “android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window — token null is not for an application”

Question

I\'m trying to open a dialog window, but every time I try to open it it throws this exception:

Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exceptio         


        

Answer 1

Instead of : Context appContext = this.getApplicationContext(); you should use a pointer to the activity you're in (probably this).

I got bitten by this today too, the annoying part is the getApplicationContext() is verbatim from developer.android.com :(