How to specify adUnitId programmatically for AdMob?

Question

I\'m trying to set adUnitId programmatically to ads from the new Google Play services (old AdMob).

I have this in XML (used in an ):

Answer 1

The method loadAd() checks if (mAdView.getAdSize() == null || mAdView.getAdUnitId() == null) when loadAd happens.

Try logging the boolean output of (mAdView.getAdSize() == null || mAdView.getAdUnitId() == null) before calling loadAd to determine its state:

    mAdView = new AdView(this);
    mAdView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER);
    mAdView.setAdUnitId(AD_UNIT_ID);
    AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
        .addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)
        .build();
    if(mAdView.getAdSize() != null || mAdView.getAdUnitId() != null)
    mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);
   // else Log state of adsize/adunit
((LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.adView)).addView(mAdview);