Android url.openStream() not working

Question

I am trying to retrieve data from a website and my app keeps crashing. I have located the issue down to the openStream() command. The class I am using is defined below. I am

Answer 1

NetworkOnMainThreadException

You created your own doInBackground methods, but Internet connection must be only in background, put your code to overrided methods doInbackground! See example below:

In background implement getting data, in method opPostExecute - settings data to views.

private class MyAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>{

    @Override
    protected Void doInBackground(Void... arg0) {
       URL url = null;
       try {
           url = new URL("URL is in here");

           BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
           byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
           StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
           int bytesRead = 0;
           while((bytesRead = bis.read(buffer)) > 0) {
               String text = new String(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
               sb.append(text);
           }
           bis.close();

       } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
           // TODO Auto-generated catch block
           e.printStackTrace();
       } catch (IOException e) {
           // TODO Auto-generated catch block
           e.printStackTrace();
       }

       return yourResult;
    }
}

or

private class MyAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>{

    @Override
    protected Void doInBackground(Void... arg0) {
        doInBackground();   //your methods
        return null;
    }

    protected void doInBackground() {
        URL url = null;
        try {
            url = new URL("URL is in here");

            BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            int bytesRead = 0;
            while((bytesRead = bis.read(buffer)) > 0) {
               String text = new String(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
               sb.append(text);
            }
           bis.close();


       } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
           // TODO Auto-generated catch block
           e.printStackTrace();
       } catch (IOException e) {
           // TODO Auto-generated catch block
           e.printStackTrace();
       }

   }

}

hope, I help you.