2.3.3 to 4.2.2 Http Get - Help me conquer learning curve

1package com.example.test;
2
3import android.app.Activity;
4import android.os.Bundle;
5import android.widget.TextView;
6
7public class HttpExample extends Activity {
8
9 TextView httpStuff;
10
11 @Override
12 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
13 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
14 setContentView(R.layout.httpex);
15 httpStuff = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvHttp);
16 GetMethodEx test = new GetMethodEx();
17 try {
18 String returned = test.getInternetData();
19 httpStuff.setText(returned);
20 } catch (Exception e) {
21 // TODO Auto-generated catch block
22 e.printStackTrace();
23 }
24
25
26 }
27
28
29}

1package com.example.test;
2
3import java.io.BufferedReader;
4import java.io.InputStreamReader;
5import java.net.URI;
6
7import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
8import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
9import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
10import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
11
12public class GetMethodEx {
13
14 public String getInternetData () throws Exception {
15 BufferedReader in = null;
16 String data = null;
17 try {
18 HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
19 URI website = new URI("CANTPOSTURL");
20 HttpGet request = new HttpGet();
21 request.setURI(website);
22 HttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
23 in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent()));
24 StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("");
25 String l = "";
26 String nl = System.getProperty("line.separator");
27 while ((l = in.readLine()) !=null) {
28 sb.append(l + nl);
29
30 }
31 in.close();
32 data = sb.toString();
33 return data;
34
35 }finally {
36 if (in !=null) {
37 try {
38 in.close();
39 return data;
40 }catch (Exception e) {
41 e.printStackTrace();
42 }
43 }
44 }
45
46
47 }
48
49}

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2<manifest xmlns:android="CANTPOSTURL"
3 package="com.example.test"
4 android:versionCode="1"
5 android:versionName="1.0" >
6
7 <uses-sdk
8 android:minSdkVersion="8"
9 android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
10
11 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
12 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
13
14 <application
15 android:allowBackup="true"
16 android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
17 android:label="@string/app_name"
18 android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
19 <activity
20 android:name="com.example.test.HttpExample"
21 android:label="@string/app_name" >
22 <intent-filter>
23 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
24
25 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
26 </intent-filter>
27 </activity>
28 </application>
29
30</manifest>

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2<LinearLayout xmlns:android="CANTPOSTURL"
3 xmlns:tools="CANTPOSTURL"
4 android:layout_width="match_parent"
5 android:layout_height="match_parent"
6 android:orientation="vertical"
7 tools:context=".HttpActivity">
8
9 <ScrollView android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent">
10
11 <TextView
12 android:id="@+id/tvHttp"
13 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
14 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
15 android:text="Loading Data" >
16 </TextView>
17 </ScrollView>
18
19</LinearLayout>