@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_show_ad); Intent intent = getIntent(); db = new DatabaseOpenHelper(getApplicationContext()); // set the default value for the intent using getCount() // Log.v(LOG_TAG, "row count = "+ db.getRowCount()); long id = intent.getLongExtra("EXTRA_TEXT", db.getRowCount()); // Log.v(LOG_TAG, "row id = "+ id); showAdDetails(id); Button back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.back_button); back.setOnClickListener(this); }