I have in one activity:

```
...
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.configure);

        edit1=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit1);
        edit2=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit2);
        edit11=edit1.getText().toString();
        edit22=edit2.getText().toString();
        btn=(View) findViewById(R.id.btn);
        btn.setOnClickListener(this);

}

     public void onClick(View v) {
        switch (v.getId()){
        case R.id.btn:
             Intent i=new Intent(this,selection.class);
             i.putExtra("code_value",edit11);
             i.putExtra("time_value",edit22);
             startActivity(i);  
             break;

     }

```

and in the selection activity:

```
...
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.selection);

        String code_value=getIntent().getExtras().getString("code_value");
        String time_value=getIntent().getExtras().getString("time_value");
        long thetime=Long.parseLong(time_value);
..

// Start service using AlarmManager
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
        Intent intent = new Intent(selection.this, selection.class);
        PendingIntent pintent = PendingIntent.getService(selection.this, 0, intent,
                0);
        AlarmManager alarm = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
        alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
                thetime, pintent);

```

where the long "thetime" I want to use it in the alarm.setRepeating.
But it gives me the nullpointerexception..