I am having a problem receiving the extras that are coming in with my intent from a different activity. When I run the code and use break points at the line where the object is actually being created I can see it being created using the debugger. I can see the object being put in the putExtra() function.
Upon arrival at the resulting activity though using the function getParceableExtra() always returns null upon receiving the intent.
//In the receving activity
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
if(requestCode == 1){
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
Intent extras = getIntent();
if(extras != null){
Goals addToList = extras.getParcelableExtra(GOAL_PASSING);
if(addToList != null)
mGoal.add(addToList);
}
}
}
}
//In the sending activity
incrementMGoal = (findViewById(R.id.create_goal_button));
incrementMGoal.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
Goals newGoal = new Goals(GT,GD,GDueDate);
returnIntent.putExtra(MainActivity.GOAL_PASSING,newGoal);
setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK,returnIntent);
finish();
}
});
I expect when I create the intent to pass putExtra and then receive it to be put in a array. I am just receiving null however.
The Problem is that your code takes the wrong intent and not of the onActivityResult parameter data
Goals addToList = data.getParcelableExtra(GOAL_PASSING);
so instead you should do this
Goals addToList = data.getParcelableExtra(GOAL_PASSING);
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I have two activities that should pass data back and forth to each other using intents. I'm not sure where to place some of the puts and gets though.
For Activity1 (MainActivity), I have a button, and on press it creates an intent, and then puts it to Activity2, then starts it using startActivity(intent).
btn.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, Activity2.class);
intent.putExtra("test", testClass);
startActivity(intent);
});
Then in Activity2, I get that information in the onCreate() function using getIntent.
Now what I want to do is have a button in Activity2 that will pass data to Activity1, but won't necessarily "start/show" the activity.
So I'm wondering how this can be done.
My idea is to have the following similar to before:
Activity2:
btn.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("info", info);
});
But I'm confused about two things
Can I do this without starting the activity right away
Where would I do the getIntent call in MainActivity to retrieve this data
You can use startActivityForResult to start Activity2 and receive a result back to Activity1
Activity 1
int LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO = 1;
Intent i = new Intent(this, Activity2.class);
i.putExtra("test", testClass);
startActivityForResult(i, LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO);
//onActivityResult
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO) {
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
String result=data.getStringExtra("result");
}
}
}
Activity 2
Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
returnIntent.putExtra("result", result);
setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, returnIntent);
finish();
Full Activity 1 code:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public static int LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO = 1;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
btn.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
Intent i = new Intent(this, Activity2.class);
i.putExtra("test", testClass);
startActivityForResult(i, LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO);
});
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == LAUNCH_ACTIVITY_TWO) {
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
String result= data.getStringExtra("result");
}
}
}
}
Full Activity 2 code:
public class Activity2 extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if(getIntent().getExtras() != null) {
// Get intent extras from Activity 1
}
Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
btn.setOnClickListener((v) -> {
Intent returnIntent = new Intent();
returnIntent.putExtra("result", result);
setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, returnIntent);
finish();
});
}
}
You can for example create a list in activity2 to which you add the data you want to pass to activity1. Before starting activity1 you get the values out of your array and add them as extras to the input.
You can have the data added to a JSONObject and use a serializer so you don't have to add your items all by yourself.
If you want to pass your data to activity1 without starting it,so activity1 processes the data, that is not possible. Activity doesnt execute anything while you are in activity2, for such cases you use fragments.
If you use fragments you can put all data in a viewmodel which is bound to the activity instead of each fragment.
There are several ways you can achieve this pending on what type of data you're looking at passing.
If it's an entire class object then make the class parcable. You can copy and paste the class in this website http://www.parcelabler.com/ and it auto formats it for you. All you do is pass it as an intent extra.
If you're looking at data that needs an action performed on it and then passed to another activity I would suggest using and intent service. You can perform certain actions pending the intents received in the service.
If you're looking at performing certain actions only after XYZ has occurred in your application then used shared preferences. These can be accessed anywhere quite easily.
Lastly, if you're using bulk data consistently that needs to remain persistent, use a local database storage and just query when you need to.
You can use SharedPreferences or static variables/fields for that.
I have tried a couple of different solutions already given but none works as everything seems to work fine in another activity that I am returning a result from, here is the code.
My Main activity where City activity is called:
//this method gets called on a button click and it works as other activity shows up
public void getCity(View v){
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), City.class);
startActivityForResult(intent,1);
}
//receiving the data the first data is ok but the second one is null although doing the same thing in both files
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null && requestCode==0){
initializeUI(data.getExtras());
}
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null && requestCode==1){
//data is null here
}
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
My City Activity
public void addInput(View v){
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
EditText cityBox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.cityInput);
String cityName = cityBox.getText().toString();
Intent resultIntent = new Intent();
try {
EditText longBox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.longitudeInput);
String longitude = longBox.getText().toString();
double longi = Double.parseDouble(longitude);
bundle.putDouble("LONGITUDE", longi);
EditText latBox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.latitudeInput);
String latitude = latBox.getText().toString();
double lati = Double.parseDouble(latitude);
bundle.putDouble("LATITUDE", lati);
} catch (NumberFormatException e){
}
bundle.putString("CITY_NAME", cityName);
resultIntent.putExtra("DATA",bundle);
setResult(RESULT_OK, resultIntent);
finish(); //calling finish just in case tried without finish aswell
onBackPressed(); //calling onBackPressed tried without it as well doesn't work
}
Any help would be appreciated.
try this:
Then, in B, I do:
Intent intent = getIntent();
intent.putExtra("Date",dateSelected);
setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);
finish();
And, in A:
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
if(resultCode==RESULT_OK && requestCode==1){
Bundle MBuddle = data.getExtras();
String MMessage = MBuddle .getString("Date");
}
}
the problem i have found in your code is use of wrong requestCode you are passing 1 as result code in startActivityForResult and in onActivityResult you are checking requestCode==0 means intializeUI etc. All you need to do is use this below code.
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null && requestCode==1){
//everything works fine
initializeUI(data.getExtras());
}
hope this will help you.
I recently faced same issue in my case. What i was doing wrong was that i was using startActivity() by mistake with startActivityForResult() then in child activity i was calling onBackPress() and finish() before setting the result. I can suggest you that you make sure you set the result before finish() the activity and make sure you're starting activity with startActivityForResult().
Here is snippet from my code.
setResult(RESULT_OK, getIntent().putExtra("country", "some result"));
And i made sure the above written code get excuted before onBackPressed() and onFinish() and it worked for me.
Hope this will help you.
I am trying to get an arraylist in ScanLocate activity from an UpdateLocation activity.
I'm using startActivityForResult method to call the scan method which populates the ArrayList wifiList, I then want to send the ArrayList to the Update Location class.
I start by calling startActivityForResult in Update Location:
private void getScan(){
//Create an intent to start ScanLocate
final Intent i = new Intent(this, ScanLocate.class);
//Start scanLocate with request code
startActivityForResult(i, REQUEST_READINGS);
}
Next, in ScanLocate I created the sendData method (note: the check confirms that the ArrayList data is intact at that point):
private void sendData(){
//create a new intent as container for the result
final Intent readings = new Intent(this, UpdateLocation.class);
//check that data is in wifiList
for(String s:wifiList){
Log.v(TAG,"List Items: " + s);
}
//create bundle for string array
Bundle b = new Bundle();
b.putStringArrayList(key, wifiList);
//add readings to send to updateLoc
readings.putExtras(b);
//set code to indicate success and attach Intent
setResult(RESULT_OK, readings);
//call finish to return
finish();
}
The final part is back in UpdateLocation with the onActivityResult:
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent readings){
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, readings);
//check if request code matches the one set above
if(requestCode == REQUEST_READINGS){
//check if sendData() in ScanLocate was successful
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
//get the readings from the Intent
Log.v(TAG, "HERE");
result = getIntent().getExtras().getStringArrayList(ScanLocate.key);
Log.v(TAG, "HERE2");
for(String s : result) {
Log.v(TAG, "Location 5: " + s);
}
}else{
//ScanLocate was unsuccessful
}
}
}
The first "Here" is displayed however it then falls down on the next line, getStringArrayList() throws a null pointer exception.
I have looked through the documentation and at previous questions on here and I cannot see what is going wrong.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Previous questions:
startactivityforResult not working
How to pass an ArrayList to the StartActivityForResult activity
You don't need to call getIntent(), use the parameter provided by the method:
result = readings.getStringArrayListExtra(ScanLocate.key);
I would terminate my app and cancel it from the list of recent task.
finishAndRemoveTask() is available only on API 21.
What should I use on API lower than 21??
Make an intent to the first activity in the stack and finish the current activity:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, FirstActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(EXTRA_FINISH, true);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
startActivity(intent);
finish();
And, in the onResume method of the FirstActivity, something like this to finish the last activity in the stack (and hopefully removing the app from the recent apps list):
if (getExtras() != null && getIntentExtra(EXTRA_FINISH, false)) {
finish();
}
I had a similar use case where I needed to finish all activities. Here is one way to do it without finishAndRemoveTask().
Make all your activities extend a base class with the following things in it:
private Boolean mHasParent = false;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Intent intent = getIntent();
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
if (extras != null) {
mHasParent = extras.getBoolean("hasParent", false);
}
}
// Always start next activity by calling this.
protected void startNextActivity(Intent intent) {
intent.putExtra("hasParent", true);
startActivityForResult(intent, 199);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, intent);
if (requestCode == 199 && resultCode == FINISH_ALL) {
finishAllActivities();
}
}
protected void finishAllActivities() {
if (mHasParent) {
// Return to parent activity.
setResult(FINISH_ALL);
} else {
// This is the only activity remaining on the stack.
// If you need to actually return some result, do it here.
Intent resultValue = new Intent();
resultValue.putExtra(...);
setResult(RESULT_OK, resultValue);
}
finish();
}
Simply call finishAllActivities() in any activity, and all the activities will unwind. Ofcourse if you don't care what result the last activity returns, the code can be made much simpler.
I have an object called Contact which contains an arraylist of type Transactions.
I pass the selected contact (from a listview in activity1) to activity2 using intent and startActivityForResult.
In the second activity I create a new Transaction object and add it to the passed Contact's arraylist of transactions, return it using setResult and retrieve it using onActivityResult
My problem is that the original Contact object doesn't get the new Transaction.
Sending intent:
Intent intent = new Intent(this, AddTransactionActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("contact", selectedContact);
startActivityForResult(intent, 1);
recieving intent:
Bundle b = getIntent().getExtras();
if(b != null) {
recievedContact = (Contact)b.getParcelable("contact");
}
Sending back result:
recievedContact.addTransaction(transaction);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, Contacts_activity.class);
intent.putExtra("contact", recievedContact);
setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, intent);
finish();
startActivity(intent);
Retrieving result:
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if(requestCode == 1) {
if(resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
Bundle b = data.getExtras();
if(b != null) {
selectedContact = (Contact)b.getParcelable("contact");
}
} else if (resultCode == 0) {
}
}
}
edit: I put a Log.v("result test", "success"); in onActivityResult(), it doesnt show in logcat so it seems my onActivityResult method is never called.