Intent - Message is passed between ativities, content providers, broadcast receivers,
services etc.
Android intents are mainly used
to:
- Launch an activity
- Dial a phone call etc.
- Start the service
- Display a web page
- Display a list of contacts
- Broadcast a message
Intent Types are
1. Implicit Intent :
It moves one activity another predefined activity.
Intent intent=new
Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("https://www.google.co.in"));
startActivity(intent);
2. Explicit Intent: It move one activity another activity.
Intent i = new
Intent(getApplicationContext(), SecondActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
Code:
Implicit Intent-
package com.example.intent;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import
android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
public class IntentActivty extends
Activity {
Button implicit, explicit;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle
savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
implicit = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
explicit = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
implicit.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//String url=editText1.getText().toString();
Intent intent=new
Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse("http://vvkishor.blogspot.in"));
startActivity(intent);
}
});
explicit.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//String url=editText1.getText().toString();
Intent intent=new Intent(IntentActivty.this,
SecondActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
});
}
}
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.intent.MainActivity" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="183dp"
android:text="Implicit Intent" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/button1"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
android:text="Explicit Intent" />
</RelativeLayout>
SecondActivity.class -
package com.example.intent;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SecondActivity extends
Activity{
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle
savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.second);
}
}
second.xml
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.intent.MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="183dp"
android:text="Second Class" />
</RelativeLayout>
AndroidManifest.xml
Register your SecondActvity class and give internet
permissions
<?xml version="1.0"
encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.intent"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".IntentActivty"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action
android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category
android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".SecondActivity"></activity>
</application>
</manifest>
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