Explicit

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intent is use to launch specific components, such as activities or services.

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EXPLICIT

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can be added as a piece of extra information to the Intent to be received by the activity you are targeting.

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Extras

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many times to pass multiple values by using multiple keys, just make sure each extra has its own unique name.

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putExtra()

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you can store many key-value pairs and pass the said object to the intent.

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bundle object

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You can use the method in the next activity to get the bundle and the extras attached to it.

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getExtras()

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intent the component to be called is not specified; instead, you will define the action to be performed.

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Implicit

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received as a bundle of information by the component.

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Intent object

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It is a string used by the activity to specify an action to perform.

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Action

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It is a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) that references the data to work on.

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Data

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It is a string containing the additional information about the component that will handle the intent.

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Category

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This is the name of the target component.

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Component name

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The list below shows the example category used for intent:

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CATEGORY_LAUNCHER – the activity should be displayed in the toplevel launcher.

CATEGORY_BROWSABLE – the activity is allowed to be started by a web browser to display data.

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indicates which activity to launch. You can also manipulate the activity stack using intent flags.

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Flags

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Android system will automatically ask you to choose which activity you want to use.

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Intent chooser

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Basically, there are four types of launch modes for activity.

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1.standard

2. singleTop

3.singleTask

4. singleIntance

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The following are the flags you can use to modify the behavior of your activity:

CUSTOMIZING THE LAUNCH MODE USING INTENT FLAG

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1. FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK

2. FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP

3. FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP