Hi, Justin, Can I use similar function call Home using startActivity() in the child application. Do not use the Home button. Because I want keep the child application alive and directly back to home.
Thanks, Shude On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Shude Zheng <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Justin. > > This is what I want to know. > > Shude > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Justin Anderson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes you can do that. I have a program on the market, AppSwipe!, that >> essentially does only that. The Dev Guide states: >> >> "The general mechanism to start a new activity if its not running— or to >> bring the activity stack to the front if is already running in the >> background— is the to use the NEW_TASK_LAUNCH flag in the startActivity() >> call." >> >> This is found on this page: >> http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/faq/framework.html#4 >> >> Thanks, >> Justin >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> There are only 10 types of people in the world... >> Those who know binary and those who don't. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Shude Zheng <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Justin, >>> >>> I have fixed the crash. But I still have some questions. >>> >>> I have two my own applications, for example, Parent and Child. There is >>> button in Parent applicaiton to launch Child. It uses the ApplicationInfo >>> code get the name and activity of Child and uses startActivity() to launch >>> Child. Child will run. At that time the Parent is atill alive at >>> background. The Child Uses similar function. it will launch the Parent. But >>> at that time Parent is still alive. Can I use atartActivity() to let the >>> Parent run in front. The doc said atartActivity is for new activity. >>> >>> Shude >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Justin Anderson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The following will get you a list of all applications on your phone as >>>> ApplicationInfo objects (assuming you have a Context object): >>>> >>>> PackageManager mgr = context.getPackageManager(); >>>> ArrayList<ApplicationInfo> appList = >>>> (ArrayList<ApplicationInfo>)mgr.getInstalledApplications(0); >>>> >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Justin >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> There are only 10 types of people in the world... >>>> Those who know binary and those who don't. >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Sean Hodges < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think he's trying to launch the Youtube app >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 22, 2009 7:29 AM, "Justin Anderson" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Are you trying to launch an activity that you created, or an arbitrary >>>>> third party app? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Justin >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> There are only 10 types of people in the world... >>>>> Those who know binary and those who don't. >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Abhi <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: > > > Hi, > > After se... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
