Hmm, I went back and read the Javadoc for finishActivity(), and it's not clear whether activities should be allowed to use finishActivity() for activities that it didn't start. I can interpret it both ways. So, you may be right; maybe it should work.
But at the very least, maybe you could try the different approach above. /shrug I hope you let us know how it turns out, because I've only used finish (), and not finishActivity(). On Nov 5, 4:54 pm, PJ <[email protected]> wrote: > Check out this discussion, it sounds similar to what you want to > accomplish:http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa... > > Specifically, check out FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP > at:http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#FL... > > Hope this helps! > -- PJ > > On Nov 5, 4:48 pm, PJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > finishActivity() is intended to be used to force-finish an activity, > > *** from the same activity that started it ***. > > So, if you want to force-finish Activity B, then I think Main Activity > > is the only one that can do it via finishActivity(), because Main > > Activity is the one that started it. > > > However, I think there's a way for Activity C to terminate and to go > > back directly to Main Activity and to ask Main Activity to destroy all > > activities "above" it (B). Let me see if I can find that... > > > -- PJ > > > On Nov 5, 2:58 pm, Bob Cai <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > In main Activity, I called startActivityForResult(intentB, 100) to start a > > > new activity B, then in B, I called startActivity(intentC) to start > > > another > > > activity C. Lastly I wanted to call finishActivity(100) in C to close > > > activity B, but seemed it was not successfully destoried(I can use BACK > > > key > > > to see it's still there.). > > > > Anyone can give advice of this? > > > > Thanks, > > > Bob- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
