Ok this does work if you add the following to your activity definition in the manifest file:
android:launchMode="singleTop" Thanks On Nov 21, 8:15 pm, Mark Wyszomierski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Here's the call: > > intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP | > Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP); > > same behavior though, 'B' gets its onCreate() method called. I added > an override for onNewIntent() just to see if it would be called, but > it isn't either, I must be missing something simple! > > Thanks > > On Nov 21, 8:07 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Mark Wyszomierski wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'd like to use FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP to launch an activity in my > > > app. It has one feature I don't want though - it restarts the target > > > intent, instead of just resuming it. Example history stack, with > > > activity D making the call to B with that flag: > > > > A B C D > > > > new stack > > > > A B > > > > but 'B' gets relaunched, its onCreate() method is called. Since B is > > > already in the history stack, is there a way I can use this flag, but > > > have it *not* recreate B, just onResume() it again? The reordering > > > flags are kind of what I need too, but they won't pop C and D, just > > > reshuffle the stack so B comes to the top, but I want C and D to go > > > away, > > > Per the documentation: > > > "The currently running instance of activity B in the above example will > > either receive the new intent you are starting here in its onNewIntent() > > method, or be itself finished and restarted with the new intent. If it > > has declared its launch mode to be "multiple" (the default) and you have > > not set FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP in the same intent, then it will be > > finished and re-created; for all other launch modes or if > > FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP is set then this Intent will be delivered to > > the current instance's onNewIntent(). " > > >http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#FL... > > > So, try OR'ing FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP in your Intent that you're using > > with FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP, and see if that does the trick. > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons > > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > Android Consulting/App Development:http://commonsware.com/consulting -- 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
