you should call...... for example
Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
then
extras.getString(KEY, VALUE);
-mike
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:51 PM, franw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> hi, can anybody help - ive got an intent receiver that starts a
> service, and i want to send data via the intent for the service OR a
> bundle - neither seem to work. my data is always empty strings, as
> initialized in the service .
> i thought onStart of the service was the place to pick up the data -
> even when i hard code my userid, password, and email in the onStart of
> my service, i still get empty strings.????? arggh!
>
> intent receiver and service follow.
> tyia,
> fran w
>
> import org.apache.android.mailContactsOften.GetContacts;
> import android.app.Service;
> import android.database.Cursor;
> import android.os.Binder;
> import android.os.IBinder;
> import android.os.Parcel;
> import android.content.Intent;
> import android.os.Bundle;
>
> public class GetContacts extends Service
> {
> String pList = "";
> String st = "";
> String userid = "";
> String password="";
> String email="";
>
> public void onStart(Intent in, Bundle b)
> {
> //userid = b.getString("userid");
> //password = b.getString("password");
> //email = b.getString("email");
>
> userid = in.getStringExtra("userid");
> password = in.getStringExtra("password");
> email = in.getStringExtra("email");
>
> //NOTE: hard coding of userid, password and email here STILL
> results
> // empty strings being passed to run()
>
> }
>
> @Override
> protected void onCreate()
> {
> Thread thr = new Thread(null, mTask, "GetContacts");
> thr.start();
> }
>
> /**
> * The function that runs in our worker thread
> */
> Runnable mTask = new Runnable() {
> public void run()
> {
> // Normally we would do some work here...
> // get the contact string and call send to send the info
> String body = getContactStr();
>
> // send the data
> SendContacts s = new SendContacts (body,userid, password,
> email);
>
> // Done with our work... stop the service!
> GetContacts.this.stopSelf();
> }
> };
>
> .... rest of service routines, etc.
> here is the intent receiver
>
> import android.content.Context;
> import android.content.Intent;
> import android.content.IntentReceiver;
> import android.os.Bundle;
>
> public class EmailContactsRepeat extends IntentReceiver
> {
> String userid ;
> String password ;
> String email ;
> @Override
> public void onReceiveIntent(Context context, Intent intent)
> {
> //get bundle of extras (userid, passwork, email) from intent
> userid = intent.getStringExtra("userid");
> password = intent.getStringExtra("password");
> email = intent.getStringExtra("email");
> //context.startService(new Intent(context, GetContacts.class),
> // null);
>
> Intent conintent = new Intent(context, GetContacts.class);
> //bundle data for conintent
>
> // bundle extras (data) with the intent.
> conintent.putExtra("userid", userid);
> conintent.putExtra("password", password);
> conintent.putExtra("email", email);
>
> Bundle b= new Bundle();
> b.putString("userid", userid);
> b.putString("password", password);
> b.putString("email", email);
>
> context.startService(conintent,b);
>
> }
> }
>
> >
>
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