On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:04 PM, dashman <[email protected]> wrote: > the document states that the NAME has to be prefixed with the package > name.
Really? > is it really necessary for intra-app intents. Having them be plausibly unique is a good idea, in case the OS tacks in extras as well. Using the package name is a good idea, but I doubt that you will fail with a compile error if you use something else. > if so, is there a programmatic way of getting the current package > name. getPackageName() on any Context. > also, any limits on the sive of the VALUE arg. Generally, you want them to be small. This is particularly true for: -- startActivity() Intents, as they hang around as long as the activity instance does -- any that will cross process boundaries, including to the OS system process (e.g., extras on a PendingIntent used in a Notification or RemoteViews) -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 1.9 Available! -- 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
