Try using setData() to store your message instead of extras: that forces the Intent to be seen as a new one. Or you can keep using extras and create some other unique token every time for setData().
Lee p.s. also see the flags you can use at the end of the getService call (read the PendingIntent docs). There's something like 'FLAG_REPLACE_CURRENT'. On Sep 25, 9:39 pm, "Jason B." <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm creating an intent that I'm pushing to the AlarmManager so that a > service will be run at a later time. I have a single string value I > need to pass with the intent so the service knows what to "do" when > it's onStart() is called. > > Here is the code that sets up my intent and pushes it to the > AlarmManager > > Intent myintent = new Intent(); > myintent.setClass(mContext, RemindMeLater_Service.class); > myintent.putExtra("ReminderText", mEditText_Reminder.getText().toString > ()); > mPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, myintent, 0); > > // Use the AlarmManager to schedule the PendingIntent > mAlarmManager.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, alarmTime, > mPendingIntent); > > Notice the line: > > myintent.putExtra("ReminderText", mEditText_Reminder.getText().toString > ()); > > Essentially I'm trying to "change" the extended data referenced by the > same name in the putExtra call. Note also that the "myintent" Intent > is freshly created everytime this block of code executes, so it should > be a new instantiated Intent object. The text that is put into the > extended data comes from an EditText view on my activity. > > The code in the service that is trying to pull the string out is: > > public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) { > > // Increment mReminderId to ensure each notification is unique to > this context > String reminderText = intent.getStringExtra("ReminderText"); > > //do stuff with the "reminderText" we just got out of the intent > // ........... > } > > Seems pretty simple, and logical. So here comes the problem. This > works ONCE. The first time the intent is created and the extended > data is added with .putExtra( ), when the AlarmManager goes off and > starts the service, the remidnerText is exactly what I put in. > However, subsequent calls to this code, creating the intent, adding a > new string using .putExtra( ), the AlarmManager goes off, service gets > onStart() called, now the reminderText still has the same value from > the first call. It keeps holding onto the same value for ever until I > uninstall the .apk and reinstall (i.e. Rebuild ->Run through eclipse > on the emulator or a real device). > > I've tried putting breakpoints right at this line and verified the new > string being passed into putExtra() has changed: > > myintent.putExtra("ReminderText", mEditText_Reminder.getText().toString > ()); > > And then a breakpoint at the service line and verified that it still > has the previous value: > > String reminderText = intent.getStringExtra("ReminderText"); > > I'm a little lost at what to do next. Maybe the bundle that is > created is when I call putExtra() is being cached? I've tried doing > System.gc() right before I create my new intent each time and still no > luck. Thanks for any insight, I hope I've provided enough detail. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
