Android, Can I use putExtra to pass multiple values
You could pass a 'bundle' of extras rather than individual extras if you like, for example:-
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyActivity.class);Bundle extras = new Bundle();extras.putString("EXTRA_USERNAME","my_username");extras.putString("EXTRA_PASSWORD","my_password");intent.putExtras(extras);startActivity(intent);
Then in your Activity that your triggering, you can reference these like so:-
Intent intent = getIntent();Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();String username_string = extras.getString("EXTRA_USERNAME");String password_string = extras.getString("EXTRA_PASSWORD");
Or (if you prefer):-
Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();String username_string = extras.getString("EXTRA_USERNAME");String password_string = extras.getString("EXTRA_PASSWORD");
Hope this helps! :-)
You can pass multiple values by using multiple keys. Instead of
i.putExtra(ID_EXTRA, "1", "111");
do
i.putExtra(ID_EXTRA1, "1");i.putExtra(ID_EXTRA2, "111");
Of course you have to define 2 constants for the keys and have to read both seperately in the new activity.
Or you can pass a string array via
i.putExtra(ID_EXTRA, new String[] { "1", "111"});
Putting extra values in class
public class MainActivity extends Activity { public final static String USERNAME = "com.example.myfirstapp.MESSAGE"; public final static String EMAIL = "com.example.myfirstapp.EMAIL";public void registerUser(View view) { Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayMessageActivity.class); EditText userNameTxt = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1); EditText emailTxt = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2); String userName = userNameTxt.getText().toString(); String email = emailTxt.getText().toString(); intent.putExtra(USERNAME, userName); intent.putExtra(EMAIL,email); startActivity(intent); }
Reading extra values from another class
public class DisplayMessageActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); Intent intent = getIntent(); String user = intent.getStringExtra(MainActivity.USERNAME); String email = intent.getStringExtra(MainActivity.EMAIL);