Pass information to a android service

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I have a service in android, and I need to pass parameters to it..I have no idea how to do it..

I tried to putExtra but it wasn't an intent...I used constructor but it doesn't work with constructors..

this link might be helpful for you. [link] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3293243/android-pass-data-from-activity-to-service-using-an-intent — Royi, Jan 13 '13 at 10:45

Pratik Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-13T11:14:52.180

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From Activity:

Intent intent = new Intent(this, YourService.class);
intent.putExtra("someKey", someData);
intent.putExtra("anotherKey", anotherData);
startService(intent);

In YourService :

public void onStartCommand(Intent data, int startId, int flags) {
    int data1 = data.getExtra("someKey");
    int data2 = data.getExtra("anotherKey");
}

Thanks.

edited Jan 13 '13 at 11:14

answered Jan 13 '13 at 10:58

Pratik Sharma

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can I used startService() instead of startActivity()? – aclowkay Jan 13 '13 at 11:05
Thank you! Oh and, if I want to call a retrieve information back from the service, how can I do that? – aclowkay Jan 13 '13 at 11:14
@user1050389 see this link for that : [ http://www.websmithing.com/2011/02/01/how-to-update-the-ui-in-an-android-activity-using-data-from-a-background-service/ ] – Pratik Sharma Jan 13 '13 at 11:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 13 '13 at 10:46

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public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
    String[] info = intent.getStringArrayExtra("information");
}

answered Jan 13 '13 at 10:46

Meghal Shah

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Pass information to a android service

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