onActivityResult is not called when the back button in ActionBar is clicked

Question

Here is my problem:

Create a MainActivity. Add a button which will start another activity SecondActivity.

        Intent i = new Intent(getActivity(),SecondActivity.class);
        startActivityForResult(i,0);

Inside the SecondActivity, I capture the back button click event and also add a button to return to the first Activity.

When back button in action bar is clicked:

@Override

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case android.R.id.home:
            // back button
            Intent resultIntent = new Intent();
            // TODO Add extras or a data URI to this intent as appropriate.
            setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, resultIntent);
            //finish();
            return false;

    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

When the button inside activity is clicked:

Button btn = (Button)this.findViewById(R.id.button2);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        Intent resultIntent = new Intent();
        // TODO Add extras or a data URI to this intent as appropriate.
        setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, resultIntent);
        finish();
    }
});

The onActivityResult in MainActivity is called when I click the button inside the SecondActivity, but it's never been called if I click the back button in Actionbar of SecondActivity. Can anybody tell me why? Thanks

uncomment finish() in onOptionsItemSelected() and try once... — Gopal Gopi, Nov 23 '13 at 10:35
'return true;' is the real keyword for that issue. If you miss that,application doesn't close properly. — TeachMeJava, Apr 26 '15 at 13:50

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '13 at 10:46

Here is the code which is working:

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case android.R.id.home:
            // back button
            Intent resultIntent = new Intent();
            setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, resultIntent);
            finish();
            return true;

    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

I guess the finish() will close the current Activity, and return true inform that action has been processed. (The default back action seems to be different from finish().)

The onCreate event in MainActivity will be triggered if I return false in onOptionsItemSelected. The MainActivity was recreated. I guess that is the reason why the onActivityResult is never been called. — Bagusflyer, Nov 23 '13 at 10:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 23 '13 at 10:53

1

Try this:-

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

switch (item.getItemId()) {
    case android.R.id.home:
        Intent resultIntent = new Intent();
        setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, resultIntent);
        onBackPressed();
        return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

answered Nov 23 '13 at 10:53

Hardip Patel

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I guess this is the same result with my own answer. Any difference between finish() and onBackPressed()? – Bagusflyer Nov 23 '13 at 10:58
@bagusflyer It worked for me so thought may be on yours..but worth a try. – Hardip Patel Nov 23 '13 at 11:13

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

Good answer is Gopal Rao code in the same question. Its worked for me. This is a copy of his solution:

    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
       if (item.getItemId() == android.R.id.home) {
          Intent result = new Intent((String) null);
          result.putExtra("SOME_CONSTANT_NAME", true);
          setResult(RESULT_OK, result);
          finish();
          return true;
       } 
       else {
          return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
       }
    }

onActivityResult is not called when the back button in ActionBar is clicked

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