I got this exception
"java.lang.IllegalStateException: Can not be called to deliver a result"
And didn't immediately understand why. Below is my answer to why this happened, maybe this helps someone.
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Well, this has helped me and it looks as if it has helped other as well. So maybe not so off-topic right? – VonSchnauzer May 15 '19 at 06:11
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I had called finishAffinity() after having set a result code. Android was complaining that it will never be able to deliver the result when calling finishAffinity().
Solution: either don't set the result before calling finishAffinity(), or set the result again before calling finishAffinity() but this time with Activity.RESULT_CANCELED as the result code:
setResult(Activity.RESULT_CANCELED);
finishAffinity();
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Not sure if the API changed, but I believe this is supposed to call `setResultCode()` instead of `setResult()`. – Dave Leeds Oct 23 '17 at 21:31
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1I'm still seeing setResult() in the docs...? https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#setResult(int) – Divisible by Zero Nov 01 '17 at 14:34
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@DaveLeeds there is no "setResultCode()" for Activities, only BroadcastReceivers – angryITguy Oct 29 '18 at 02:19