Closing the background activity which has the same name

Question

I'm trying to develop an app which has two editText fields for entering location. So I made two java files

1.MapsActivity.java(with activity_maps.xml)
2.AutoComplete.java(with autocomplete.xml)

In MapsActivity while clicking the 'from' text field, it will open the AutoComplete activity and after clicking any of the suggestions in it will open a fresh MapsActivity and places the clicked item . Likewise for 'to' text field also.

I am using Intents to pass the clicked values. So at last, five activities are opened when the two text boxes are filled. When I click back button ,it is showing the auto complete activity used the previous time.

Question:

Is any other way to close a particular activity with same name running behind?
Is there any other way to pass values by super.backpressed(); ?

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@Jas actually I want to show the user ,a set of suggestions about the places they are searching for..! From the same activity, it will be difficult I think.. — Surya, Feb 29 '16 at 05:28
You can easily do this using a custom alert dialog with your suggestions shown as list — Jas, Feb 29 '16 at 05:38
Thank you Jas.. But whether it will update the suggestions for every letter being changed? — Surya, Feb 29 '16 at 05:43

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 29 '16 at 05:35

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You can try using startActivityForResult() method. That way you can use the result from the second activity in the first and also you wouldn't need to start a new activity. You can read up on it here startActivityForResult

answered Feb 29 '16 at 05:35

TechnoBlahble

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Ankush Bist · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-13T07:14:23.730

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try to clear backstack/clear_top/single_top using the intent. Just add/set flags in intent. or finish activity after startActivity. or you can override the onBackPressed method to call the specific activity.

edited Jun 13 '16 at 07:14

answered Feb 29 '16 at 05:24

Ankush Bist

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But there is two activity only, if I did something to be done at the fourth time means ..it is doing it in the very first time..since it has the same name.. – Surya Feb 29 '16 at 05:32
how actually your activities are moving – Ankush Bist Feb 29 '16 at 05:45
if you are moving back and fourth into these activities you can use onActivityResult method – Ankush Bist Feb 29 '16 at 05:47
Thank you..ankush.. But I'm very new to this.. Can you give some links or examples about this... – Surya Feb 29 '16 at 06:09
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3473168/clear-the-entire-history-stack-and-start-a-new-activity-on-android – Ankush Bist Feb 29 '16 at 07:17
first you read these how these are working actually and try to understand the flow of these methods – Ankush Bist Feb 29 '16 at 07:18

Closing the background activity which has the same name

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