Number of ways to pass data from one activity to another activity

Question

I wants to know if there are any other ways to pass data from one Activity to another Activity without using bundle(Intent), Sharedpreference and database(SQLITE). If there are any other way,please suggest me those.

Intent should **always** be your preferred way. If you describe what you are trying to achieve, we can look for the best solution for your case. — natario, May 12 '16 at 10:44
actually this question was asked to me in an interview. So i was very much eager to know the other ways to pass data from one activity to another — Manish Singh Rana, May 12 '16 at 10:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 12 '16 at 11:00

You could pass data between activities via:

Extras bundle while starting new activity;
Result bundle if you're using startActivityForResult;
Broadcast receivers.

All of the methods above are using Intents. If you want to avoid Intents usage (you shouldn't), as a alternative look at event busses (EventBus, Otto etc.) Also please keep in mind that Database and SharedPreferences haven't designed for such purposes. Instead of this you could use them as a long-term storage.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 12 '16 at 11:11

Options for storing data in android :

Using Intents
Using Bundle
Using Shared Preferences
Using files
Using SQLite
Using Server

If you need to pass small data(ex. string) use intents. For big data you should go for SQLite or Server. If you need to retain small data throughout the app, use shared preferences.

Number of ways to pass data from one activity to another activity

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