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Nandu
Nandu

Reputation: 31

Android Intent Creation

Why should we include context object reference in the constructor while creating the Intent Object??

Example: 

Intent i = new Intent(context object,Target.class);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 142

Answers (2)

Raffaele
Raffaele

Reputation: 20875

It is used to initialize a field of type ComponentName, which in turn is used for routing purposes across the whole API. Usage of ComponentName seems related to the deepest (native) parts of the Android platform

Upvotes: 1

Malcolm
Malcolm

Reputation: 41510

It is required to determine the application package. Internally Intent creates an instance of android.content.ComponentName. While this can be achieved by specifying the package using a String, it is easier to just specify the context.

Upvotes: 1

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