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Reputation: 765

How to send data from an activity to servicce

I am trying to send data from an activity to service via intents.

This is the code in my activity class

Intent i= new Intent(this,SampService.class);

    i.putExtra("startTimeHour", timePicker1.getCurrentHour());
    i.putExtra("endTimeHour", timePicker2.getCurrentHour());
    i.putExtra("startTimeMinute",timePicker1.getCurrentMinute());
    i.putExtra("endTimeMinute", timePicker2.getCurrentMinute());
    startActivity(i);

This is the code in my service class

public class SampService extends Service implements Runnable {

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return null;
}
public void onCreate()
{
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service Created", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    String startTimeHour,startTimeMinute,endTimeHour,endTimeMinute;



}
public void onStart()
{
    Thread t=new Thread(this);
    t.start();
}
public void run() {



}

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1313

Answers (2)

Akhil
Akhil

Reputation: 14058

SampleService is a Service, you should use startService(i); instead of startActivity(i); The data attached to the intent can then be retrieved in the Service.

Upvotes: 4

David Wasser
David Wasser

Reputation: 95646

You don't send data from an Activity to a Service with Intents. The Activity needs to bind to the service and then you call methods on the binder. See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/services.html and http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html

Another option would be to have your Activity send a broadcast Intent with the data and your service could set up a BroadcastReceiver to listen for that.

What are you trying to use the service for? Maybe there is an easier or lighter-weight solution to your problem.

Upvotes: 2

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