Introduction

An Intent is a small message passed around the Android system. This message may hold information about our intention to perform a task.

It is basically a passive data structure holding an abstract description of an action to be performed.

Syntax

• Intent Intent()
• Intent Intent(Intent intent)
• Intent Intent(String action)
• Intent Intent(String action, Uri uri)
• Intent Intent(Context packageContext, Class<?> cls)
• Intent Intent(String action, Uri uri, Context packageContext, Class<?> cls)
• void startActivity(Intent intent)
• void startActivity(Intent intent, Bundle options)
• void startActivityForResult (Intent intent, int requestCode)
• void startActivityForResult (Intent intent, int requestCode, Bundle options)
• Intent putExtra(String name, double[] value)
• Intent putExtra(String name, int value)
• Intent putExtra(String name, CharSequence value)
• Intent putExtra(String name, char value)
• Intent putExtra(String name, Bundle value)
• Intent putExtra(String name, Parcelable[] value)