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This document provides an example of using explicit intents in Android to call one activity from another. It shows how to pass data between two activities called FirstActivity and SecondActivity. The FirstActivity calls SecondActivity by creating an explicit intent and passing extra data. SecondActivity then retrieves and displays this data. It also shows how SecondActivity can call FirstActivity to transition back using another explicit intent.

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53-Android Explicit Intent Example - Javatpoint

This document provides an example of using explicit intents in Android to call one activity from another. It shows how to pass data between two activities called FirstActivity and SecondActivity. The FirstActivity calls SecondActivity by creating an explicit intent and passing extra data. SecondActivity then retrieves and displays this data. It also shows how SecondActivity can call FirstActivity to transition back using another explicit intent.

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Android Explicit Intent Example


Android Explicit intent specifies the component to be invoked from activity. In other words, we can call another activity in
android by explicit intent.

We can also pass the information from one activity to another using explicit intent.

Here, we are going to see an example to call one activity from another and vice-versa.

Android calling one activity from another activity example

Let's see the simple example of android explicit example that calls one activity from another and vice versa.

activity_main.xml

File: activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"  
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
    android:layout_width="match_parent"  
    android:layout_height="match_parent"  
    tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.explicitintent.FirstActivity">  
  
    <TextView  
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"  
        android:text="First Activity"  
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.454"  
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"  

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        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.06" />  
  
    <Button  
        android:id="@+id/button"  
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginTop="392dp"  
        android:onClick="callSecondActivity"  
        android:text="Call second activity"  
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />  
  
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>  

ActivityOne class

File: MainActivityOne.java

package example.javatpoint.com.explicitintent;  
  
import android.content.Intent;  
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;  
import android.os.Bundle;  
import android.view.View;  
  
public class FirstActivity extends AppCompatActivity {  
  
    @Override  
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_first);  
    }  
    public void callSecondActivity(View view){  

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        Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), SecondActivity.class);  
        i.putExtra("Value1", "Android By Javatpoint");  
        i.putExtra("Value2", "Simple Tutorial");  
        // Set the request code to any code you like, you can identify the  
        // callback via this code  
        startActivity(i);  
    }  
  
}  

activitytwo_main.xml

File: activitytwo_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"  
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
    android:layout_width="match_parent"  
    android:layout_height="match_parent"  
    tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.explicitintent.SecondActivity">  
  
    <TextView  
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"  
        android:text="Second Activity"  
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.454"  
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.06" />  
  
    <Button  
        android:id="@+id/button"  
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"  
        android:layout_marginTop="392dp"  
        android:onClick="callFirstActivity"  
        android:text="Call first activity"  

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        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"  
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />  
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>  

ActivityTwo class

File: MainActivityTwo.java

package example.javatpoint.com.explicitintent;  
  
import android.content.Intent;  
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;  
import android.os.Bundle;  
import android.view.View;  
import android.widget.Toast;  
  
public class SecondActivity extends AppCompatActivity {  
  
    @Override  
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);  
        Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();  
        String value1 = extras.getString("Value1");  
        String value2 = extras.getString("Value2");  
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Values are:\n First value: "+value1+  
                "\n Second Value: "+value2, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
    }  
    public void callFirstActivity(View view){  
        Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), FirstActivity.class);  
        startActivity(i);  
    }  
  
}  

Output:

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