How to send an object from one Android Activity to

Question

How can I pass an object of a custom type from one Activity to another using the putExtra() method of the class Intent?

Answer 1

Thanks for parcelable help but i found one more optional solution

 public class getsetclass implements Serializable {
        private int dt = 10;
    //pass any object, drwabale 
        public int getDt() {
            return dt;
        }

        public void setDt(int dt) {
            this.dt = dt;
        }
    }

In Activity One

getsetclass d = new getsetclass ();
                d.setDt(50);
                LinkedHashMap<String, Object> obj = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();
                obj.put("hashmapkey", d);
            Intent inew = new Intent(SgParceLableSampelActivity.this,
                    ActivityNext.class);
            Bundle b = new Bundle();
            b.putSerializable("bundleobj", obj);
            inew.putExtras(b);
            startActivity(inew);

Get Data In Activity 2

 try {  setContentView(R.layout.main);
            Bundle bn = new Bundle();
            bn = getIntent().getExtras();
            HashMap<String, Object> getobj = new HashMap<String, Object>();
            getobj = (HashMap<String, Object>) bn.getSerializable("bundleobj");
            getsetclass  d = (getsetclass) getobj.get("hashmapkey");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("Err", e.getMessage());
        }

Answer 2

public class SharedBooking implements Parcelable{

    public int account_id;
    public Double betrag;
    public Double betrag_effected;
    public int taxType;
    public int tax;
    public String postingText;

    public SharedBooking() {
        account_id = 0;
        betrag = 0.0;
        betrag_effected = 0.0;
        taxType = 0;
        tax = 0;
        postingText = "";
    }

    public SharedBooking(Parcel in) {
        account_id = in.readInt();
        betrag = in.readDouble();
        betrag_effected = in.readDouble();
        taxType = in.readInt();
        tax = in.readInt();
        postingText = in.readString();
    }

    public int getAccount_id() {
        return account_id;
    }
    public void setAccount_id(int account_id) {
        this.account_id = account_id;
    }
    public Double getBetrag() {
        return betrag;
    }
    public void setBetrag(Double betrag) {
        this.betrag = betrag;
    }
    public Double getBetrag_effected() {
        return betrag_effected;
    }
    public void setBetrag_effected(Double betrag_effected) {
        this.betrag_effected = betrag_effected;
    }
    public int getTaxType() {
        return taxType;
    }
    public void setTaxType(int taxType) {
        this.taxType = taxType;
    }
    public int getTax() {
        return tax;
    }
    public void setTax(int tax) {
        this.tax = tax;
    }
    public String getPostingText() {
        return postingText;
    }
    public void setPostingText(String postingText) {
        this.postingText = postingText;
    }
    public int describeContents() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return 0;
    }
    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
        dest.writeInt(account_id);
        dest.writeDouble(betrag);
        dest.writeDouble(betrag_effected);
        dest.writeInt(taxType);
        dest.writeInt(tax);
        dest.writeString(postingText);

    }

    public static final Parcelable.Creator<SharedBooking> CREATOR = new Parcelable.Creator<SharedBooking>()
    {
        public SharedBooking createFromParcel(Parcel in)
        {
            return new SharedBooking(in);
        }
        public SharedBooking[] newArray(int size)
        {
            return new SharedBooking[size];
        }
    };

}

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Passing the data:

Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),YourActivity.class);
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
i.putParcelableArrayListExtra("data", (ArrayList<? extends Parcelable>) dataList);
intent.putExtras(bundle);
startActivity(intent);

Retrieving the data:

Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();
dataList2 = getIntent().getExtras().getParcelableArrayList("data");

Answer 3

For situations where you know you will be passing data within an application, use "globals" (like static Classes)

Here is what Dianne Hackborn (hackbod - a Google Android Software Engineer) had to say on the matter:

For situations where you know the activities are running in the same process, you can just share data through globals. For example, you could have a global HashMap<String, WeakReference<MyInterpreterState>> and when you make a new MyInterpreterState come up with a unique name for it and put it in the hash map; to send that state to another activity, simply put the unique name into the hash map and when the second activity is started it can retrieve the MyInterpreterState from the hash map with the name it receives.

Answer 4

Your class should implements Serializable or Parcelable.

public class MY_CLASS implements Serializable

Once done you can send an object on putExtra

intent.putExtra("KEY", MY_CLASS_instance);

startActivity(intent);

To get extras you only have to do

Intent intent = getIntent();
MY_CLASS class = (MY_CLASS) intent.getExtras().getSerializable("KEY");

If your class implements Parcelable use next

MY_CLASS class = (MY_CLASS) intent.getExtras().getParcelable("KEY");

I hope it helps :D

Answer 5

There are couple of ways by which you can access variables or object in other classes or Activity.

A. Database

B. shared preferences.

C. Object serialization.

D. A class which can hold common data can be named as Common Utilities it depends on you.

E. Passing data through Intents and Parcelable Interface.

It depend upon your project needs.

A. Database

SQLite is an Open Source Database which is embedded into Android. SQLite supports standard relational database features like SQL syntax, transactions and prepared statements.

Tutorials -- http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidSQLite/article.html

B. Shared Preferences

Suppose you want to store username. So there will be now two thing a Key Username, Value Value.

How to store

 // Create object of SharedPreferences.
 SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
 //now get Editor
 SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit();
 //put your value
 editor.putString("userName", "stackoverlow");

 //commits your edits
 editor.commit();

Using putString(),putBoolean(),putInt(),putFloat(),putLong() you can save your desired dtatype.

How to fetch

SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
String userName = sharedPref.getString("userName", "Not Available");

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/SharedPreferences.html

C. Object Serialization

Object serlization is used if we want to save an object state to send it over network or you can use it for your purpose also.

Use java beans and store in it as one of his fields and use getters and setter for that

JavaBeans are Java classes that have properties. Think of properties as private instance variables. Since they're private, the only way they can be accessed from outside of their class is through methods in the class. The methods that change a property's value are called setter methods, and the methods that retrieve a property's value are called getter methods.

public class VariableStorage implements Serializable  {

    private String inString ;

    public String getInString() {
        return inString;
    }

    public void setInString(String inString) {
        this.inString = inString;
    }


}

Set the variable in you mail method by using

VariableStorage variableStorage = new VariableStorage();
variableStorage.setInString(inString);

Then use object Serialzation to serialize this object and in your other class deserialize this object.

In serialization an object can be represented as a sequence of bytes that includes the object's data as well as information about the object's type and the types of data stored in the object.

After a serialized object has been written into a file, it can be read from the file and deserialized that is, the type information and bytes that represent the object and its data can be used to recreate the object in memory.

If you want tutorial for this refer this link

http://javawithswaranga.blogspot.in/2011/08/serialization-in-java.html

Get variable in other classes

D. CommonUtilities

You can make a class by your self which can contain common data which you frequently need in your project.

Sample

public class CommonUtilities {

    public static String className = "CommonUtilities";

}

E. Passing Data through Intents

Please refer this tutorial for this option of passing data.

http://shri.blog.kraya.co.uk/2010/04/26/android-parcel-data-to-pass-between-activities-using-parcelable-classes/

Answer 6

By far the easiest way IMHO to parcel objects. You just add an annotation tag above the object you wish to make parcelable.

An example from the library is below https://github.com/johncarl81/parceler

@Parcel
public class Example {
    String name;
    int age;

    public Example(){ /*Required empty bean constructor*/ }

    public Example(int age, String name) {
        this.age = age;
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() { return name; }

    public int getAge() { return age; }
}