That's true. Do you do anything in onResume() to alter the data? And, this might sound silly, but are you sure a String was stored where getString is called? (For example, if you putExtra a bundle, then getExtra returns a Bundle, not a string...)
Hope that helps. -Jim On Aug 9, 1:16 pm, kypriakos <[email protected]> wrote: > Gotcha - but do you agree that the following should work and return > the Extras bundle? > > @Override > protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent){ > > Bundle extras = intent.getExtras(); > ... > > Like Mark said, the intent var that is passed to the onNewIntent each > time I start a new > intent on a particular activity should hold a ref to that new intent > and I should be able > to access the data from it. No? > > On Aug 9, 1:26 pm, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Since setIntent() stores a reference to the intent sent to > > onNewIntent(), you need to either capture the data there or copy the > > Intent to a local variable and reference it. Once onNewIntent() > > finishes, the Intent goes away and your reference is null. > > > Try that... > > > -Jim > > > On Aug 9, 10:46 am, kypriakos <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Blech. > > > > he he ;) > > > > > Use the Intent supplied to onNewIntent(). The Intent returned by > > > > getIntent() will always be the original Intent used to create the > > > > activity. > > > > But I am - and that's where the null exception occurs. Not sure if the > > > setIntent or the super are needed. I will poke around a bit more to > > > see what is going on. But if the Intent supplied by the onNewIntent() > > > is what I need then that puts me on the right path. > > > > Thanks again guys -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
