Hi, Dianne: ok, thanks. I use the following functions to determine the task id and if it is the root of a task:
activity.getTaskId(); activity.isTaskRoot(); I used logcat looking for useful hints. Let me see if I understand it better if I use "adb shell dumpsys activity" On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > The behavior you are describing is not how things work. What do you mean > you don't see another task? How are you telling? "adb shell dumpsys > activity" will show you the current activity state with the exact task > organization (in the first part of the output). > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:17 PM, devi prasad <dpras...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi >> I am trying to understand the interactions among apps, processes, >> activities, >> and tasks. After reading 'Application Fundamentals' many times, I wrote a >> tiny >> piece of code with three different activities. Here's my manifest file: >> >> <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="ABC"> >> <activity android:name=".AppRootActivity" >> android:label="App1"> >> <intent-filter> >> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> >> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/> >> </intent-filter> >> </activity> >> >> <activity android:name=".ChildActivityOfRoot" >> android:label="ChildActivity:ChildOfAppRootActivity"> >> </activity> >> >> <activity android:name=".SingleTaskActivity" >> android:label="ChildActivity:SingleTaskActivity" >> android:launchMode="singleTask"> >> </activity> >> </application> >> >> The AppRootActivity starts ChildActivityOfRoot which in turn starts >> SingleTaskActivity. >> >> Since 'SingleTaskActivity' is marked with 'singleTask' launchMode I >> expected >> two different tasks with the following activity sets: >> Task1 --> AppRootActivity - ChildActivityOfRoot >> Task2 --> SingleTaskActivity >> >> However, I was surprised to see all three activities running in the same >> task. >> This doesn't change even if I use Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag in >> the >> intent used to activate 'SingleTaskActivity'. I use the getTaskId() to >> determine >> the task the activity is running. >> >> IMO this behavior is not at all apparent from the documentation. Can >> someone >> shed more light? >> >> Thanks >> >> > > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
