Sticky Intent

[Devangi Rawal]

#51524

What Is A Sticky Intent?

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[Nitesh User Do not delete]

#51525

sendStickyBroadcast() functions a sendBroadcast (Intent) that is “sticky,” i.e. the Intent you are sending stays around after the broadcast is complete so that others can promptly retrieve that data through the return value of registerReceiver (BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter). In all other ways, this behaves the same as sendBroadcast (Intent).

One example of a sticky broadcast sent via the operating system is ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED. When you call registerReceiver () for that action — even with a null BroadcastReceiver — you get the Intent that was the last broadcast for that action. Hence, you can use this to determine the state of the battery without necessarily registering for all future state changes in the battery.

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Nitesh Bavishiya

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