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Android Build an Interactive Story App Intents and Multiple Activities Getting Data from an Intent

Basel Kanaan
Basel Kanaan
4,458 Points
Posted by Basel Kanaan
Basel Kanaan
4,458 Points

a small help here please

String name = intent.getStringExtra("name");

so may ik why we used "name" as string here and should i use it always ?

1 Answer

Malcom T.L Musuma
Malcom T.L Musuma
11,362 Points
Malcom T.L Musuma
Malcom T.L Musuma
11,362 Points

"name" is the data key of the intent which we created in the MainActivity and also its from this intent which we intend to retrieve data we have sent to the NewActivity(StoryActivity). We sent data through the intent.putExtra("name",name) statement