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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) Intents and Multiple Activities Introducing String Resources

Matthew Francis
Matthew Francis
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Posted by Matthew Francis
Matthew Francis
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Using finish() (Intent Method) to end an activity

In this video there are 2 activities, let's call them in alphabetical order.

A -> B,

A starts the second Activity(B), B calls finish(). When finish() is called, it would go back to the previous activity again (A) and start Activity A. But what happens if there are multiple activites?

eg;

A -> B -> C -> D

if C calls finish(), does that destroy D? and where do you start again? A?

Does that mean w

1 Answer

Adam Sawicki
Adam Sawicki
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Adam Sawicki
Adam Sawicki
15,967 Points

Now I can't imagine situation when C can call finish() when D activity exists and I don't even know if It is possible but technically finish() finishes only current opened activity to finish D activity from C you can use: finishActivity()