Android: start service with parameter

Question

To start my service from an Activiy I use startService(MyService.class). This works great, but in a special case the service should be started differently. I want to pass some parameters to the service start.

I tried the following in my Activity:

Intent startMyService= new Intent(); startMyService.setClass(this,LocalService.class); startMyService.setAction("controller"); startMyService.putExtra(Constants.START_SERVICE_CASE2, true);  startService(startMyService); 

In my Service I use:

public class MyIntentReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {  @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {          if (intent.getAction().equals("controller"))          {                 // Intent was received                                        }      } }  

The IntentReceiver is registered in onCreate() like this:

IntentFilter mControllerIntent = new IntentFilter("controller"); MyIntentReceiver mIntentReceiver= new MyIntentReceiver(); registerReceiver(mIntentReceiver, mControllerIntent); 

With this solution the service starts but the intent is not received. How can I start a Service and pass my parameters?

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this,ListenLocationService.class);  serviceIntent.putExtra("From", "Main"); startService(serviceIntent); //and get the parameter in onStart method of your service class  @Override public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {     super.onStart(intent, startId);     Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();      if(extras == null) {         Log.d("Service","null");     } else {         Log.d("Service","not null");         String from = (String) extras.get("From");         if(from.equalsIgnoreCase("Main"))             StartListenLocation();     } }