Creating different PendingIntent objects - request code vs. different Intent

Question

In my code, i am creating various PendingIntent objects using getBroadcast().

My application needs to represent a few different types of PendingIntents, and for this reason i create the underlying Intent with a different action string (unique per PendingIntent).

My question is - does it make any difference to differentiate the pending intents by the request code, or stick with the technique i am doing now ?

Example:

What i'm doing now:

Intent intent = new Intent(Receiver.class);
intent.setAction("unique.name.here");

PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, flags);

Other technique:

Intent intent = new Intent(Receiver.class);
PendingIntnt.getBroadcast(this, uniqueId, intent, flags);

Is there any reason why should i pick one technique over the other?

Answer 1

Use whatever technique you want that works for you. Sometimes you need a unique PendingIntent but you can't use a unique action because the action is used for some other purpose (Intent resolution or whatever).