How to get "calling" Activity instance from called Activity?

Question

I have a Contact Activity which is derived from ListActivity, which displays list of contacts, and on click of item, a new Activity Message Activity derived from ListActivity is initialized.

Now I know, I can pack some information in Bundle and pass it before creating activity, but is there a way I can get instance of "ContactActivity" in onCreate method of "MessageActivity"?

Answer 1

No, sorry, there is no built-in means for you to get at the activity that called startActivity() for your current activity. After all, the original activity might not be in your application (e.g., home screen).