In the oncreate() of my activity can I tell what intent launches my activity?

Question

Android will call onCreate() of my activity whenever it is launched.

In the onCreate() of my activity can I tell what intent launches my activity?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Simple - use getIntent(). You'll also want to override onNewIntent(Intent intent). I usually write a method called "HandleIntent(Intent intent) and call it from both onCreate() and onNewIntent().