How to raise an action picker with options of Send to via sms, email, etc.

Question

I've seen in applications a popup that prompts me what I do want to do with a text. I am prompted to choose from Send by SMS, Send by Email, Send by Bluetooth, Send by Fring etc.

How do I make such a popup, it seamed to be automatically built?
Also how do I tell what message to use?
And if needed how do I tell who the contact is? Maybe chooses the options based on the contact, (if has email, show email)

Answer 1

This dialog is created through an Intent. Here is a little bit of source code that shows how to do this for sharing a custom text.

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"Subject");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Content ");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, ""));

The createChooser call on the Intent lets the OS search for every activity that has an intent filter on ACTION_SEND with type text/plain and the specified extras. All applications found for this Intent are now shown in the chooser.

You just have to find the correct type for your use case and supply the Intent with the needed data.

Editet do share text not email