The actions of broadcasting are: register, send and receive.
1. Define the receiver
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
}
}
2. Register for broadcast
final MyReceiver[] receivers = {null};
Button registerBroad = findViewById(R.id.registerBroadcast);
registerBroad.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
receivers[0] = new MyReceiver();
IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
intentFilter.addAction("sendMSG");
registerReceiver(receivers[0],intentFilter);
}
});
3. Send broadcast
Button sendBroadcast = findViewById(R.id.sendBroadcast);
sendBroadcast.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("sendMSG");
intent.putExtra("msg","it is the Broadcast message");
sendBroadcast(intent);
}
});
4. Define the behavior after receiving the broadcast
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.i("Test","MSG received"+intent.getStringExtra("msg"));
}
}