Android Service Activity Intent

I want to pass a string from activiy to service.

            Bundle mBundle = new Bundle();
            mBundle.putString("MyString", string);
            mIntent.putExtras(mBundle);
            startService(mIntent);

this is in Activity class

            Intent myIntent = getIntent();
            String value = myIntent.getExtras().getString(key);

and this is in Service class It doesn't accept getIntent() method :S I don't kno开发者_StackOverflow中文版w what I'll do

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The code in the service must be placed in onStart(Intent intent, int startid) method and the code becomes String value = intent.getExtras().getString(key);

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When you start the service using startService(mIntent) the service's onStartCommand is called which is good place to handle the intent.

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Move the part of your code that depends on the intent to onStartCommand: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int)

OnStartCommand was called OnStart before api version 5, follow link to documentation for further information about backwards compatibility in your app.

@Override
  public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
      String value = intent.getExtras().getString(key);
  }

Also remember to move heavy code into a background thread that you start in onStartCommand, as otherwise you will run into an Application Not Responding error.