/* * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package android.support.v4.content; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Build; import android.os.Bundle; /** * Helper for accessing features in {@link android.content.Context} * introduced after API level 4 in a backwards compatible fashion. */ public class ContextCompat { /** * Start a set of activities as a synthesized task stack, if able. * *

In API level 11 (Android 3.0/Honeycomb) the recommended conventions for * app navigation using the back key changed. The back key's behavior is local * to the current task and does not capture navigation across different tasks. * Navigating across tasks and easily reaching the previous task is accomplished * through the "recents" UI, accessible through the software-provided Recents key * on the navigation or system bar. On devices with the older hardware button configuration * the recents UI can be accessed with a long press on the Home key.

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When crossing from one task stack to another post-Android 3.0, * the application should synthesize a back stack/history for the new task so that * the user may navigate out of the new task and back to the Launcher by repeated * presses of the back key. Back key presses should not navigate across task stacks.

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startActivities provides a mechanism for constructing a synthetic task stack of * multiple activities. If the underlying API is not available on the system this method * will return false.

* * @param context Start activities using this activity as the starting context * @param intents Array of intents defining the activities that will be started. The element * length-1 will correspond to the top activity on the resulting task stack. * @return true if the underlying API was available and the call was successful, false otherwise */ public static boolean startActivities(Context context, Intent[] intents) { return startActivities(context, intents, null); } /** * Start a set of activities as a synthesized task stack, if able. * *

In API level 11 (Android 3.0/Honeycomb) the recommended conventions for * app navigation using the back key changed. The back key's behavior is local * to the current task and does not capture navigation across different tasks. * Navigating across tasks and easily reaching the previous task is accomplished * through the "recents" UI, accessible through the software-provided Recents key * on the navigation or system bar. On devices with the older hardware button configuration * the recents UI can be accessed with a long press on the Home key.

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When crossing from one task stack to another post-Android 3.0, * the application should synthesize a back stack/history for the new task so that * the user may navigate out of the new task and back to the Launcher by repeated * presses of the back key. Back key presses should not navigate across task stacks.

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startActivities provides a mechanism for constructing a synthetic task stack of * multiple activities. If the underlying API is not available on the system this method * will return false.

* * @param context Start activities using this activity as the starting context * @param intents Array of intents defining the activities that will be started. The element * length-1 will correspond to the top activity on the resulting task stack. * @param options Additional options for how the Activity should be started. * See {@link android.content.Context#startActivity(Intent, Bundle) * @return true if the underlying API was available and the call was successful, false otherwise */ public static boolean startActivities(Context context, Intent[] intents, Bundle options) { final int version = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT; if (version >= 16) { ContextCompatJellybean.startActivities(context, intents, options); return true; } else if (version >= 11) { ContextCompatHoneycomb.startActivities(context, intents); return true; } return false; } }