How to send an object from one Android Activity to another using Intents?

Question

How can I pass an object of a custom type from one Activity to another using the putExtra() method of the class Intent?

Answer 1

I struggled with the same problem. I solved it by using a static class, storing any data I want in a HashMap. On top I use an extension of the standard Activity class where I have overriden the methods onCreate an onDestroy to do the data transport and data clearing hidden. Some ridiculous settings have to be changed e.g. orientation-handling.

Annotation: Not providing general objects to be passed to another Activity is pain in the ass. It's like shooting oneself in the knee and hoping to win a 100 metres. "Parcable" is not a sufficient substitute. It makes me laugh... I don't want to implement this interface to my technology-free API, as less I want to introduce a new Layer... How could it be, that we are in mobile programming so far away from modern paradigm...