how to check which Intent started the activity?

Question

I have many activities. Each one of them has an intent which refers to the same activity. Is there a way to find out which intent started the activity?

Answer 1

You didn't provide any context, so here's one general approach.

Put an extra into each Intent type, like a unique int or String:

intent.putExtra("Source", "from BroadcastReceiver");

and use:

String source = getIntent().getStringExtra("Source");