What is Activity.finish() method doing exactly?

Question

I\'m developing android applications for a while, and followed a lot of posts about activity life cycle, and application\'s life cycle.

I know Activity.finish

Answer 1

calling finish in onCreate() will not call onDestroy() directly as @prakash said. The finish() operation will not even begin until you return control to Android.

Calling finish() in onCreate(): onCreate() -> onStart() -> onResume(). If user exit the app will call -> onPause() -> onStop() -> onDestroy()

Calling finish() in onStart() : onCreate() -> onStart() -> onStop() -> onDestroy()

Calling finish() in onResume(): onCreate() -> onStart() -> onResume() -> onPause() -> onStop() -> onDestroy()

For further reference check look at this oncreate continuous after finish & about finish()