How do I avoid onCreate() being called when starting an Activity?

Question

I want to reload an activity from stack.

I use startActivity() to start new activities. When I\'m on Activity D I want to reload Activity A

Answer 1

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case android.R.id.home:
            this.finish();
            return true; 
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

This will kill the child activity. So parent activity is not recreated