How to get getIntent() to return null after Activity called with an Intent set

Question

This question was similar to my original question, but I think there is a better way to approach a solution.

getIntent returns wrong intent when setIntent is followe

Answer 1

I found a solution that appears to work, but I expect there is a better way to do it.

    if (getIntent() != null && getIntent().getData() != null) {
        String data = getIntent().getDataString();
        getIntent().setData(null);
        setIntent(null);

I think the setIntent isn't of any use, but the setData(null) seems to do the trick.