It appears to be an issue with my intermediate step of OAuth. When I call finish on the second activity, it doesn't go back to the first because OAuth happened during the second activity.
Chris Stewart [email protected] On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Chris Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > I haven't been able to figure this out on my own yet, so here's the code > I'm using: > > To start an activity (happens in onCreate with a specific condition): > Intent i = new Intent(StatusActivity.this, AddAccountActivity.class); > this.startActivity(i); > > To close the new activity (happens in a callback method after doing OAuth > with Twitter/Facebook): > finish(); > > I'm not attempting to return data to the initial activity, but Is there > something I need to do in the initial activity that can catch the return? > Or what am I missing here? > > Chris Stewart > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Chris Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I do have one of those circumstances. I'll investigate further and see if >> I can discovery why calling finish is not doing what I expect (i.e., I'm >> doing it wrong). >> >> Chris Stewart >> [email protected] >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Joseph Earl <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> As TreKing said - it is perfectly fine and normal for an activity to >>> finish() itself in circumstances where that is required. >>> >>> On Jul 22, 7:56 pm, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:35 PM, RichardC < >>> [email protected]>wrote: >>> > >>> > > There is usually no need to call finish(). >>> > >>> > > If you have avoided doing anything "clever", when the user presses >>> > > the [back] button your top activity will finish and the one >>> underneath will >>> > > resume. >>> > >>> > Well, if your second activity is there to provide the first with a >>> result, >>> > there is certainly the need to call finish(). This is pretty common >>> > functionality and not what I would call being "clever". >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago >>> > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
