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It is known that Intents are used in Android to pass to the data from one activity to another. But there is one another way, that can be used to pass the data from one activity to another in a better way and less code space ie by using Bundles in Android. Android Bundles are generally used for passing data from one activity to another. Basically here concept of key-value pair is used where the data that one wants to pass is the value of the map, which can be later retrieved by using the key. Bundles are used with intent and values are sent and retrieved in the same fashion, as it is done in the case of Intent. It depends on the user what type of values the user wants to pass, but bundles can hold all types of values (int, String, boolean, char) and pass them to the new activity.

The following are the major types that are passed/retrieved to/from a Bundle:

putInt(String key, int value), getInt(String key, int value)

putString(String key, String value), getString(String key, String value)

putStringArray(String key, String[] value), getStringArray(String key, String[] value)

putChar(String key, char value), getChar(String key, char value)

putBoolean(String key, boolean value), getBoolean(String key, boolean value)

Using the Bundle in the Android App

The bundle is always used with Intent in Android. Now to use Bundle writes the below code in the MainActivity.

Java




// creating a intent
Intent intent = new Intent(this, SecondActivity.class);
 
// creating a bundle object
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
 
// storing the string value in the bundle
// which is mapped to key
bundle.putString("key1", "GFG :- Main Activity");
 
// passing the bundle into the intent
intent.putExtras(bundle);
 
// starting the intent
startActivity(intent);


Kotlin




// creating the instance of the bundle
val bundle = Bundle()
 
// storing the string value in the bundle
// which is mapped to key
bundle.putString("key1", "Gfg :- Main Activity")
 
// creating a intent
intent = Intent(this@MainActivity, SecondActivity::class.java)
 
// passing a bundle to the intent
intent.putExtras(bundle)
 
// starting the activity by passing the intent to it.
startActivity(intent)


 

 

Now create another empty activity named SecondActivity. Now to retrieve the data stored in the Bundle, write the following code in SecondActivity.

 

Java




// getting the bundle back from the android
Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();
 
// getting the string back
String title = bundle.getString("key1", "Default");


Kotlin




// getting the bundle back from the android
val bundle = intent.extras
 
// performing the safety null check
var s:String? = null
 
// getting the string back
s = bundle!!.getString("key1", "Default"))


 

 

Alternatively, if one does not want to use the default value too, one can do this but remember it gives an exception.

 

For eg: boolean b = bundle.getBoolean(“pass the key here”);

 

 

If there exists no mapping corresponding to the key, it may lead to NullPointerException. Hence it’s recommended to add default values for the Bundle.

 

Example

 

Step 1: Create a new project

 

  1. Click on File, then New => New Project.
  2. Choose Empty activity
  3. Select language as Java/Kotlin
  4. Select the minimum SDK as per your need.

Step 2: Working with the activity_main.xml file

 

Now add two Buttons into the app, one button will pass the data which is stored into the bundle, and another button will pass the empty bundle, ie clearing the bundle with bundle.clear() and then passing the Bundle to Intent. The complete code for the activity_main.xml file is given below. Here one can see that the first button is used to pass the non-empty bundle, while the second button is used to pass the empty bundle.

 

XML




<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:padding="10dp"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">
 
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnPassBundles"
        android:layout_width="275dp"
        android:layout_height="101dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="250dp"
        android:text="Pass Data Into Bundle"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.498"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnNoPassBundle"
        android:layout_width="277dp"
        android:layout_height="92dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="220dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="75dp"
        android:text="Pass No Data/Empty BUNDLE"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/btnPassBundles" />
   
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>


 

 

Step 3: Create another activity and named it as SecondActivity

 

Now create another empty activity names SecondActivity. Follow the procedure illustrated in the image given below to create another activity.

 

SecondActivity

 

Step 4: Working with the activity_second.xml file

 

In this file add a TextView to display the text in the SecondActivity.

 

XML




<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".SecondActivity">
 
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/txtString"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="348dp"
        android:text="String from MainActivity"
        android:textSize="40sp"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textColor="#008000"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.428"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>


 

 

Step 5: Working with the MainActivity file

 

The complete code for the MainActivity is given below. Comments are added to understand the code easily.

 

Java




import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
 
    Button btnPassBundles, btnNoPassBundle;
 
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 
        btnPassBundles = findViewById(R.id.btnPassBundles);
        btnNoPassBundle = findViewById(R.id.btnNoPassBundle);
         
        // one button will pass the bundle and other button
        // will not pass the bundle
        btnPassBundles.setOnClickListener(this);
        btnNoPassBundle.setOnClickListener(this);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        switch (view.getId()) {
            case R.id.btnPassBundles:
                // creating a bundle instance
                Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
                // passing the data into the bundle
                bundle.putString(
                        "key1",
                        "Passing Bundle From Main Activity to 2nd Activity");
                Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SecondActivity.class);
                // passing the bundle to the intent
                intent.putExtras(bundle);
                // starting the activity by passing the intent
                // to it.
                startActivity(intent);
                break;
                 
            case R.id.btnNoPassBundle:
                bundle = new Bundle();
                bundle.putString(
                        "key1",
                        "Not passing Bundle From Main Activity");
                // clearing the data stored into the bundle
                bundle.clear();
                // passing the intent to the second activity
                intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SecondActivity.class);
                intent.putExtras(bundle);
                startActivity(intent);
                break;
        }
    }
}


Kotlin




import android.content.Intent
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
import android.widget.Button
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), View.OnClickListener {
   
    var btnPassBundles: Button? = null
    var btnNoPassBundle: Button? = null
   
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
        btnPassBundles = findViewById(R.id.btnPassBundles)
        btnNoPassBundle = findViewById(R.id.btnNoPassBundle)
         
        // one button will pass the bundle and other button
        // will not pass the bundle
        btnPassBundles?.setOnClickListener(this)
        btnNoPassBundle?.setOnClickListener(this)
    }
 
    override fun onClick(view: View) {
        when (view.id) {
            R.id.btnPassBundles -> {
                // creating the bundle instance
                val bundle = Bundle()
                // passing the data into the bundle
                bundle.putString("key1", "Passing Bundle From Main Activity to 2nd Activity")
                
                val intent = Intent(this@MainActivity, SecondActivity::class.java)
                intent.putExtras(bundle)
                startActivity(intent)
            }
             
            R.id.btnNoPassBundle -> {
                val bundle = Bundle()
                bundle.putString("key1", "Not passing Bundle From Main Activity")
                // clearing the bundle
                bundle.clear()
                // passing the intent to the second activity
                intent = Intent(this@MainActivity, SecondActivity::class.java)
                // passing the bundle into the intent
                intent.putExtras(bundle)
                startActivity(intent)
            }
        }
    }
}


 

 

Step 6: Working with the SecondActivity file

 

The complete code for the SecondActivity is given below. Comments are added to understand the code easily.

 

Java




import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
 
public class SecondActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     
    TextView txtString;
 
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);
       
        txtString = findViewById(R.id.txtString);
       
          // getting the bundle from the intent
        Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();
       
        // setting the text in the textview
        txtString.setText(bundle.getString("key1", "No value from the MainActivity"));
    }
}


Kotlin




import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 
class SecondActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
   
    var txtString: TextView? = null
   
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_second)
         
        txtString = findViewById(R.id.txtString)
        txtBoolean = findViewById(R.id.txtBoolean)
         
        // getting the bundle from the intent
        val bundle = intent.extras
       
        // setting the text in the textview
        txtString?.setText(bundle!!.getString("key1", "No value from MainActivity :("))
    }
}


 
 

Output: Run on Emulator

 



Last Updated : 05 May, 2021
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