0 value for flag parameter in getBroadcast()

Asked Jul 06 '16 at 16:01

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I'm creating my own reminder app, but now I have a question about the getBroadcast method, and I can't find its answer:

To study and have an example of how to make an alarm, on the web I see that all the people make a PendingIntent in this way:

PendingIntent pendingIntent_name = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(Main_Activity.this, request_code, Intent_name, 0)

Now, here's my problem: seeing the official documentation I see that there are only these parametres:

I do not see "0" as a possible value of this parameter, so, does it work? If yes, what does it mean? (in the meaning of: what does it do?)

edited Jul 06 '16 at 18:31

asked Jul 06 '16 at 16:01

DISSENNATORE

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Check out this question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4523349/what-happens-if-you-set-the-flag-on-a-pendingintent-to-0 – JRowan Jul 06 '16 at 19:29
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0 means no flags pretty much – JRowan Jul 06 '16 at 19:31
@JRowan Ok; I shouldn't have troubles because for the request code I have a method that generates a random number (and checks thanks to an array list if it already exists or not and it adds it to that array list); I think that "0" should go, do you agree? – DISSENNATORE Jul 06 '16 at 19:44
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Yeah that should work – JRowan Jul 06 '16 at 19:56
Thanks :) If you make the answer insteaf of the comment I'll mark it :) – DISSENNATORE Jul 06 '16 at 21:55
@JRowan I was thinking.. If i set the flag to FLAG_RECEIVER_FOREGROUND to be sure? Or it doesn't matter because the intent it's used by the alarmmanager? – DISSENNATORE Jul 06 '16 at 22:00
I couldnt tell you – JRowan Jul 06 '16 at 22:02
Thank you anyway :) – DISSENNATORE Jul 06 '16 at 22:52

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