Programmatically restarting an App

[airblaster]

Activity.Finish
   Dim r, r2 As Reflector
   r.Target = r.GetActivity
   r.Target = r.RunMethod("getApplicationContext")
   r2.Target = r.RunMethod("getPackageManager")
   Dim i As Intent = r2.RunMethod2("getLaunchIntentForPackage", r.RunMethod("getPackageName"), "java.lang.String" )
   r.Target = i
   r.RunMethod2("addFlags",  67108864, "java.lang.int")
   StartActivity(i)

 

[EduardoElias]

Activity.Finish
   Dim r, r2 As Reflector
   r.Target = r.GetActivity
   r.Target = r.RunMethod("getApplicationContext")
   r2.Target = r.RunMethod("getPackageManager")
   Dim i As Intent = r2.RunMethod2("getLaunchIntentForPackage", r.RunMethod("getPackageName"), "java.lang.String" )
   r.Target = i
   r.RunMethod2("addFlags",  67108864, "java.lang.int")
   StartActivity(i)

Hi there, is it possible to give an example of use of you code?

I have an app that load configuration from a server, and if the configuration is changed i need to restart to draw the views in the new style.

Thanks

Eduardo

 

[Erel]

You can restart the current activity with these two lines:

Activity.Finish
StartActivity(Me)

 

[airblaster]

lol, I didn't know it could be done this way too

 

[EduardoElias]

You can restart the current activity with these two lines:

Activity.Finish
StartActivity(Me)

Sorry the obvious question, however I am not sure how to use it.

I have added these 2 lines on my code, the app is finished but does not get started back again.

What else is needed?

Thanks

 

[airblaster]

Hi eelias,

you could also try adding my code above at the place you want to initiate the restart.

 

[udg]

Hi all,

I'm developing a library to automate app updating.
It would be nice to add some code capable of restarting the update version of the running app.
How have I to modify (if any) your code for that? And where should I put it?

TIA

Umberto

 

[emockler]

Hi eelias,

you could also try adding my code above at the place you want to initiate the restart.

I did & it works. Thanks!