startActivity and startSubActivity

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Can anyone tell me the difference between startActivity and startActivityForResult?

Is startActivity used to call Activity asynchronously and startActivityForResult for a synchronous call?

Are startActivity(intent) and startActivityForResult(intent,-1) same?

Answer

Rogério Limas picture Rogério Limas · Oct 7, 2013

Both startActvity() and startActivityForResult() are ASYNCHRONOUS.

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