Context.StartService(Intent) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Content

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Request that a given application service be started.

[Android.Runtime.Register("startService", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/content/ComponentName;", "GetStartService_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")]
public abstract Android.Content.ComponentName? StartService (Android.Content.Intent? service);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("startService", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/content/ComponentName;", "GetStartService_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")>]
abstract member StartService : Android.Content.Intent -> Android.Content.ComponentName

Parameters

service: Intent

Identifies the service to be started. The Intent must be fully explicit (supplying a component name). Additional values may be included in the Intent extras to supply arguments along with this specific start call.

Returns

ComponentName

If the service is being started or is already running, the ComponentName of the actual service that was started is returned; else if the service does not exist null is returned.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

SecurityException

Remarks

Java documentation for android.content.Context.startService(android.content.Intent).

Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

Applies to