Please note that the contents of this offline web site may be out of date. To access the most recent documentation visit the online version .
Note that links that point to online resources are green in color and will open in a new window.
We would love it if you could give us feedback about this material by filling this form (You have to be online to fill it)

Classes

Summary: Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods | [Expand All]

Added in API level 3

public class

AppWidgetProvider

extends BroadcastReceiver

java.lang.Object
↳	android.content.BroadcastReceiver
	↳	android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider

Class Overview

A convenience class to aid in implementing an AppWidget provider. Everything you can do with AppWidgetProvider, you can do with a regular BroadcastReceiver . AppWidgetProvider merely parses the relevant fields out of the Intent that is received in onReceive(Context,Intent) , and calls hook methods with the received extras.

Extend this class and override one or more of the onUpdate(Context, AppWidgetManager, int[]) , onDeleted(Context, int[]) , onEnabled(Context) or onDisabled(Context) methods to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

Developer Guides

For more information about how to write an app widget provider, read the App Widgets developer guide.

Summary

Public Constructors
	AppWidgetProvider () Constructor to initialize AppWidgetProvider.

Public Methods
void	onAppWidgetOptionsChanged ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int appWidgetId, Bundle newOptions) Called in response to the `ACTION_APPWIDGET_OPTIONS_CHANGED` broadcast when this widget has been layed out at a new size.
void	onDeleted ( Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) Called in response to the `ACTION_APPWIDGET_DELETED` broadcast when one or more AppWidget instances have been deleted. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.
void	onDisabled ( Context context) Called in response to the `ACTION_APPWIDGET_DISABLED` broadcast, which is sent when the last AppWidget instance for this provider is deleted. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.
void	onEnabled ( Context context) Called in response to the `ACTION_APPWIDGET_ENABLED` broadcast when the a AppWidget for this provider is instantiated. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.
void	onReceive ( Context context, Intent intent) Implements `onReceive(Context, Intent)` to dispatch calls to the various other methods on AppWidgetProvider.
void	onUpdate ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) Called in response to the `ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE` broadcast when this AppWidget provider is being asked to provide `RemoteViews` for a set of AppWidgets. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

[Expand]

Inherited Methods

From class android.content.BroadcastReceiver

final void	abortBroadcast () Sets the flag indicating that this receiver should abort the current broadcast; only works with broadcasts sent through `Context.sendOrderedBroadcast` .
final void	clearAbortBroadcast () Clears the flag indicating that this receiver should abort the current broadcast.
final boolean	getAbortBroadcast () Returns the flag indicating whether or not this receiver should abort the current broadcast.
final boolean	getDebugUnregister () Return the last value given to `setDebugUnregister(boolean)` .
final int	getResultCode () Retrieve the current result code, as set by the previous receiver.
final String	getResultData () Retrieve the current result data, as set by the previous receiver.
final Bundle	getResultExtras (boolean makeMap) Retrieve the current result extra data, as set by the previous receiver.
final BroadcastReceiver.PendingResult	goAsync () This can be called by an application in `onReceive(Context, Intent)` to allow it to keep the broadcast active after returning from that function.
final boolean	isInitialStickyBroadcast () Returns true if the receiver is currently processing the initial value of a sticky broadcast -- that is, the value that was last broadcast and is currently held in the sticky cache, so this is not directly the result of a broadcast right now.
final boolean	isOrderedBroadcast () Returns true if the receiver is currently processing an ordered broadcast.
abstract void	onReceive ( Context context, Intent intent) This method is called when the BroadcastReceiver is receiving an Intent broadcast.
IBinder	peekService ( Context myContext, Intent service) Provide a binder to an already-running service.
final void	setDebugUnregister (boolean debug) Control inclusion of debugging help for mismatched calls to `Context.registerReceiver()` .
final void	setOrderedHint (boolean isOrdered) For internal use, sets the hint about whether this BroadcastReceiver is running in ordered mode.
final void	setResult (int code, String data, Bundle extras) Change all of the result data returned from this broadcasts; only works with broadcasts sent through `Context.sendOrderedBroadcast` .
final void	setResultCode (int code) Change the current result code of this broadcast; only works with broadcasts sent through `Context.sendOrderedBroadcast` .
final void	setResultData ( String data) Change the current result data of this broadcast; only works with broadcasts sent through `Context.sendOrderedBroadcast` .
final void	setResultExtras ( Bundle extras) Change the current result extras of this broadcast; only works with broadcasts sent through `Context.sendOrderedBroadcast` .

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone () Creates and returns a copy of this `Object` .
boolean	equals ( Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize () Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class <?>	getClass () Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode () Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify () Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll () Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString () Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait () Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait (long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait (long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

Public Constructors

public AppWidgetProvider ()

Added in API level 3

Constructor to initialize AppWidgetProvider.

Public Methods

public void onAppWidgetOptionsChanged ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int appWidgetId, Bundle newOptions)

Added in API level 16

Called in response to the ACTION_APPWIDGET_OPTIONS_CHANGED broadcast when this widget has been layed out at a new size.

Parameters

context	The `Context` in which this receiver is running.
appWidgetManager	A `AppWidgetManager` object you can call `updateAppWidget(ComponentName, RemoteViews)` on.
appWidgetId	The appWidgetId of the widget who's size changed.
newOptions	The appWidgetId of the widget who's size changed.

public void onDeleted ( Context context, int[] appWidgetIds)

Added in API level 3

Called in response to the ACTION_APPWIDGET_DELETED broadcast when one or more AppWidget instances have been deleted. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

Parameters

context	The `Context` in which this receiver is running.
appWidgetIds	The appWidgetIds that have been deleted from their host.

public void onDisabled ( Context context)

Added in API level 3

Called in response to the ACTION_APPWIDGET_DISABLED broadcast, which is sent when the last AppWidget instance for this provider is deleted. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

Parameters

context	The `Context` in which this receiver is running.

public void onEnabled ( Context context)

Added in API level 3

Called in response to the ACTION_APPWIDGET_ENABLED broadcast when the a AppWidget for this provider is instantiated. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

When the last AppWidget for this provider is deleted, ACTION_APPWIDGET_DISABLED is sent by the AppWidget manager, and onDisabled(Context) is called. If after that, an AppWidget for this provider is created again, onEnabled() will be called again.

Parameters

context	The `Context` in which this receiver is running.

public void onReceive ( Context context, Intent intent)

Added in API level 3

Implements onReceive(Context, Intent) to dispatch calls to the various other methods on AppWidgetProvider.

Parameters

context	The Context in which the receiver is running.
intent	The Intent being received.

public void onUpdate ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds)

Added in API level 3

Called in response to the ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE broadcast when this AppWidget provider is being asked to provide RemoteViews for a set of AppWidgets. Override this method to implement your own AppWidget functionality.

Parameters

context	The `Context` in which this receiver is running.
appWidgetManager	A `AppWidgetManager` object you can call `updateAppWidget(ComponentName, RemoteViews)` on.
appWidgetIds	The appWidgetIds for which an update is needed. Note that this may be all of the AppWidget instances for this provider, or just a subset of them.

Results

Classes

AppWidgetProvider

Class Overview

Developer Guides

Summary

Public Constructors

public AppWidgetProvider ()

Public Methods

public void onAppWidgetOptionsChanged ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int appWidgetId, Bundle newOptions)

Parameters

See Also

public void onDeleted ( Context context, int[] appWidgetIds)

Parameters

See Also

public void onDisabled ( Context context)

Parameters

See Also

public void onEnabled ( Context context)

Parameters

See Also

public void onReceive ( Context context, Intent intent)

Parameters

public void onUpdate ( Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds)

Parameters

See Also