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Android APIs
public class

NotificationManagerCompat

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v4.app.NotificationManagerCompat

Class Overview

Compatibility library for NotificationManager with fallbacks for older platforms.

To use this class, call the static function from(Context) to get a NotificationManagerCompat object, and then call one of its methods to post or cancel notifications.

Summary

Constants
String ACTION_BIND_SIDE_CHANNEL Intent action to register for on a service to receive side channel notifications.
String EXTRA_USE_SIDE_CHANNEL Notification extras key: if set to true, the posted notification should use the side channel for delivery instead of using notification manager.
Public Methods
void cancel (int id)
Cancel a previously shown notification.
void cancel ( String tag, int id)
Cancel a previously shown notification.
void cancelAll ()
Cancel all previously shown notifications.
static NotificationManagerCompat from ( Context context)
Get a NotificationManagerCompat instance for a provided context.
static Set < String > getEnabledListenerPackages ( Context context)
Get the set of packages that have an enabled notification listener component within them.
void notify (int id, Notification notification)
Post a notification to be shown in the status bar, stream, etc.
void notify ( String tag, int id, Notification notification)
Post a notification to be shown in the status bar, stream, etc.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final String ACTION_BIND_SIDE_CHANNEL

Intent action to register for on a service to receive side channel notifications. The listening service must be in the same package as an enabled NotificationListenerService .

Constant Value: "android.support.BIND_NOTIFICATION_SIDE_CHANNEL"

public static final String EXTRA_USE_SIDE_CHANNEL

Notification extras key: if set to true, the posted notification should use the side channel for delivery instead of using notification manager.

Constant Value: "android.support.useSideChannel"

Public Methods

public void cancel (int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification.

Parameters
id the ID of the notification

public void cancel ( String tag, int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification.

Parameters
tag the string identifier of the notification.
id the ID of the notification

public void cancelAll ()

Cancel all previously shown notifications.

public static NotificationManagerCompat from ( Context context)

Get a NotificationManagerCompat instance for a provided context.

public static Set < String > getEnabledListenerPackages ( Context context)

Get the set of packages that have an enabled notification listener component within them.

public void notify (int id, Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar, stream, etc.

Parameters
id the ID of the notification
notification the notification to post to the system

public void notify ( String tag, int id, Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar, stream, etc.

Parameters
tag the string identifier for a notification. Can be null .
id the ID of the notification. The pair (tag, id) must be unique within your app.
notification the notification to post to the system