Context.SendBroadcast Method

Definition

Namespace:

Android.Content

Assembly:

Mono.Android.dll

Overloads

SendBroadcast(Intent)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers.
SendBroadcast(Intent, String)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced.
SendBroadcast(Intent, String, Bundle)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced.

SendBroadcast(Intent)

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers.

[Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")]
public abstract void SendBroadcast (Android.Content.Intent? intent);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")>]
abstract member SendBroadcast : Android.Content.Intent -> unit

Parameters

intent

Intent

The Intent to broadcast; all receivers matching this Intent will receive the broadcast.

Attributes

RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers. This call is asynchronous; it returns immediately, and you will continue executing while the receivers are run. No results are propagated from receivers and receivers can not abort the broadcast. If you want to allow receivers to propagate results or abort the broadcast, you must send an ordered broadcast using #sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String).

See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.sendBroadcast(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.

See also

• BroadcastReceiver
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.RegisterReceiver(Android.Content.BroadcastReceiver%2c+Android.Content.IntentFilter)>
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.SendBroadcast(Android.Content.Intent%2c+System.String)>
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.SendOrderedBroadcast(Android.Content.Intent%2c+System.String)>
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.SendOrderedBroadcast(Android.Content.Intent%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String)>

SendBroadcast(Intent, String)

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced.

[Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;Ljava/lang/String;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")]
public abstract void SendBroadcast (Android.Content.Intent? intent, string? receiverPermission);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;Ljava/lang/String;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member SendBroadcast : Android.Content.Intent * string -> unit

Parameters

intent

Intent

The Intent to broadcast; all receivers matching this Intent will receive the broadcast.

receiverPermission

String

(optional) String naming a permission that a receiver must hold in order to receive your broadcast. If null, no permission is required.

Attributes

RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced. This call is asynchronous; it returns immediately, and you will continue executing while the receivers are run. No results are propagated from receivers and receivers can not abort the broadcast. If you want to allow receivers to propagate results or abort the broadcast, you must send an ordered broadcast using #sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String).

See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String).

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.

See also

• BroadcastReceiver
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.RegisterReceiver(Android.Content.BroadcastReceiver%2c+Android.Content.IntentFilter)>
• SendBroadcast(Intent)
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.SendOrderedBroadcast(Android.Content.Intent%2c+System.String)>
• <xref:Android.Content.Context.SendOrderedBroadcast(Android.Content.Intent%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String%2c+System.String)>

SendBroadcast(Intent, String, Bundle)

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced.

[Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/Bundle;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Ljava_lang_String_Landroid_os_Bundle_Handler", ApiSince=34)]
public virtual void SendBroadcast (Android.Content.Intent intent, string? receiverPermission, Android.OS.Bundle? options);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("sendBroadcast", "(Landroid/content/Intent;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/Bundle;)V", "GetSendBroadcast_Landroid_content_Intent_Ljava_lang_String_Landroid_os_Bundle_Handler", ApiSince=34)>]
abstract member SendBroadcast : Android.Content.Intent * string * Android.OS.Bundle -> unit
override this.SendBroadcast : Android.Content.Intent * string * Android.OS.Bundle -> unit

Parameters

intent

Intent

The Intent to broadcast; all receivers matching this Intent will receive the broadcast.

receiverPermission

String

(optional) String naming a permission that a receiver must hold in order to receive your broadcast. If null, no permission is required.

options

Bundle

(optional) Additional sending options, generated from a android.app.BroadcastOptions.

Attributes

RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced. This call is asynchronous; it returns immediately, and you will continue executing while the receivers are run. No results are propagated from receivers and receivers can not abort the broadcast. If you want to allow receivers to propagate results or abort the broadcast, you must send an ordered broadcast using #sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String).

See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String, android.os.Bundle).

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.