ContextWrapper.StartService(Intent) Method

Definition

Request that a given application service be started.

[Android.Runtime.Register("startService", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/content/ComponentName;", "GetStartService_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")]
public override Android.Content.ComponentName? StartService (Android.Content.Intent? service);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("startService", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/content/ComponentName;", "GetStartService_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")>]
override this.StartService : Android.Content.Intent -> Android.Content.ComponentName

Parameters

service
Intent

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

Returns

Attributes

Remarks

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Applies to