Check If Activity Has Been Called for Result

Is it possible to know if some activity has been called for result, using startActivityForResult() or if was only started using startActivity()?

I need to control this, if its called for result the behaviour will be different.

When your activity was started just by startActivity() a getCallingActivity() method in target activity will return null.

When it was called by startActivityForResult() it will return name of calling activity.

See Docs for getCallingActivity():

> > Return the name of the activity that invoked this activity. This is > who the data in setResult() will be sent to. You can use this > information to validate that the recipient is allowed to receive the > data. > > > Note: if the calling activity is not expecting a result (that is it > did not use the startActivityForResult(Intent, int) form that > includes a request code), then the calling package will be null. > > Returns > > The ComponentName of the activity that will receive your reply, or null if none.

You can parse a boolean with put extra inside an intent.

//First Activity
Intent i = new Intent(FirstActivity.this, SecondActiviy.class);   
boolean isForResult = true;
i.putExtra("for-result", isForResult);

Then on Second Activity get the value:

//Second Activity
boolean isForResult = getIntent().getBooleanExtra("for-result" , false);

This way you know with a global boolean if you start an activity for get a result. If you don't put a boolean extra the default value will be false. Wich means.

//Not necesary at all.
boolean isForResult = false;

You don't need to parse a false boolean.