how to filter broadcastreceiver

[shawn peter]

I have a broadcastreceiver in my project.It always run when SMS received.When i get SMS my app starts to run.But i need to filter SMS and for specific SMS i need to run the app.How to do this ?

[Ulf Dittmer]

The filtering would be done by the app. If nothing needs to be done, just quit the app, and the user will never know.

[shawn peter]

how to stop the app?

[shawn peter]

I called another class in my Broadcast receiver class.So i can't use Finish() method,as main activity is already onpause.So how can i close all open activities ?
in my case i have two open activities.

[Ulf Dittmer]

I thought the point was just to show some dialog to the user? Surely it's not necessary to have two activities for that. And if the SMS shouldn't trigger the dialog, there is no need for any activity to be run.

[shawn peter]

I am developing app for special sms.So my requirment if if user received that type of sms i need to do something.else if i received sms i don't need to run the app.Currently i am checking the sms in activity x,but its not main activity.When sms received Broadcast receiver run and called that x activity. If the sms is not required one i can finish x activity,but main activity still there.So how to solve this problem.Shall i call main activity in my broadcast receiver ? or is there a another way to close both x activity and main activity ?

[Ulf Dittmer]

I don't understand why you're starting any activity at all. Why can't the decision of whether or not to do something with the SMS be made in the receiver?

And even if you need to start the "x" activity, why would the main activity be started at all?

[shawn peter]

main activity starts automatically.can we stop it ?if so shall we remove that part from manifest file?

[shawn peter]

This is my main class

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
try{
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
getDetails();
}
}}

this is my manifest file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="10"
android:targetSdkVersion="10" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<application
android:name="Global"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver android:name="com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver.IncomingSms" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<activity
android:name="com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver.ShowMessage"
android:label="@string/title_activity_show_message" >
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

this is my broadcast receiver

package com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.telephony.SmsMessage;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class IncomingSms extends BroadcastReceiver {
// Get the object of SmsManager
final SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
// Retrieves a map of extended data from the intent.
final Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
try {
if (bundle != null) {
final Object[] pdusObj = (Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
for (int i = 0; i < pdusObj.length; i++) {
SmsMessage currentMessage = SmsMessage
.createFromPdu((byte[]) pdusObj[i]);
String phoneNumber = currentMessage
.getDisplayOriginatingAddress();
String senderNum = phoneNumber;
String message = currentMessage.getDisplayMessageBody();
// TextView text=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.);
Log.i("SmsReceiver", "senderNum: " + senderNum
+ "; message: " + message);
// Show Alert
int duration = Toast.LENGTH_LONG;
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, "senderNum: "
+ senderNum + ", message: " + message, duration);
toast.show();
if (phoneNumber.equalsIgnoreCase("Alert")) {
Intent x = new Intent(context, ShowMessage.class);
x.putExtra("id", senderNum);
x.putExtra("message", message);
x.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(x);
}
} // end for loop
} // bundle is null
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("SmsReceiver", "Exception smsReceiver" + e);
}
}
}

I am checking whose sending the message now in broadcastreceiver.But if another one sends a meesage it gives me error

Application Broadcastreceiver (in process com.androidexmple.broadcastreceiver) is not responding.

I debug the code ,but it doesn't give any exception,it ends normally.After debug finished the it gives above message.