Android
android.os
public final class

android.os.Parcel

java.lang.Object
android.os.Parcel

Container for a message (data and object references) that can be sent through an IBinder. A Parcel can contain both flattened data that will be unflattened on the other side of the IPC (using the various methods here for writing specific types, or the general Parcelable interface), and references to live IBinder objects that will result in the other side receiving a proxy IBinder connected with the original IBinder in the Parcel.

Parcel is not a general-purpose serialization mechanism. This class (and the corresponding Parcelable API for placing arbitrary objects into a Parcel) is designed as a high-performance IPC transport. As such, it is not appropriate to place any Parcel data in to persistent storage: changes in the underlying implementation of any of the data in the Parcel can render older data unreadable.

Summary

Constants

      Value  
Creator<String STRING_CREATOR       

Public Methods

    final      void  appendFrom(Parcel parcel, int offset, int length)
    final      IBinder[]  createBinderArray()
    final      ArrayList<IBinder createBinderArrayList()
Read and return a new ArrayList containing IBinder objects from the parcel that was written with writeBinderList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final      boolean[]  createBooleanArray()
    final      byte[]  createByteArray()
Read and return a byte[] object from the parcel.
    final      char[]  createCharArray()
    final      double[]  createDoubleArray()
    final      float[]  createFloatArray()
    final      int[]  createIntArray()
    final      long[]  createLongArray()
    final      String[]  createStringArray()
    final      ArrayList<String createStringArrayList()
Read and return a new ArrayList containing String objects from the parcel that was written with writeStringList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final    <T>  T[]  createTypedArray(Creator<T> c)
Read and return a new array containing a particular object type from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final    <T>  ArrayList<T>  createTypedArrayList(Creator<T> c)
Read and return a new ArrayList containing a particular object type from the parcel that was written with writeTypedList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final      int  dataAvail()
Returns the amount of data remaining to be read from the parcel.
    final      int  dataCapacity()
Returns the total amount of space in the parcel.
    final      int  dataPosition()
Returns the current position in the parcel data.
    final      int  dataSize()
Returns the total amount of data contained in the parcel.
    final      void  enforceInterface(String interfaceName)
    final      boolean  hasFileDescriptors()
Report whether the parcel contains any marshalled file descriptors.
    final      byte[]  marshall()
Returns the raw bytes of the parcel.
      static    Parcel  obtain()
Retrieve a new Parcel object from the pool.
    final      Object[]  readArray(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new Object array from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      ArrayList  readArrayList(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new ArrayList object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readBinderArray(IBinder[] val)
    final      void  readBinderList(List<IBinder> list)
Read into the given List items IBinder objects that were written with writeBinderList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readBooleanArray(boolean[] val)
    final      Bundle  readBundle()
Read and return a new Bundle object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      Bundle  readBundle(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new Bundle object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      byte  readByte()
Read a byte value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readByteArray(byte[] val)
Read a byte[] object from the parcel and copy it into the given byte array.
    final      void  readCharArray(char[] val)
    final      double  readDouble()
Read a double precision floating point value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readDoubleArray(double[] val)
    final      void  readException()
Special function for reading an exception result from the header of a parcel, to be used after receiving the result of a transaction.
    final      void  readException(int code, String msg)
Use this function for customized exception handling.
    final      ParcelFileDescriptor  readFileDescriptor()
Read a FileDescriptor from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      float  readFloat()
Read a floating point value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readFloatArray(float[] val)
    final      HashMap  readHashMap(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new HashMap object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      int  readInt()
Read an integer value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readIntArray(int[] val)
    final      void  readList(List outVal, ClassLoader loader)
Read into an existing List object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(), using the given class loader to load any enclosed Parcelables.
    final      long  readLong()
Read a long integer value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  readLongArray(long[] val)
    final      void  readMap(Map outVal, ClassLoader loader)
Read into an existing Map object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final    <T extends Parcelable readParcelable(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new Parcelable from the parcel.
    final      Parcelable[]  readParcelableArray(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new Parcelable array from the parcel.
    final      Serializable  readSerializable()
Read and return a new Serializable object from the parcel.
    final      SparseArray  readSparseArray(ClassLoader loader)
Read and return a new SparseArray object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      SparseBooleanArray  readSparseBooleanArray()
Read and return a new SparseBooleanArray object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      String  readString()
Read a string value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      String[]  readStringArray()
Read and return a byte[] object from the parcel.
    final      void  readStringArray(String[] val)
    final      void  readStringList(List<String> list)
Read into the given List items String objects that were written with writeStringList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final      IBinder  readStrongBinder()
Read an object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final    <T>  void  readTypedArray(T[] val, Creator<T> c)
    final    <T>  T[]  readTypedArray(Creator<T> c)
    final    <T>  void  readTypedList(List<T> list, Creator<T> c)
Read into the given List items containing a particular object type that were written with writeTypedList(List) at the current dataPosition().
    final      Object  readValue(ClassLoader loader)
Read a typed object from a parcel.
    final      void  recycle()
Put a Parcel object back into the pool.
    final      void  setDataCapacity(int size)
Change the capacity (current available space) of the parcel.
    final      void  setDataPosition(int pos)
Move the current read/write position in the parcel.
    final      void  setDataSize(int size)
Change the amount of data in the parcel.
    final      void  unmarshall(byte[] data, int offest, int length)
Set the bytes in data to be the raw bytes of this Parcel.
    final      void  writeArray(Object[] val)
Flatten an Object array into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeBinderArray(IBinder[] val)
    final      void  writeBinderList(List<IBinder> val)
Flatten a List containing IBinder objects into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeBooleanArray(boolean[] val)
    final      void  writeBundle(Bundle val)
Flatten a Bundle into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeByte(byte val)
Write an byte value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeByteArray(byte[] b)
Write a byte array into the parcel at the current {#link #dataPosition}, growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeByteArray(byte[] b, int offset, int len)
Write an byte array into the parcel at the current {#link #dataPosition}, growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeCharArray(char[] val)
    final      void  writeDouble(double val)
Write a double precision floating point value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeDoubleArray(double[] val)
    final      void  writeException(Exception e)
Special function for writing an exception result at the header of a parcel, to be used when returning an exception from a transaction.
    final      void  writeFileDescriptor(FileDescriptor val)
Write a FileDescriptor into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeFloat(float val)
Write a floating point value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeFloatArray(float[] val)
    final      void  writeInt(int val)
Write an integer value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeIntArray(int[] val)
    final      void  writeInterfaceToken(String interfaceName)
Store or read an IBinder interface token in the parcel at the current dataPosition().
    final      void  writeList(List val)
Flatten a List into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeLong(long val)
Write a long integer value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeLongArray(long[] val)
    final      void  writeMap(Map val)
Flatten a Map into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeNoException()
Special function for writing information at the front of the Parcel indicating that no exception occurred.
    final      void  writeParcelable(Parcelable p, int parcelableFlags)
Flatten the name of the class of the Parcelable and its contents into the parcel.
    final    <T extends Parcelable void  writeParcelableArray(T[] value, int parcelableFlags)
Write a heterogeneous array of Parcelable objects into the Parcel.
    final      void  writeSerializable(Serializable s)
    final      void  writeSparseArray(SparseArray<Object> val)
Flatten a generic SparseArray into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeSparseBooleanArray(SparseBooleanArray val)
    final      void  writeString(String val)
Write a string value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeStringArray(String[] val)
    final      void  writeStringList(List<String> val)
Flatten a List containing String objects into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeStrongBinder(IBinder val)
Write an object into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeStrongInterface(IInterface val)
Write an object into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final    <T extends Parcelable void  writeTypedArray(T[] val, int parcelableFlags)
Flatten a heterogeneous array containing a particular object type into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final    <T extends Parcelable void  writeTypedList(List<T> val)
Flatten a List containing a particular object type into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed.
    final      void  writeValue(Object v)
Flatten an arbitrary object in to a parcel.

Protected Methods

          void  finalize()
Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver.
    final  static    Parcel  obtain(int obj)
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Details

Constants

public static final Creator<String> STRING_CREATOR

Public Methods

public final void appendFrom(Parcel parcel, int offset, int length)

public final IBinder[] createBinderArray()

public final ArrayList<IBinder> createBinderArrayList()

Read and return a new ArrayList containing IBinder objects from the parcel that was written with writeBinderList(List) at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null.

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing strings with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final boolean[] createBooleanArray()

public final byte[] createByteArray()

Read and return a byte[] object from the parcel.

public final char[] createCharArray()

public final double[] createDoubleArray()

public final float[] createFloatArray()

public final int[] createIntArray()

public final long[] createLongArray()

public final String[] createStringArray()

public final ArrayList<String> createStringArrayList()

Read and return a new ArrayList containing String objects from the parcel that was written with writeStringList(List) at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null.

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing strings with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final T[] createTypedArray(Creator<T> c)

Read and return a new array containing a particular object type from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written array was null. The array must have previously been written via writeTypedArray(T[], int) with the same object type.

Returns

  • A newly created array containing objects with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final ArrayList<T> createTypedArrayList(Creator<T> c)

Read and return a new ArrayList containing a particular object type from the parcel that was written with writeTypedList(List) at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null. The list must have previously been written via writeTypedList(List) with the same object type.

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing objects with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final int dataAvail()

Returns the amount of data remaining to be read from the parcel. That is, dataSize()-dataPosition().

public final int dataCapacity()

Returns the total amount of space in the parcel. This is always >= dataSize(). The difference between it and dataSize() is the amount of room left until the parcel needs to re-allocate its data buffer.

public final int dataPosition()

Returns the current position in the parcel data. Never more than dataSize().

public final int dataSize()

Returns the total amount of data contained in the parcel.

public final void enforceInterface(String interfaceName)

public final boolean hasFileDescriptors()

Report whether the parcel contains any marshalled file descriptors.

public final byte[] marshall()

Returns the raw bytes of the parcel.

The data you retrieve here must not be placed in any kind of persistent storage (on local disk, across a network, etc). For that, you should use standard Java serialization or another kind of general serialization mechanism. The Parcel marshalled representation is highly optimized for local IPC, and as such does not attempt to maintain compatibility with data created in different versions of the platform.

public static Parcel obtain()

Retrieve a new Parcel object from the pool.

public final Object[] readArray(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new Object array from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written array was null. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables.

public final ArrayList readArrayList(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new ArrayList object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables.

public final void readBinderArray(IBinder[] val)

public final void readBinderList(List<IBinder> list)

Read into the given List items IBinder objects that were written with writeBinderList(List) at the current dataPosition().

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing strings with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final void readBooleanArray(boolean[] val)

public final Bundle readBundle()

Read and return a new Bundle object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written Bundle object was null.

public final Bundle readBundle(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new Bundle object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written Bundle object was null.

public final byte readByte()

Read a byte value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readByteArray(byte[] val)

Read a byte[] object from the parcel and copy it into the given byte array.

public final void readCharArray(char[] val)

public final double readDouble()

Read a double precision floating point value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readDoubleArray(double[] val)

public final void readException()

Special function for reading an exception result from the header of a parcel, to be used after receiving the result of a transaction. This will throw the exception for you if it had been written to the Parcel, otherwise return and let you read the normal result data from the Parcel.

public final void readException(int code, String msg)

Use this function for customized exception handling. customized method call this method for all unknown case

Parameters

code exception code
msg exception message

public final ParcelFileDescriptor readFileDescriptor()

Read a FileDescriptor from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final float readFloat()

Read a floating point value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readFloatArray(float[] val)

public final HashMap readHashMap(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new HashMap object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written map object was null.

public final int readInt()

Read an integer value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readIntArray(int[] val)

public final void readList(List outVal, ClassLoader loader)

Read into an existing List object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(), using the given class loader to load any enclosed Parcelables. If it is null, the default class loader is used.

public final long readLong()

Read a long integer value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readLongArray(long[] val)

public final void readMap(Map outVal, ClassLoader loader)

Read into an existing Map object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final T readParcelable(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new Parcelable from the parcel. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables. If it is null, the default class loader will be used.

Parameters

loader a ClassLoader, or null

Returns

  • Returns the newly created Parcelable, or null if a null object has been written.

Throws

BadParcelableException Throws BadParcelableException if there was an error trying to instantiate the Parcelable.

public final Parcelable[] readParcelableArray(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new Parcelable array from the parcel. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables.

Returns

  • the Parcelable array, or null if the array is null

public final Serializable readSerializable()

Read and return a new Serializable object from the parcel.

Returns

  • the Serializable object, or null if the Serializable name wasn't found in the parcel.

public final SparseArray readSparseArray(ClassLoader loader)

Read and return a new SparseArray object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables.

public final SparseBooleanArray readSparseBooleanArray()

Read and return a new SparseBooleanArray object from the parcel at the current dataPosition(). Returns null if the previously written list object was null.

public final String readString()

Read a string value from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final String[] readStringArray()

Read and return a byte[] object from the parcel.

public final void readStringArray(String[] val)

public final void readStringList(List<String> list)

Read into the given List items String objects that were written with writeStringList(List) at the current dataPosition().

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing strings with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final IBinder readStrongBinder()

Read an object from the parcel at the current dataPosition().

public final void readTypedArray(T[] val, Creator<T> c)

public final T[] readTypedArray(Creator<T> c)

public final void readTypedList(List<T> list, Creator<T> c)

Read into the given List items containing a particular object type that were written with writeTypedList(List) at the current dataPosition(). The list must have previously been written via writeTypedList(List) with the same object type.

Returns

  • A newly created ArrayList containing objects with the same data as those that were previously written.

public final Object readValue(ClassLoader loader)

Read a typed object from a parcel. The given class loader will be used to load any enclosed Parcelables. If it is null, the default class loader will be used.

public final void recycle()

Put a Parcel object back into the pool. You must not touch the object after this call.

public final void setDataCapacity(int size)

Change the capacity (current available space) of the parcel.

Parameters

size The new capacity of the parcel, in bytes. Can not be less than dataSize() -- that is, you can not drop existing data with this method.

public final void setDataPosition(int pos)

Move the current read/write position in the parcel.

Parameters

pos New offset in the parcel; must be between 0 and dataSize().

public final void setDataSize(int size)

Change the amount of data in the parcel. Can be either smaller or larger than the current size. If larger than the current capacity, more memory will be allocated.

Parameters

size The new number of bytes in the Parcel.

public final void unmarshall(byte[] data, int offest, int length)

Set the bytes in data to be the raw bytes of this Parcel.

public final void writeArray(Object[] val)

Flatten an Object array into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeBinderArray(IBinder[] val)

public final void writeBinderList(List<IBinder> val)

Flatten a List containing IBinder objects into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed. They can later be retrieved with createBinderArrayList() or readBinderList(List).

Parameters

val The list of strings to be written.

public final void writeBooleanArray(boolean[] val)

public final void writeBundle(Bundle val)

Flatten a Bundle into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeByte(byte val)

Write an byte value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeByteArray(byte[] b)

Write a byte array into the parcel at the current {#link #dataPosition}, growing dataCapacity() if needed.

Parameters

b Bytes to place into the parcel.

public final void writeByteArray(byte[] b, int offset, int len)

Write an byte array into the parcel at the current {#link #dataPosition}, growing dataCapacity() if needed.

Parameters

b Bytes to place into the parcel.
offset Index of first byte to be written.
len Number of bytes to write.

public final void writeCharArray(char[] val)

public final void writeDouble(double val)

Write a double precision floating point value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeDoubleArray(double[] val)

public final void writeException(Exception e)

Special function for writing an exception result at the header of a parcel, to be used when returning an exception from a transaction. Note that this currently only supports a few exception types; any other exception will be re-thrown by this function as a RuntimeException (to be caught by the system's last-resort exception handling when dispatching a transaction).

The supported exception types are:

Parameters

e The Exception to be written.

public final void writeFileDescriptor(FileDescriptor val)

Write a FileDescriptor into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeFloat(float val)

Write a floating point value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeFloatArray(float[] val)

public final void writeInt(int val)

Write an integer value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeIntArray(int[] val)

public final void writeInterfaceToken(String interfaceName)

Store or read an IBinder interface token in the parcel at the current dataPosition(). This is used to validate that the marshalled transaction is intended for the target interface.

public final void writeList(List val)

Flatten a List into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeLong(long val)

Write a long integer value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeLongArray(long[] val)

public final void writeMap(Map val)

Flatten a Map into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed. The Map keys must be String objects.

public final void writeNoException()

Special function for writing information at the front of the Parcel indicating that no exception occurred.

public final void writeParcelable(Parcelable p, int parcelableFlags)

Flatten the name of the class of the Parcelable and its contents into the parcel.

Parameters

p The Parcelable object to be written.
parcelableFlags Contextual flags as per Parcelable.writeToParcel().

public final void writeParcelableArray(T[] value, int parcelableFlags)

Write a heterogeneous array of Parcelable objects into the Parcel. Each object in the array is written along with its class name, so that the correct class can later be instantiated. As a result, this has significantly more overhead than writeTypedArray(T[], int), but will correctly handle an array containing more than one type of object.

Parameters

value The array of objects to be written.
parcelableFlags Contextual flags as per Parcelable.writeToParcel().

public final void writeSerializable(Serializable s)

public final void writeSparseArray(SparseArray<Object> val)

Flatten a generic SparseArray into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeSparseBooleanArray(SparseBooleanArray val)

public final void writeString(String val)

Write a string value into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeStringArray(String[] val)

public final void writeStringList(List<String> val)

Flatten a List containing String objects into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed. They can later be retrieved with createStringArrayList() or readStringList(List).

Parameters

val The list of strings to be written.

public final void writeStrongBinder(IBinder val)

Write an object into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeStrongInterface(IInterface val)

Write an object into the parcel at the current dataPosition(), growing dataCapacity() if needed.

public final void writeTypedArray(T[] val, int parcelableFlags)

Flatten a heterogeneous array containing a particular object type into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed. The type of the objects in the array must be one that implements Parcelable. Unlike the writeParcelableArray(T[], int) method, however, only the raw data of the objects is written and not their type, so you must use readTypedArray(T[], Parcelable.Creator) with the correct corresponding Parcelable.Creator implementation to unmarshall them.

Parameters

val The array of objects to be written.
parcelableFlags Contextual flags as per Parcelable.writeToParcel().

public final void writeTypedList(List<T> val)

Flatten a List containing a particular object type into the parcel, at the current dataPosition() and growing dataCapacity() if needed. The type of the objects in the list must be one that implements Parcelable. Unlike the generic writeList() method, however, only the raw data of the objects is written and not their type, so you must use the corresponding readTypedList() to unmarshall them.

Parameters

val The list of objects to be written.

public final void writeValue(Object v)

Flatten an arbitrary object in to a parcel.

Protected Methods

protected void finalize()

Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver. Subclasses can use this facility to guarantee that any associated resources are cleaned up before the receiver is garbage collected. Uncaught exceptions which are thrown during the running of the method cause it to terminate immediately, but are otherwise ignored.

Note: The virtual machine assumes that the implementation in class Object is empty.

Throws

Throwable

protected static final Parcel obtain(int obj)

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