# ActivityCompat
added in[version 24.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-v13:28.0.0-alpha1
Deprecated since version 27.1.0
Summary:[Protected Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#proctors)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#)
# ActivityCompat
| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).
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public
class
ActivityCompat
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``
extends `[ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat)`
``
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| java.lang.Object ||||
| ↳ | [android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat) |||
| | ↳ | [android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat) ||
| | | ↳ | android.support.v13.app.ActivityCompat |
*** ** * ** ***
**This class was deprecated in API level 27.1.0.**
Use[android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat).
Helper for accessing features in[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)in a backwards compatible fashion.
## Summary
| ### Protected constructors ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| ` `[ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#ActivityCompat())`() ` *This constructor was deprecated in API level 27.1.0. Use[android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat).* |
| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#)From class` `[android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat)` ` |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` static void` | ` `[finishAffinity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#finishAffinity(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` Finish this activity, and tries to finish all activities immediately below it in the current task that have the same affinity. | | ` static void` | ` `[finishAfterTransition](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#finishAfterTransition(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` Reverses the Activity Scene entry Transition and triggers the calling Activity to reverse its exit Transition. | | ` static `[Uri](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri.html) | ` `[getReferrer](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#getReferrer(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` Return information about who launched this activity. | | ` static boolean` | ` `[invalidateOptionsMenu](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#invalidateOptionsMenu(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` *This method was deprecated in API level 27.1.0. Use[invalidateOptionsMenu()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#invalidateOptionsMenu())directly.* | | ` static void` | ` `[postponeEnterTransition](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#postponeEnterTransition(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` | | ` static `[DragAndDropPermissionsCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/view/DragAndDropPermissionsCompat) | ` `[requestDragAndDropPermissions](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#requestDragAndDropPermissions(android.app.Activity, android.view.DragEvent))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, `[DragEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/DragEvent.html)` dragEvent) ` Create[DragAndDropPermissionsCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/view/DragAndDropPermissionsCompat)object bound to this activity and controlling the access permissions for content URIs associated with the[DragEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/DragEvent.html). | | ` static void` | ` `[requestPermissions](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#requestPermissions(android.app.Activity, java.lang.String[], int))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, String[] permissions, int requestCode) ` Requests permissions to be granted to this application. | | ` static T` | ` `[requireViewById](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#requireViewById(android.app.Activity, int))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, int id) ` Finds a view that was identified by the`android:id`XML attribute that was processed in[onCreate(Bundle)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onCreate(android.os.Bundle)), or throws an IllegalArgumentException if the ID is invalid, or there is no matching view in the hierarchy. | | ` static void` | ` `[setEnterSharedElementCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#setEnterSharedElementCallback(android.app.Activity, android.support.v4.app.SharedElementCallback))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, `[SharedElementCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/SharedElementCallback)` callback) ` When[makeSceneTransitionAnimation(Activity, android.view.View, String)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ActivityOptions.html#makeSceneTransitionAnimation(android.app.Activity, android.view.View, java.lang.String))was used to start an Activity,callbackwill be called to handle shared elements on the*launched*Activity. | | ` static void` | ` `[setExitSharedElementCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#setExitSharedElementCallback(android.app.Activity, android.support.v4.app.SharedElementCallback))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, `[SharedElementCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/SharedElementCallback)` callback) ` When[makeSceneTransitionAnimation(Activity, android.view.View, String)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ActivityOptions.html#makeSceneTransitionAnimation(android.app.Activity, android.view.View, java.lang.String))was used to start an Activity,callbackwill be called to handle shared elements on the*launching*Activity. | | ` static void` | ` `[setPermissionCompatDelegate](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#setPermissionCompatDelegate(android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat.PermissionCompatDelegate))`(`[ActivityCompat.PermissionCompatDelegate](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat.PermissionCompatDelegate)` delegate) ` Sets the permission delegate for`ActivityCompat`. | | ` static boolean` | ` `[shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(android.app.Activity, java.lang.String))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, String permission) ` Gets whether you should show UI with rationale for requesting a permission. | | ` static void` | ` `[startActivityForResult](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#startActivityForResult(android.app.Activity, android.content.Intent, int, android.os.Bundle))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, `[Intent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` intent, int requestCode, `[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle.html)` options) ` Start new activity with options, if able, for which you would like a result when it finished. | | ` static void` | ` `[startIntentSenderForResult](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#startIntentSenderForResult(android.app.Activity, android.content.IntentSender, int, android.content.Intent, int, int, int, android.os.Bundle))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity, `[IntentSender](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/IntentSender.html)` intent, int requestCode, `[Intent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` fillInIntent, int flagsMask, int flagsValues, int extraFlags, `[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle.html)` options) ` Start new IntentSender with options, if able, for which you would like a result when it finished. | | ` static void` | ` `[startPostponedEnterTransition](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat#startPostponedEnterTransition(android.app.Activity))`(`[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html)` activity) ` | ||
| [](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#)From class` `[android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` static int` | ` `[checkSelfPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#checkSelfPermission(android.content.Context, java.lang.String))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, String permission) ` Determine whether*you*have been granted a particular permission. | | ` static `[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html) | ` `[createDeviceProtectedStorageContext](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#createDeviceProtectedStorageContext(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose storage APIs are backed by device-protected storage. | | ` static File` | ` `[getCodeCacheDir](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getCodeCacheDir(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on the filesystem designed for storing cached code. | | ` static int` | ` `[getColor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getColor(android.content.Context, int))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, int id) ` Returns a color associated with a particular resource ID Starting in[M](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#M), the returned color will be styled for the specified Context's theme. | | ` static `[ColorStateList](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/ColorStateList.html) | ` `[getColorStateList](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getColorStateList(android.content.Context, int))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, int id) ` Returns a color state list associated with a particular resource ID. | | ` static File` | ` `[getDataDir](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getDataDir(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where all private files belonging to this app are stored. | | ` static `[Drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.html) | ` `[getDrawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getDrawable(android.content.Context, int))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, int id) ` Returns a drawable object associated with a particular resource ID. | | ` static File[]` | ` `[getExternalCacheDirs](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getExternalCacheDirs(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application can place cache files it owns. | | ` static File[]` | ` `[getExternalFilesDirs](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getExternalFilesDirs(android.content.Context, java.lang.String))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, String type) ` Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application can place persistent files it owns. | | ` static File` | ` `[getNoBackupFilesDir](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getNoBackupFilesDir(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem similar to[getFilesDir()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html#getFilesDir()). | | ` static File[]` | ` `[getObbDirs](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getObbDirs(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application's OBB files (if there are any) can be found. | | ` static T` | ` `[getSystemService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getSystemService(android.content.Context, java.lang.Class))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, Class serviceClass) ` Return the handle to a system-level service by class. | | ` static String` | ` `[getSystemServiceName](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#getSystemServiceName(android.content.Context, java.lang.Class))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, Class serviceClass) ` Gets the name of the system-level service that is represented by the specified class. | | ` static boolean` | ` `[isDeviceProtectedStorage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#isDeviceProtectedStorage(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context) ` Indicates if the storage APIs of this Context are backed by device-encrypted storage. | | ` static boolean` | ` `[startActivities](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#startActivities(android.content.Context, android.content.Intent[], android.os.Bundle))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, `[Intent[]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` intents, `[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle.html)` options) ` Start a set of activities as a synthesized task stack, if able. | | ` static boolean` | ` `[startActivities](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#startActivities(android.content.Context, android.content.Intent[]))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, `[Intent[]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` intents) ` Start a set of activities as a synthesized task stack, if able. | | ` static void` | ` `[startActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#startActivity(android.content.Context, android.content.Intent, android.os.Bundle))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, `[Intent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` intent, `[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle.html)` options) ` Start an activity with additional launch information, if able. | | ` static void` | ` `[startForegroundService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/ContextCompat#startForegroundService(android.content.Context, android.content.Intent))`(`[Context](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html)` context, `[Intent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html)` intent) ` startForegroundService() was introduced in O, just call startService for before O. | ||
| [](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat#)From class` java.lang.Object ` |-------------------|-------------------------------| | ` Object` | ` clone() ` | | ` boolean` | ` equals(Object arg0) ` | | ` void` | ` finalize() ` | | ` final Class` | ` getClass() ` | | ` int` | ` hashCode() ` | | ` final void` | ` notify() ` | | ` final void` | ` notifyAll() ` | | ` String` | ` toString() ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait() ` | ||
## Protected constructors
### ActivityCompat
added in[version 25.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)
```
ActivityCompat ()
```
**This constructor was deprecated in API level 27.1.0.**
Use[android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ActivityCompat).
This class should not be instantiated, but the constructor must be visible for the class to be extended.
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## Interfaces
- [FragmentCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentCompat.OnRequestPermissionsResultCallback)
- [FragmentCompat.PermissionCompatDelegate](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentCompat.PermissionCompatDelegate)
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## Classes
- [ActivityCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/ActivityCompat)
- [FragmentCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentCompat)
- [FragmentPagerAdapter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentPagerAdapter)
- [FragmentStatePagerAdapter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentStatePagerAdapter)
- [FragmentTabHost](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v13/app/FragmentTabHost)