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17,062 PointsWhat this method does?
Hi, what exactly this method does?
@Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putString(KEY_FACT, mFact);
outState.putInt(KEY_COLOR, mColor);
1 Answer
Clemence Ngwenya
24,178 Pointsthis method saves the state of the activity using key-value pairs (Bundle) to maintain persistence eg when you rotate screen. you can retrieve the values using getString(KEY) and getInt(KEY) methods on a bundle you get in onCreate(...) method;