Android: how to pass class reference to intent

Question

I would like to pass a class reference to intent in order to have the instance of my class inside the Activity loaded. Please, consider I wrote "reference" to class, so it should not be another instance. Following all instruction I found I'm able to pass a class but it finally is another instance.

intent.putExtra("idletime", idle);

idle is my class I would like to pass as reference. and where I'm getting it:

idle_ = getIntent().getParcelableExtra("idletime"); 

but it seems that the reference is for a new instance of my class and not the same class instance I tried to pass.

this is the class definition but I think is not so important:

public class idletime extends AsyncTask<Object, Integer, Boolean> implements Parcelable  {}

Something wrong?

Answer 1

but it seems that the reference is for a new instance of my class and not the same class instance I tried to pass.

that is a correct behaviour, putExtra will convert your class to binary form (serialize), then getParcelableExtra will deserialize your class from binary form and this way create a new instance.