UIExtensionContext

UIExtensionContext, inherited from ExtensionContext, provides the context environment for UIExtensionAbility. It provides UIExtensionAbility-related configuration and APIs for operating the UIExtensionAbility. For example, you can use the APIs to start a UIExtensionAbility.

NOTE

• The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 10. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
• The APIs of this module can be used only in the stage model.

Modules to Import

import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';

UIExtensionContext.startAbility

startAbility(want: Want, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Starts an ability. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {
  
  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbility(want, (err: BusinessError) => {
        if (err.code) {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
          return;
        }
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('startAbility succeed');
      });
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.startAbility

startAbility(want: Want, options: StartOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Starts an ability with the start options specified. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import StartOptions from '@ohos.app.ability.StartOptions';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      deviceId: '',
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };
    let options: StartOptions = {
      displayId: 0
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbility(want, options, (err: BusinessError) => {
        if (err.code) {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
          return;
        }
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('startAbility succeed');
      });
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.startAbility

startAbility(want: Want, options?: StartOptions): Promise<void>

Starts an ability. This API uses a promise to return the result.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import StartOptions from '@ohos.app.ability.StartOptions';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };
    let options: StartOptions = {
      displayId: 0,
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbility(want, options)
        .then(() => {
          // Carry out normal service processing.
          console.info('startAbility succeed');
        })
        .catch((err: BusinessError) => {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
        });
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.startAbilityForResult

startAbilityForResult(want: Want, callback: AsyncCallback<AbilityResult>): void

Starts an ability and obtains the result when the ability is terminated. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. The following situations may be possible for a started ability:

• Normally, you can call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability. The result is returned to the caller.
• If an exception occurs, for example, the ability is killed, an error message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to the caller.
• If different applications call this API to start an ability that uses the singleton mode and then call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability, the normal result is returned to the last caller, and an exception message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to others.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      deviceId: '',
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbilityForResult(want, (err: BusinessError, result: common.AbilityResult) => {
        if (err.code) { 
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
          return;
        } 
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('startAbilityForResult succeed');
      });
    } catch (err) { 
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.startAbilityForResult

startAbilityForResult(want: Want, options: StartOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<AbilityResult>): void

Starts an ability with the start options specified and obtains the result when the ability is terminated. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. The following situations may be possible for a started ability:

• Normally, you can call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability. The result is returned to the caller.
• If an exception occurs, for example, the ability is killed, an error message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to the caller.
• If different applications call this API to start an ability that uses the singleton mode and then call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability, the normal result is returned to the last caller, and an exception message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to others.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import StartOptions from '@ohos.app.ability.StartOptions';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      deviceId: '',
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };
    let options: StartOptions = {
      displayId: 0,
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbilityForResult(want, options, (err: BusinessError, result: common.AbilityResult) => {
        if (err.code) {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
          return;
        }
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('startAbilityForResult succeed');
      });
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.startAbilityForResult

startAbilityForResult(want: Want, options?: StartOptions): Promise<AbilityResult>

Starts an ability and obtains the result when the ability is terminated. This API uses a promise to return the result. The following situations may be possible for a started ability:

• Normally, you can call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability. The result is returned to the caller.
• If an exception occurs, for example, the ability is killed, an error message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to the caller.
• If different applications call this API to start an ability that uses the singleton mode and then call terminateSelfWithResult to terminate the ability, the normal result is returned to the last caller, and an exception message, in which resultCode is -1, is returned to others.

NOTE

For details about the startup rules for the components in the stage model, see Component Startup Rules (Stage Model).

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import StartOptions from '@ohos.app.ability.StartOptions';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'EntryAbility'
    };
    let options: StartOptions = {
      displayId: 0,
    };

    try {
      this.context.startAbilityForResult(want, options)
        .then((result: common.AbilityResult) => {
          // Carry out normal service processing.
          console.info('startAbilityForResult succeed');
        })
        .catch((err: BusinessError) => {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
        });
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`startAbilityForResult failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.connectServiceExtensionAbility

connectServiceExtensionAbility(want: Want, options: ConnectOptions): number

Connects this ability to a ServiceExtensionAbility.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import common from '@ohos.app.ability.common';
import Want from '@ohos.app.ability.Want';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';
import rpc from '@ohos.rpc';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    let want: Want = {
      deviceId: '',
      bundleName: 'com.example.myapplication',
      abilityName: 'ServiceExtensionAbility'
    };
    let commRemote: rpc.IRemoteObject;
    let options: common.ConnectOptions = {
      onConnect(elementName, remote) {
        commRemote = remote;
        console.info('onConnect...')
      },
      onDisconnect(elementName) {
        console.info('onDisconnect...')
      },
      onFailed(code) {
        console.info('onFailed...')
      }
    };
    let connection: number;
    try {
      connection = this.context.connectServiceExtensionAbility(want, options);
    } catch (err) {
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`connectServiceExtensionAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.disconnectServiceExtensionAbility

disconnectServiceExtensionAbility(connection: number): Promise<void>

Disconnects this ability from a ServiceExtensionAbility and after the successful disconnection, sets the remote object returned upon the connection to void. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Return value

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';
import rpc from '@ohos.rpc';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    // connection is the return value of connectServiceExtensionAbility.
    let connection = 1;
    let commRemote: rpc.IRemoteObject | null;

    try {
      this.context.disconnectServiceExtensionAbility(connection).then(() => {
        commRemote = null;
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('disconnectServiceExtensionAbility succeed');
      }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
        // Process service logic errors.
        console.error(`disconnectServiceExtensionAbility failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
      })
    } catch (err) {
      commRemote = null;
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`disconnectServiceExtensionAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}

UIExtensionContext.disconnectServiceExtensionAbility

disconnectServiceExtensionAbility(connection: number, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Disconnects this ability from a ServiceExtensionAbility and after the successful disconnection, sets the remote object returned upon the connection to void. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityRuntime.Core

Parameters

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Ability Error Codes.

Example

import UIExtensionAbility from '@ohos.app.ability.UIExtensionAbility';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';
import rpc from '@ohos.rpc';

export default class EntryAbility extends UIExtensionAbility {

  onForeground() {
    // connection is the return value of connectServiceExtensionAbility.
    let connection = 1;
    let commRemote: rpc.IRemoteObject | null;

    try {
      this.context.disconnectServiceExtensionAbility(connection, (err: BusinessError) => {
        commRemote = null;
        if (err.code) {
          // Process service logic errors.
          console.error(`disconnectServiceExtensionAbility failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
          return;
        }
        // Carry out normal service processing.
        console.info('disconnectServiceExtensionAbility succeed');
      });
    } catch (err) {
      commRemote = null;
      // Process input parameter errors.
      let code = (err as BusinessError).code;
      let message = (err as BusinessError).message;
      console.error(`disconnectServiceExtensionAbility failed, code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
    }
  }
}