Passing enum or object through an intent (the best solution)

Question

I have an activity that when started needs access to two different ArrayLists. Both Lists are different Objects I have created myself.

Basically I need a way to pa

Answer 1

Use Kotlin Extension Functions

inline fun > Intent.putExtra(enumVal: T, key: String? = T::class.qualifiedName): Intent =
    putExtra(key, enumVal.ordinal)

inline fun > Intent.getEnumExtra(key: String? = T::class.qualifiedName): T? =
    getIntExtra(key, -1)
        .takeUnless { it == -1 }
        ?.let { T::class.java.enumConstants[it] }

This gives you the flexibility to pass multiple of the same enum type, or default to using the class name.

// Add to gradle
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version"

// Import the extension functions
import path.to.my.kotlin.script.putExtra
import path.to.my.kotlin.script.getEnumExtra

// To Send
intent.putExtra(MyEnumClass.VALUE)

// To Receive
val result = intent.getEnumExtra()