Deep Linking in Android

open or browse application or activity on hyperlink click and get value from url


Create MainActivity.jave file

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);


        TextView deepLinkUrl = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.deep_link_url);

        Intent intent = getIntent();
        Uri data = intent.getData();


        if ((data != null) && (data.getQueryParameter("faqid") != null)) {
            Toast.makeText(this, data.getQueryParameter("faqid") + "", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

        } else if ((data != null) && (data.getQueryParameter("sectionid") != null)) {
            Toast.makeText(this, data.getQueryParameter("sectionid") + "", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        } else {
            deepLinkUrl.setText("Deep link received - " + data);
        }

        if(data != null)
        {
            deepLinkUrl.setText("Deep link received :-  faqid = " +  data.getQueryParameter("faqid")+" sectionid = "+data.getQueryParameter("sectionid"));
        }

    }
}

Create activity_main.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"    android:id="@+id/activity_main"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="match_parent"    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"    tools:context="com.deeplink.MainActivity">

    <TextView        android:id="@+id/deep_link_url"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:text="Hello World!" />
</RelativeLayout>

Set code in manifest, on pariticular activity

<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />


        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

        <data android:scheme="http"            android:host="www.example.com"            android:pathPrefix="/gizmos" />

    </intent-filter>

</activity>

Exmple Deeplink Url:-  http://www.example.com/gizmos?faqid=111&sectionid=222