@ohos.ability.wantConstant (wantConstant)

The wantConstant module provides the actions, entities, and flags used in Want objects.

NOTE

The APIs of this module are supported since API version 6 and deprecated since API version 9. You are advised to use @ohos.app.ability.wantConstant instead. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Modules to Import

import wantConstant from '@ohos.ability.wantConstant';

Action

Enumerates the action constants of the Want object. action specifies the operation to execute.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityBase

Name	Value	Description
ACTION_HOME	ohos.want.action.home	Action of returning to the home page.
ACTION_DIAL	ohos.want.action.dial	Action of launching the numeric keypad.
ACTION_SEARCH	ohos.want.action.search	Action of launching the search function.
ACTION_WIRELESS_SETTINGS	ohos.settings.wireless	Action of launching the UI that provides wireless network settings, for example, Wi-Fi options.
ACTION_MANAGE_APPLICATIONS_SETTINGS	ohos.settings.manage.applications	Action of launching the UI for managing installed applications.
ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS	ohos.settings.application.details	Action of launching the UI that displays the details of an application.
ACTION_SET_ALARM	ohos.want.action.setAlarm	Action of launching the UI for setting the alarm clock.
ACTION_SHOW_ALARMS	ohos.want.action.showAlarms	Action of launching the UI that displays all alarms.
ACTION_SNOOZE_ALARM	ohos.want.action.snoozeAlarm	Action of launching the UI for snoozing an alarm.
ACTION_DISMISS_ALARM	ohos.want.action.dismissAlarm	Action of launching the UI for deleting an alarm.
ACTION_DISMISS_TIMER	ohos.want.action.dismissTimer	Action of launching the UI for dismissing a timer.
ACTION_SEND_SMS	ohos.want.action.sendSms	Action of launching the UI for sending an SMS message.
ACTION_CHOOSE	ohos.want.action.choose	Action of launching the UI for opening a contact or picture.
ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE⁸⁺	ohos.want.action.imageCapture	Action of launching the UI for photographing.
ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE⁸⁺	ohos.want.action.videoCapture	Action of launching the UI for shooting a video.
ACTION_SELECT	ohos.want.action.select	Action of launching the UI for application selection.
ACTION_SEND_DATA	ohos.want.action.sendData	Action of launching the UI for sending a single data record.
ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE_DATA	ohos.want.action.sendMultipleData	Action of launching the UI for sending multiple data records.
ACTION_SCAN_MEDIA_FILE	ohos.want.action.scanMediaFile	Action of requesting a media scanner to scan a file and add the file to the media library.
ACTION_VIEW_DATA	ohos.want.action.viewData	Action of viewing data.
ACTION_EDIT_DATA	ohos.want.action.editData	Action of editing data.
INTENT_PARAMS_INTENT	ability.want.params.INTENT	Action of displaying selection options with an action selector.
INTENT_PARAMS_TITLE	ability.want.params.TITLE	Title of the character sequence dialog box used with the action selector.
ACTION_FILE_SELECT⁷⁺	ohos.action.fileSelect	Action of selecting a file.
PARAMS_STREAM⁷⁺	ability.params.stream	URI of the data stream associated with the target when the data is sent. The value must be an array of the string type.
ACTION_APP_ACCOUNT_OAUTH ⁸⁺	ohos.account.appAccount.action.oauth	Action of providing the OAuth service.

Entity

Enumerates the entity constants of the Want object. entity specifies additional information of the target ability.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityBase

Name	Value	Description
ENTITY_DEFAULT	entity.system.default	Default entity. The default entity is used if no entity is specified.
ENTITY_HOME	entity.system.home	Home screen entity.
ENTITY_VOICE	entity.system.voice	Voice interaction entity.
ENTITY_BROWSABLE	entity.system.browsable	Browser type entity.
ENTITY_VIDEO	entity.system.video	Video type entity.

Flags

Enumerates the flags that specify how the Want will be handled.

System capability: SystemCapability.Ability.AbilityBase

Name	Value	Description
FLAG_AUTH_READ_URI_PERMISSION	0x00000001	Grants the permission to read the URI.
FLAG_AUTH_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION	0x00000002	Grants the permission to write data to the URI.
FLAG_ABILITY_FORWARD_RESULT	0x00000004	Returns the result to the ability.
FLAG_ABILITY_CONTINUATION	0x00000008	Indicates whether the ability on the local device can be continued on a remote device.
FLAG_NOT_OHOS_COMPONENT	0x00000010	Indicates that a component does not belong to OHOS.
FLAG_ABILITY_FORM_ENABLED	0x00000020	Indicates that an ability is enabled.
FLAG_ABILITYSLICE_MULTI_DEVICE	0x00000100	Indicates the support for cross-device startup in the distributed scheduler.
FLAG_START_FOREGROUND_ABILITY	0x00000200	Indicates that the ServiceAbility is started regardless of whether the host application has been started.
FLAG_INSTALL_ON_DEMAND	0x00000800	Indicates that the specific ability will be installed if it has not been installed.
FLAG_INSTALL_WITH_BACKGROUND_MODE	0x80000000	Indicates that the specific ability will be installed in the background if it has not been installed.
FLAG_ABILITY_CLEAR_MISSION	0x00008000	Clears other operation missions. This flag can be set for Want passed in startAbility. It must be used together with FLAG_ABILITY_NEW_MISSION.
FLAG_ABILITY_NEW_MISSION	0x10000000	Creates a mission on the history mission stack.
FLAG_ABILITY_MISSION_TOP	0x20000000	Reuses an ability instance if it is on the top of an existing mission stack; creates an ability instance otherwise.