intent.getStringExtra() returns null

Issue

Im trying to send data class object to another activity with intent but it returned null so i tried sending simple string but it still returns null, i couldn't find what is the problem. Here is my code

code in LoginScreen.kt

val intentUser = Intent(this@LoginScreen,HomeActivity::class.java)
val string = "intent"
intentUser.putExtra("intent",string)
startActivity(intentUser)
finish()

and code in my HomeActivity

val intentUser = Intent()
var string = intentUser.getStringExtra("intent")
Log.e("Intent: ",string.toString())

result

2022-02-23 14:25:09.139 11365-11365/com.scibilisim.d_forceandroid E/Intent:: null

Solution

in HomeActivity you are initializing intent as

intent = Intent()

This actually initializes the intent with a new intent object. That is not desired behavior, to achieve desired behavior use getIntent() instead of Intent().

Answered By - Junaid Khalid