AppComponentFactory.InstantiateService(ClassLoader, String, Intent) Method

Definition

Namespace:: Android.App

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Allows application to override the creation of services.

[Android.Runtime.Register("instantiateService", "(Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/app/Service;", "GetInstantiateService_Ljava_lang_ClassLoader_Ljava_lang_String_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler", ApiSince=28)]
public virtual Android.App.Service InstantiateService(Java.Lang.ClassLoader cl, string className, Android.Content.Intent? intent);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("instantiateService", "(Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/content/Intent;)Landroid/app/Service;", "GetInstantiateService_Ljava_lang_ClassLoader_Ljava_lang_String_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler", ApiSince=28)>]
abstract member InstantiateService : Java.Lang.ClassLoader * string * Android.Content.Intent -> Android.App.Service
override this.InstantiateService : Java.Lang.ClassLoader * string * Android.Content.Intent -> Android.App.Service

Parameters

cl: ClassLoader

ClassLoader: The default classloader to use for instantiation. This value cannot be null.

className: String

String: The class to be instantiated. This value cannot be null.

intent: Intent

Intent: Intent creating the class. This value may be null.

Returns

Service

This value cannot be null.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Allows application to override the creation of services. This can be used to perform things such as dependency injection or class loader changes to these classes. This method is only intended to provide a hook for instantiation. It does not provide earlier access to the Service object. The returned object will not be initialized as a Context yet and should not be used to interact with other android APIs.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

Throws: ClassNotFoundException

Throws: IllegalAccessException

Throws: InstantiationException

Android reference for android.app.AppComponentFactory.instantiateService.

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Applies to