Service.Dump(FileDescriptor, PrintWriter, String[]) Method

Definition

Namespace:: Android.App

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Print the Service's state into the given stream.

[Android.Runtime.Register("dump", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;Ljava/io/PrintWriter;[Ljava/lang/String;)V", "GetDump_Ljava_io_FileDescriptor_Ljava_io_PrintWriter_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler")]
protected virtual void Dump(Java.IO.FileDescriptor? fd, Java.IO.PrintWriter? writer, string[]? args);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("dump", "(Ljava/io/FileDescriptor;Ljava/io/PrintWriter;[Ljava/lang/String;)V", "GetDump_Ljava_io_FileDescriptor_Ljava_io_PrintWriter_arrayLjava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member Dump : Java.IO.FileDescriptor * Java.IO.PrintWriter * string[] -> unit
override this.Dump : Java.IO.FileDescriptor * Java.IO.PrintWriter * string[] -> unit

Parameters

fd: FileDescriptor

FileDescriptor: The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.

writer: PrintWriter

PrintWriter: The PrintWriter to which you should dump your state. This will be closed for you after you return.

args: String[]

String: additional arguments to the dump request.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Print the Service's state into the given stream. This gets invoked if you run "adb shell dumpsys activity service <yourservicename>" (note that for this command to work, the service must be running, and you must specify a fully-qualified service name). This is distinct from "dumpsys <servicename>", which only works for named system services and which invokes the IBinder.dump method on the IBinder interface registered with ServiceManager.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

Android reference for android.app.Service.dump.

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