Merge "Add clarifying documentation to Context.BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE." into nyc-dev

am: f45bc095c6

* commit 'f45bc095c6cef916f5f801fb320b3413f0fc099a':
  Add clarifying documentation to Context.BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE.

Change-Id: I5306ff5f4e9abe6161616873e752cf4d54ed6408
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Robert Sesek
2016-05-18 15:32:54 +00:00
committed by android-build-merger

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@@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ public abstract class Context {
* {@link android.R.attr#isolatedProcess isolated},
* {@link android.R.attr#externalService external} service. This binds the service into the
* calling application's package, rather than the package in which the service is declared.
* <p>
* When using this flag, the code for the service being bound will execute under the calling
* application's package name and user ID. Because the service must be an isolated process,
* it will not have direct access to the application's data, though.
*
* The purpose of this flag is to allow applications to provide services that are attributed
* to the app using the service, rather than the application providing the service.
* </p>
*/
public static final int BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 0x80000000;