sdk/dart/package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent-class.md

# Intent class






    *[<Null safety>](https://dart.dev/null-safety)*



<p>An <a href="../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent-class.md">Intent</a> is a fundamental building block of module development.
Modules will either be started with an intent or will receive an
intent after they have been launched. It is up to the module author
to decide how to respond to the intents that they receive.</p>
<p>A module will only receive intents which have been registered in their
module manifest file. A special case is when they are launched by the
system launcher in which case the action will be an empty string.</p>
<p>An example manifest which handles multiple intents would look like:</p>
<pre class="language-dart"><code>{
  "@version": 2,
  "binary": "my_binary",
  "suggestion_headline": "My Suggesting Headline",
  "intent_filters": [
    {
      "action": "com.my-pets-app.show_cats",
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "cat",
          "type": "cat-type"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "com.my-pets-app.show_dogs",
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "dog",
          "type": "dog-type"
        },
        {
          "name": "owner",
          "type": "person-type"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
</code></pre>




## Constructors

[Intent](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/Intent.md) ({required String? action, String? handler})

Creates an <a href="../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent-class.md">Intent</a> that is used to start
a module which can handle the specified action.
If an explicit handler is not set the modular framework
will search for an appropriate handler for the given action.   


## Properties

##### [hashCode](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/hashCode.md) &#8594; int



The hash code for this object.  
_<span class="feature read-only">read-only</span><span class="feature inherited">inherited</span>_



##### [runtimeType](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/runtimeType.md) &#8594; Type



A representation of the runtime type of the object.  
_<span class="feature read-only">read-only</span><span class="feature inherited">inherited</span>_





## Methods

##### [noSuchMethod](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/noSuchMethod.md)(Invocation invocation) dynamic



Invoked when a non-existent method or property is accessed.  
_<span class="feature inherited">inherited</span>_



##### [toString](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/toString.md)() String



A string representation of this object.  
_<span class="feature inherited">inherited</span>_





## Operators

##### [operator ==](../package-fuchsia_modular_module/Intent/operator_equals.md)(Object other) bool



The equality operator.  
_<span class="feature inherited">inherited</span>_