startActivity问题

通过Context调用startActivity，需要设置Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK，why? // android 源码如下: @Override public void startActivity(Intent intent, Bundle options) { warnIfCallingFromSystemProcess(); if ((intent.getFlags()&Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK) == 0) { throw new AndroidRuntimeException( "Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity " + " context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag." + " Is this really what you want?"); } mMainThread.getInstrumentation().execStartActivity( getOuterContext(), mMainThread.getApplicationThread(), null, (Activity)null, intent, -1, options); }