关于singleTask深入的剖析:
1. 设置了"singleTask"启动模式的Activity,它在启动的时候,会先在系统中查找属性值affinity等于它的属性值taskAffinity的任务是否存在,如果存在这样的任务,它就会在这个任务中启动,否则就会在新任务中启动。因此,如果我们想要设置了"singleTask"启动模式的Activity在新的任务中启动,就要为它设置一个独立的taskAffinity属性值。
2. 如果设置了"singleTask"启动模式的Activity不是在新的任务中启动时,它会在已有的任务中查看是否已经存在相应的Activity实例,如果存在,就会把位于这个Activity实例上面的Activity全部结束掉,即最终这个Activity实例会位于任务的堆栈顶端中。
看来,要解开Activity的"singleTask"之谜,还是要自力更生啊,不过,如果我们仔细阅读官方文档,在http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html中,有这样的描述:
As shown in the table above, standard is the default mode and is appropriate for most types of activities. SingleTop is also a common and useful launch mode for many types of activities. The other modes — singleTask and singleInstance —are not appropriate for most applications, since they result in an interaction model that is likely to be unfamiliar to users and is very different from most other applications.
Regardless of the launch mode that you choose, make sure to test the usability of the activity during launch and when navigating back to it from other activities and tasks using the BACK key.
节选自:http://blog.csdn.net/luoshengyang/article/details/6714543