gistfile1.java

public class LifecycleActivity extends Activity
{
    private int createCount = 0;
    private int configCount = 0;
    private String sentinel = "";

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        Log.d("Lifecycle", "onCreate called " + createCount + " times, sentinel is '" + sentinel + "'.");
        this.sentinel = "Been here, done that";
        createCount++;
    }

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onStart()
    {
        super.onStart();
        Log.d("Lifecycle", "onStart called");
    }

    @Override
    public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)
    {
        super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
        Log.d("Lifecycle", "onConfigurationChanged called " + configCount + " times.");
        configCount++;
    }
}