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方法注释：

/**
     * Cause this Activity to be recreated with a new instance.  This results
     * in essentially the same flow as when the Activity is created due to
     * a configuration change -- the current instance will go through its
     * lifecycle to {@link #onDestroy} and a new instance then created after it.
     */
    public void recreate() {
        if (mParent != null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Can only be called on top-level activity");
        }
        if (Looper.myLooper() != mMainThread.getLooper()) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Must be called from main thread");
        }
        mMainThread.requestRelaunchActivity(mToken, null, null, 0, false, null, false);
    }

案例代码：

java文件：

*
 * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.example.android.apis.app;

import com.example.android.apis.R;
import com.example.android.apis.app.LocalServiceActivities.Controller;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class ActivityRecreate extends Activity {
    int mCurTheme;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        if (savedInstanceState != null) {
            mCurTheme = savedInstanceState.getInt("theme");

            // Switch to a new theme different from last theme.
            switch (mCurTheme) {
                case android.R.style.Theme_Holo_Light:
                    mCurTheme = android.R.style.Theme_Holo_Dialog;
                    break;
                case android.R.style.Theme_Holo_Dialog:
                    mCurTheme = android.R.style.Theme_Holo;
                    break;
                default:
                    mCurTheme = android.R.style.Theme_Holo_Light;
                    break;
            }
            setTheme(mCurTheme);
        }

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_recreate);

        // Watch for button clicks.
        Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.recreate);
        button.setOnClickListener(mRecreateListener);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
        savedInstanceState.putInt("theme", mCurTheme);
    }

    private OnClickListener mRecreateListener = new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            recreate();
        }
    };
}

layout文件：

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="4dip"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="0"
        android:paddingBottom="4dip"
        android:text="@string/activity_recreate_msg"/>

    <Button android:id="@+id/recreate"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/recreate">
        <requestFocus />
    </Button>

</LinearLayout>

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