<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
    android:value="AIzaSyBhBFOgVQclaa8p1JJeqaZHiCo2nfiyBBo" />
<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
    android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />标签<meta-data>是提供组件额外的数据用的,它本身就是一个键值对,可以自定义名称和值。它可以包含在以下组件当中:
一、如何配置<mate-data...>元素:
<meta-data android:name="string"
     android:resource="resource specification"
     android:value="string" />
说明:一般的值可以通过value属性来指定,但是如果要指定一个资源的id,则需要使用resource属性来配置。
<meta-data android:name="api_key" android:value="@string/api_key" />指定的api_key值为存储在资源文件string中的api_key值 如:AIzaSyBhBFOgVQclaa8p1JJeqaZHiCo2nfiyBBo
<meta-data android:name="resId" android:resource="@string/res_id" />指定的resId值则是为res_id的资源id号 而不是string中的res_id值
<application...>
    .....
    <meta-data
          android:name="api_key"
          android:value="AIzaSyBhBFOgVQclaa8p1JJeqaZHiCo2nfiyBBo" />
</application>Java代码段:        try {
            ApplicationInfo appInfo = getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(getPackageName(),
                    PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
            String value = appInfo.metaData.getString("api_key");
            Log.d("Tag", " app key : " + value);  // Tag﹕ app key : AIzaSyBhBFOgVQclaa8p1JJeqaZHiCo2nfiyBBo
        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }<activity ...>
    .....
    <meta-data android:name="resource_id"
          android:resource="@string/ice" />
</activity>Java代码段:        try {
            ActivityInfo activityInfo = getPackageManager().getActivityInfo(getComponentName(),
                    PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
            // 获取到的是 @string/ice 对应的资源id值
            int value = activityInfo.metaData.getInt("resource_id");
            Log.d("Activity Tag", "resource_id : " + value);  // Activity Tag﹕ resource_id : 2131361808
        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
3、在<service...>元素下配置<mate-data...>元素
xml代码段:<service android:name="MetaDataService">
      .....
      <meta-data android:name="service_meta_data" android:value="xxxxxxx" />
</service>Java代码段:try {
     ComponentName cn=new ComponentName(this, MetaDataService.class);
     ServiceInfo info=this.getPackageManager()
                .getServiceInfo(cn, PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
     String value = info.metaData.getString("service_meta_data");
     Log.d("Service TAG", " value == " + value);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
     e.printStackTrace();
}<receiver android:name="MetaDataReceiver">
      .....
      <meta-data android:name="receiver_meta_data" android:value="xxxxxxx" />
</receiver>Java代码段:try {
     ComponentName cn=new ComponentName(this, MetaDataReceiver.class);
     ActivityInfo info=context.getPackageManager()
                             .getReceiverInfo(cn, PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
     String value = info.metaData.getString("receiver_meta_data");
     Log.d("Receiver TAG", " value == " + value);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
     e.printStackTrace();
}
Android学习之 Manifest中meta-data扩展元素数据的配置与获取
原文:http://blog.csdn.net/janice0529/article/details/41583587