syntax:
 android:name="string" />
contained in:

description:
Adds an action to an intent filter. An element must contain one or more elements. If there are no elements in an intent filter, the filter doesn't accept any Intent objects. For details about intent filters and the role of action specifications within a filter, see Intents and Intent Filters.
attributes:
android:name
The name of the action. Some standard actions are defined in the Intent class as ACTION_string constants. To assign one of these actions to this attribute, prepend android.intent.action. to the string that follows ACTION_. For example, for ACTION_MAIN, use android.intent.action.MAIN, and for ACTION_WEB_SEARCH, use android.intent.action.WEB_SEARCH.

For actions you define, it's best to use your app's package name as a prefix to help ensure uniqueness. For example, a TRANSMOGRIFY action might be specified as follows: 

 android:name="com.example.project.TRANSMOGRIFY" />
introduced in:
API Level 1
see also: