On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:37 AM, appsgrrl <bettyoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for replying. I also have a logging printout in the > onStartCommand() method, and that does show as being called. > If onStartCommand() is called, doesn't that mean my startService() > from my Activity has indeed started my IntentService?
Yes. However, be sure you are chaining to the superclass in onStartCommand() -- otherwise, you will block IntentService from dispatching your Intent to onHandleIntent() via the background thread. > Who ultimately calls onHandleIntent()? IntentService does. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 1.6 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
