It makes sense. Thanks a lot. Maybe it's time to look at android source code :-)
On Jun 30, 10:14 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > IntentService implements onStartCommand() to put the incoming commands into > the queue for its thread. You can control the return option it uses with > this: > > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/IntentService.html...) > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Federico Paolinelli > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Just one last question (I hope): will the onStartCommand be called on > > my IntentService? Should I put the code to handle the intent? > > I expect I don't have to since it must be handled in onHandleIntent. > > What value should I return in onStartCommand? Or is it just enough not > > to override it and implement only onHandleIntent? > > > Thanks a lot for your support. > > > Federico > > > On 30 Giu, 02:14, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes the intents will be enqueued and handled one at a time on the other > > > thread. Context.startService() is always asynchronous, no matter what > > the > > > service does. > > > > IntentService derives from Service (it is a convenience class > > implementing > > > one common Service pattern), so it inherits all of the functionality of > > > Service. > > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Federico Paolinelli <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I have to process some events given by a broadcast receiver. > > > > As kindly suggested by Mark M. a week ago, I am trying to send the > > > > intent to an intentservice in order to pass the data to be processed > > > > to another thread. > > > > > Looking at the doc, I can read abot onHandleIntent: > > > > "Only one Intent is processed at a time, but the processing happens on > > > > a worker thread that runs independently from other application logic. > > > > So, if this code takes a long time, it will hold up other requests to > > > > the same IntentService, but it will not hold up anything else. > > > > > What does it mean? Will the intents be queued and then processed one > > > > by one, or does it mean that the startService will block if the > > > > intentService is busy processing a previous intent? > > > > > And more (this is just my curiosity): > > > > What is the point in having a onStartCommand method in IntentService > > > > if the Intents must be processed in "onHandleIntent"? > > > > > Why the IntentService has all the onBind facilities if it will die > > > > when it finish its job? > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance, > > > > > Federico > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > Android framework engineer > > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > > and > > > answer them. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
