onTerminate is -not- called under normal operation -- the process is just killed. You are getting that message because you no longer have any references on the database but nobody has closed it, and now the garbage collector is eventually get around to it. You should close the database when you are done with it.
And yes, when returning to your app, the process is restarted, and only the visible activity is created at that point. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 3:58 PM, gnugu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, also, when my process is killed while being in the background does > coming back from gallery restart the process jumping directly to > activity B? It's not in the documentation, that's why I need to ask > here. > > Thanks. > > On Sep 30, 3:52 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes your process can be killed at any time when it is in the background > (and > > onTerminate is NOT called). > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 3:47 PM, gnugu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > When I start my application I prompt the user for the password and use > > > it to instantiate my data adapter object that I will need throughout > > > the application. So I store it in Application object. > > > > > My activity A prompts user for pwd, instantiates data adapter, sticks > > > it to Application object and later starts activity B which in turn > > > starts the built int gallery activity. When fooling around with > > > gallery and capturing pictures for some time coming back to activity B > > > I discover that Application.myDataAdapter is null. > > > > > I found out that during me playing with camera the > > > Application.onTerminate() method was called. > > > > > So it seems like Android killed my process and when B was supposed to > > > become visible it started a process again jumping directly to activity > > > B bypassing A? > > > > > Is that how it works? Should I then never assume that > > > Application.myField will survive? and init it not only when A is > > > started but whenever I discover it is null? > > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
