If it helps here is a link to the source code of the nifty "IntentService"
http://www.netmite.com/android/mydroid/1.6/frameworks/base/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java Satya On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Satya Komatineni <[email protected]> wrote: > May be this will work: > > MyService extends IntentService > { > Handler mMainThreadHandler = null; > onCreate() { > super.onCreate(); > //initialize and populate the mMainThreadHandler > //because this method runs on the main thread > //unlike the deriver handle...method > } > onHandleIntent() { > //this runs on its own thread > //do your work > //post a message to mMainThreadHandler > } > .... > //in that handle of the mMainThreadHandler > { > show the toast as this runs on the main thread now > } > } > > I am a bit guessing here. > > Satya > > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: >> Oh for doing it from the callback from IntentService, you need to do it from >> a thread that is actually running a responsive looper (which by definition >> IntentService does not, since the thread it is calling you on is there to >> run long-running operations). >> So schedule a message in a Handler of the main thread, and show it there. >> Basically the same as any time you want to touch other parts of your UI. >> >> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Flying Coder <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark, >>> Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately, SystemClock.sleep() >>> doesn't do the trick. :-( >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> On Jun 11, 1:22 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Flying Coder wrote: >>> > > So, I have an IntentService that handles button callbacks from a >>> > > widget. When the user presses a certain button, I want to display a >>> > > Toast. I return from onHandleIntent almost immediately after doing >>> > > Toast.show(), which in turn stops the service and kills its thread, >>> > > which keeps the Toast from actually being displayed. >>> > >>> > That's interesting. I've never tried that pattern. I'm a bit surprised >>> > that the Toast doesn't fire. >>> > >>> > > Can anyone suggest an easy way to get the Toast (or something similar) >>> > > to display from an IntentService? >>> > >>> > Have you tried SystemClock.sleep()? It's a serious kludge, but I don't >>> > know what else you can do. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Mark Murphy (a Commons >>> > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy >>> > >>> > Android Consulting:http://commonsware.com/consulting >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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
