thanks Jeremy, I will try the onresume option. A separate thread is not feasible.
-vk On Jun 30, 1:23 am, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's one crazy workaround, but I'm sure there's an easier way: > > When your receiver get's set off, you can set a hidden boolean > preference (since they are global) and then start a simple dialog > activity saying you've lost connectivity. Starting the new activity > will call the original activity's onPause so when the dialog is > closed, onResume is called for the original activity (the one where > you want to change the layout. What I would do is in the onResume > method for that activity, I would check if the boolean preference was > changed and then change the visibility of the button accordingly. You > just have to make sure to set the preference back when you need the > button. > > This is a pretty strange way to fix this problem, but it does work. > Are you sure you need a receiver for what you're doing though? I know > you can check connectivity pretty easily with a method like: > > public boolean isConnected() { > ConnectivityManager connMgr=(ConnectivityManager) > getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE); > NetworkInfo info=connMgr.getActiveNetworkInfo(); > return(info!=null && info.isConnected()); > } > > but I guess if you want the button to be disabled instantly when > connection is lost, you'd have to be running that method in a separate > thread over and over, which is probably worse from an efficiency > standpoint than using a receiver. > > On Jun 28, 9:13 pm, AUandroid <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a layout with two buttons, I want to disable or make unclikable > > one of the buttons when internet connection is lost and back to > > clickable when connection is regained. From my broadcast receiver I am > > calling another class(which extends activity and thus can call > > findViewById) which is attempting to change the main layout. App is > > force closing. What am I doing wrong here, any other ideas as to how > > to achieve what I am trying to do. thanks > > > -vk -- 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
