Examine LogCat and see if you have any warnings. Also, in case it helps, here is a sample project demonstrating the technique:
http://github.com/commonsguy/cw-android/tree/master/Service/WeatherPlus/ On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Jeroen Kransen <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to use a local service to fence off some logic in a singleton > class. From my Activities I try to bind to it. The method > bindService() returns true, but the Service onCreate() is never > called, nor is the ServiceConnector's onServiceConnected(). > > Please tell me what part I am missing. > > Here is my manifest snippet (note that I do not set :remote, as I want > the service to be local): > > <service android:enabled="true" > android:name=".service.ConsumptionService"/> > > This is how I call the ServiceConnector and the Service: > > Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, > ConsumptionService.class); > ConsumptionServiceConnection serviceConnection = new > ConsumptionServiceConnection(); > boolean isBound = bindService(serviceIntent, serviceConnection, > Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE); > > Especially the "BIND_AUTO_CREATE" part should to the creation, > according to the documentation. > > This is the Service itself: > > �...@override > public void onCreate() { > super.onCreate(); > measurementDao = new MeasurementDaoImpl(this); > calculator = new TrendCalculatorImpl(measurementDao); > } > > �...@override > public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { > return binder; > } > > public class LocalBinder extends Binder { > ConsumptionService getService() { > return ConsumptionService.this; > } > } > > private final IBinder binder = new LocalBinder(); -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 2.9 Available! -- 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
