When in doubt, don't call Message.recycle(). It is just an optimization. The platform does this for you when it is done dispatching a message.
And yes: the platform does this for you when done dispatching a message, so when you handler, you no longer own the message and should not touch that object any more. The error message means that a message has been recycled but is still being used. On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM, doug <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > When does a Message object get recycled? Is calling Message.recycle() > necessary? What does the error "message is in use" mean? > > Thanks, > doug > > -- > 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

