Ah ok, thanks for the reply. Regards, Julius.
On 20/12/2010, at 3:58 PM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: > No there isn't. This is deliberate, as having apps suddenly getting launched > left and right as syncs happen in the background stuff is likely to lead to > an undesirable outcome. The approach we generally take is that in cases > where there is some kind of change that may happen that an app may reasonably > be launched for, defining a specific broadcast for that that the content > provider sends at that point. For example there is a broadcast the gmail > provider sense when new mail has arrived. > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Julius Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > (Note: might be a silly question...) > > I have an application which has data related to a ContentProvider. The > ContentProvider's content is updated from time to time and a ContentObserver > seems like a good choice to know about these updates. > > Is there a way to have a have a cross between a ContentObserver and a > BroadcastReceiver so that the application doesn't need to be running and yet > when content is updated a broadcast is created? > > Regards, > Julius. > > -- > 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
