Ah, found that part of the API demo now, must've learned binding from a different tutorial. Sorry for asking a dumb question :x
On Nov 24, 9:02 pm, Mark K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to set up the aidl as you have to connect to the service as > you have, you then need to register a seperate call back interface > with the service, and implement that interface in your activity, the > API demos has an example of this, under remote service. I have > successfully set up two way communication for an activity and service > using a callback interface, so it can be done. > > M > > On Nov 24, 11:29 am, "Dianne Hackborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Also for most people just writing their own service for use with their own > > app, the service and activity are always running in the same process, so you > > can just use the LocalService API demo and get a direct pointer to the > > service object and call back and forth between them however you want. > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:42 AM, Jeff Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > Have you looked at RemoteService.java and RemoteServiceBinding.java in the > > > APIDemos project that comes as a sample with the SDK? I believe these are > > > using remote callbacks to achieve the result it seems you are looking for. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of G > > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:50 AM > > > To: Android Developers > > > Subject: [android-developers] Sending a message from Service to Activity > > > > After a long working weekend I finally have a grasp on how activities > > > bind to services (as well as how services outlive the activities that > > > started them). But it seems that through binding, the communication is > > > only 1-way (Activity -> Service). How can my service notify my > > > activity of something? Do I need to define a BroadcastReceiver and > > > sendBroadcast() from my service or is there an easier way to do it > > > while the Service and Activity are binded? > > > > (This is a Remote Service btw, and if you're going to tell me to use a > > > Handler, please please please include a link to a tutorial or some > > > good sample code, cause I can't seem to find any) > > > > Thanks in advance :) > > > -- > > 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. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
