On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Droid <[email protected]> wrote: > I having problems with two threads - often I cannot even turn them off or > keep the timer going without upsetting the apple cart. >
Just saying you're using two threads is a red flag. What apple cart? > Should I start using wait() and notify(), a separate service or continue > trying to get them to be friends with each other in the same activity. At > present its all very badly behaved and I feel as though I am juggling with > marbles. > Use a handler to schedule a message to go off in 5 minutes. When that message is delivered, use an AsyncTask to do the fetch and handle the results when it completes. No raw threads necessary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- 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
