Use runOnUiThread() around your code in the catch block, to have that stuff be done on the main application thread.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:40 AM, Droid <[email protected]> wrote: > I am spinning a thread to go online and get data. But if phone is in a > network hole (no signal) it throws an exception. > In the exception I try to call Toast or finish() the activity but both > those cause a crash. > > Here's the error and my code: > error is: > 06-14 11:32:01.691: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(7389): > java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that > has not called Looper.prepare() > > here is the code, note the catch clause at the end which is where my > problem lies: > > ********************************************************************************************* > private Thread checkUpdate = new Thread() { > public void run() { > try { > URL updateURL = new URL("http://search.twitter.com/ > search.json?q="+string_from_speaker); > URLConnection conn = updateURL.openConnection(); > ... > } catch (Exception e) { > // none of these exception handlers work becaue they are in wrong > thread!! WTF? > // NOPE tv1.setText(" having trouble getting online"); // TODO > // NOPE Toast.makeText(IconicAgain.this, "having trouble getting > online "+ e, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); > } > } > }; > ******************************************************************************************** > > Can I at least stop this thread somehow? Or close the activity > somehow? > > -- > 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 > -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in NYC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- 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
