You would need to use a Runnable for this. Googling this would help you get some example code.
If you are this new to all of this, I would recommend learning Java and then coming to Android. Thanks Raghav Sood Sent from my Nexus S On Dec 18, 2011 12:13 PM, "QuR" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Raghav, > > thanks for responding. How would I use "runOnUiThread" ? Do you have a > little example for me? > Sorry for asking so stupid, I am quite new to java/android, but do I > have to use this "runOnUiThread" from within the threads run() method? > > Regards > Rainer > > On 18 Dez., 12:47, Raghav Sood <[email protected]> wrote: > > Try using runOnUiThread(). > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM, QuR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > how can I access the UI from a other thread? > > > > > My scenario: > > > in my activity I create and start a thread, which continously has to > > > do various tasks in the background. On some of this tasks it is > > > necessary to update the UI. To do this I am calling a method in my > > > Task. The problem no is, that this method is called in the context of > > > the thread and that I am not allowed to access the UI controls. > > > How can I now synchronize with the UI thread to be allowed to update > > > the UI controls? > > > In C# there are things like "Dispatcher.Invoke(action)", but how do I > > > do this with Java/Android? > > > > > Thanks for any help and hints! > > > > > Regards > > > Rainer > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > -- > > Raghav Soodhttp://www.androidactivist.org/- Authorhttp:// > www.appaholics.in/- Founder > > -- > 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
