Waiting for the threads to join in this case sort of defeats the purpose of having the threads... but, yea, the LinkedBlockingQueue sounds like the solution you need. Just wanted to second that...
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Bobbie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Your code snippet is useful, but since it is a part of a larger project, > > some of my comments may be completely wrong. So, your patience is > requested. > > > > 1. Do I understand your flow correctly -- you are sending an HTTP POST > > after *every keystroke*? After all, onKeyUp() will get called after > > every key event handled by this View. That is absolutely going to be > slow. > > > > 2. Similarly, it would appear you are forking athreadafter every > > keystroke, which seems aggressive. How about a singlebackgroundthread, > > using a LinkedBlockingQueue or something for communications? When an > > event occurs in the UIthreadthat thebackgroundthreadshould process, > > the UIthreadposts an event on the queue. Thebackgroundthreadblocks > > on the queue and handles events as they arise. > > > > 3. Even if you feel that having onebackgroundthreadper keystroke is > > valid, I am not sure you want to join with thebackgroundthread. That > > ties up the UIthreaduntil thebackgroundthreadis done, which is not > > what you want. > > Here are my replies, next to the number I am answering for your post: > > 1) Yes, after every keystroke, I can change that if need be to update > on a timer instead (would that be a better way to do it?) > > 2) I'm still new to Android, sorry. Can you post an example of how I > should implement this? Never used LinkedBlockingQueue, but it sounds > like it would resolve my issue of sending the http post requests in > order, yes? > > 3) My intent wasn't to create a thread for each key, I just needed to > make sure the keystrokes were posted in order, so I thought this was > the best way to do it. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
