On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 5:02 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:
> To my surprise the onCreate event of the service executes again!! I would > expect that only the onStartCommand would execute on subsequent > StartService(i) calls. The service was indeed still running when the call > was made. > > Is my expectation correct? Why is onCreate executing again in the service? > Maybe, maybe not. I don't know if GetRunningServices does what you think it does, but here's a question. In each case, what does startService return? Quoting the docs: > If the service is being started or is already running, the > ComponentName<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ComponentName.html>of > the actual service that was started is returned; else if the service > does not exist null is returned. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
