Are you sure you are stopping the same service? You are passing something different in for the Intent component. I would suggest defining one static Intent for the service, that is use for both start and stop.
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Lex <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > this message is in addition to the posts at > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/3f01a8576ebb0d7c/1a065e23513c1523 > > I have a service receiving and sending data to a server in separate > threads each. The service lifecycle methods look like this: > > @Override > public void onCreate() { > super.onCreate(); > receiver = new ReceiveThread(this); > myMapView.trafficMessages = new Vector<TrafficMessage>(); > > } > > @Override > public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) { > super.onStart(intent, startId); > receiver.start(); > } > > @Override > public void onDestroy() { > super.onDestroy(); > receiver.kill(); // sets a boolean in the while loop to > false so > that run() finishes > heartbeat.kill(); // thread sending periodic messages to the > server > to keep the connection alive > stopSelf(); > > The activity lifecycle methods look like this: > > @Override > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > TAG = getString(R.string.application_name); > setContentView(R.layout.main); > context = getApplicationContext(); > > initMap(); > initLocationManager(); > ccClient = startService(new Intent(this, > ClientService.class)); > } > > @Override > public void onPause() { > super.onPause(); > locManager.removeUpdates(locListener); > } > > @Override > public void onResume() { > super.onResume(); > > locManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, > 0, locListener); > } > > @Override > public void onStop() { > super.onStop(); > stopService(new Intent(this, cocarClient.getClass())); > } > > When I press the home button, the activity onStop() method is called > but stopService() does not call the service onDestroy() method so the > threads keep running in the background. > Why doesn't the service shut down? What is the difference between the > home and back button, what is activity-service lifecycle method call > stack in these cases? > > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
