If you don't like it, use your own Thread or the slightly higher-level HandlerThread and implement the semantics you want.
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Jason Proctor < [email protected]> wrote: > > i'm fine with the single running instance model. not so much the > totally unreusable model, which is the one followed by AsyncTask. > > java.util.Timer is the same way, but that's no excuse for imitation ;-) > > > > there is a difference in "can be used only once" and "single > >running instance is allowed" > > > >The correct is only single running instance is allowed. Once can get > >the status through getStatus and can take action accordingly e.g. > >cancel > > > > > >if (YourasynchSubClass.getStatus() == AsyncTask.Status.RUNNING) > > YourasynchSubClass.cancel(true); > > > >YourasynchSubClass.execute(parms); > > > > > > > > > -- > jason.software.particle > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
