You shouldn't be using loops like this to delay things, especially if they end up running on the UI thread. Instead, create a Handler and send a message to your future self using postDelayed() or sendMessageDelayed().
j On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 8:23 AM, bluewind<[email protected]> wrote: > > I want to display text1 then a few seconds later text2. Here's what I > did. > > text1.setText("hello"); > > long t1; > t1 = SystemClock.uptimeMillis(); > while (SystemClock.uptimeMillis() - t1 < 2000) { } > > text2.setText("hello2"); > > > But when I run the program, it delays for 2 seconds, then text1 and > text2 appear together. I wonder what's wrong. Can someone help? > > > > -- Jeff Sharkey [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
