the problem is that a user could create multiple app widgets (on the desktop), in which case the static variable would point to the last one created...
On Oct 2, 1:38 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > You can just have a static variable that the service sets when it is created > and clears when destroyed. > > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:31 PM, sdphil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > so is there a way in the outer class to get access to that Service > > object? > > > context.startService( new Intent(context, UpdateService.class) ); > > > to start the service, but then how do i get a reference to the > > UpdateService object that it indirectly creates? > > > On Oct 2, 1:17 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is true, because the system will launch the service as needed, > > outside > > > of the environment of whatever the container class is. All of the items > > in > > > the manifest are top-level components, owned by the application itself, > > not > > > some other class in it. > > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM, sdphil <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > looking at this example -- > > > > >http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/introducing-home-scree. > > .. > > > > > if the inner UpdateService class is not static, it cannot start the > > > > service. The ActivityManager complains "Unable to start service > > > > Intent"... > > > > > any ideas why? > > > > > tia. > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
