lol I didn't notice that there is a comprehensive explanation in this website
Thank You On 1月3日, 上午11時59分, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote: > AsyncTask gives you more control over how you background work is done. > You get callbacks for , progress, completion of action, etc. > > You would also get some etra hooks, like Pre-execute and Post- > execute. > > http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/05/painless-threading.html > > Thanks and Regards, > Kumar Bibek > > On Jan 3, 7:32 am, Molee <leehc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I used to implements the progress of "downloading sth" in a worker > > thread, > > > and new a thread when u choose the corresponding option in the menu > > ( overriding onOptionsItemSelected funciton) > > > yet the UI will be frozen once you choose the download option in the > > menu > > > Is using asynctask instead the better solution??? > > > Whats the difference between thread and asynctask??? > > > Any response is greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks, > > Molee > > > On 1月3日, 上午1時10分, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > If the service is coupled to your UI, I think AsyncTask would be a > > > better solution. Look at the examples for the same. > > > > But, if the service is completely separate from the UI, then you have > > > to bind to the service, and then check it's progress. > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > Kumar Bibek > > > > On Jan 2, 4:54 pm, fhucho <fhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a service that downloads something from the Internet, it shows > > > > progress in notifications and in MyActivity (only when MyActivity is > > > > on foreground of course). How should the service post the progress to > > > > MyActivity? I know this could be done somehow with IBind but can I > > > > just simply do this in MyActivity: > > > > > MySevice.myActivity = this; > > > > startService(new Intent(....)); > > > > > ? > > > > From MyService I can now call MyActivity's methods because I have a > > > > static reference to it in MySevice.myActivity, so I can call e.g. > > > > myActivity.sendProgress(63). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
