You can use the ApplicationContext to bind to the service, and propagate the binding to the next instance via Activity.onRetainNonConfigurationInstance().
Yeah, sorry, obtuse and awkward. In the future I'd like to have something better. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:44 PM, THill <[email protected]> wrote: > The default way configuration changes (i.e., rotates) are handled is > to destroy the activity & recreate it with a new one. What is the > recommended way to handle these changes in an activity that binds/ > unbinds to a service (that is possibly heavy/slow to start)? > > When the activity gets destroyed, it unbinds & causes the service to > be destroyed. When the new activity is created, it binds & recreates > the service. > > The only choices seem to be: > -- override onConfigurationChanged in the activity. Feels ok, but non- > conformant. > -- explicitly start the service & only stop it when the last activity > gets an onDestroy that's not due to a config change (i.e., there was > no call to onRetainNonConfigurationInstance). Feels icky. > -- explicitly start the service & don't stop it until some amount of > time after the last unbind. Ickier. > > On a related note, what happens between activity switches within a > process, where the first activity (A) starts the next activity (B) & > then calls finish() -- is there a guarantee that B.onCreate is called > before A.onDestroy? If not, and the activities share a service, the > same issue of keeping the service alive during this window exists, but > with only the icky workarounds. > > Suggestions? > > Thanks > Tim > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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
