Re: [android-beginners] Using Methods in a Service from an Activity

2010-04-20 Thread Tom F M White
Ok, I've found the problem, for anyone else having trouble. In the tutorial, onBind() returns null, I created a MediaBinder class within MediaService, that implemented my MediaInterface, calling the relevant methods in MediaService. This works nicely. On 19/04/2010 21:43, Mark Murphy wrote:

[android-beginners] Using Methods in a Service from an Activity

2010-04-19 Thread Tom F M White
Further to my previous email, I have sketched out how my Media Player will work with the actual MediaPlayer object in a separate service, MediaService. I can't work out how to make calls, and retrieve data from the service. Following tutorials online has lead me to this: MyApp.java - top level

Re: [android-beginners] Using Methods in a Service from an Activity

2010-04-19 Thread Mark Murphy
Tom F M White wrote: Further to my previous email, I have sketched out how my Media Player will work with the actual MediaPlayer object in a separate service, MediaService. I can't work out how to make calls, and retrieve data from the service. Following tutorials online has lead me to this:

Re: [android-beginners] Using Methods in a Service from an Activity

2010-04-19 Thread Tom F M White
On 19/04/2010 21:36, Mark Murphy wrote: Tom F M White wrote: Further to my previous email, I have sketched out how my Media Player will work with the actual MediaPlayer object in a separate service, MediaService. I can't work out how to make calls, and retrieve data from the service.

Re: [android-beginners] Using Methods in a Service from an Activity

2010-04-19 Thread Tom F M White
On 19/04/2010 21:43, Mark Murphy wrote: Tom F M White wrote: I'm calling start a relatively long time later, several seconds. Do I need to call onServiceConnected() myself? No, it should be called shortly after you call bindService(). This suggests that your bindService() call is