Thanks Mark, I am acquiring a wakelock as the error points to giving up a wake lock. No other specific reason. I am not sure how to use Async task. Can you give me any pointer?
-Kiran On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > Kiran wrote: >> Experts, Any help here? > >>> static String linkUrl = "http://www.google.com/";; >>> >>> protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { >>> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); >>> >>> PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService >>> (Context.POWER_SERVICE); >>> PowerManager.WakeLock wl = pm.newWakeLock >>> (PowerManager.SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK, "My Tag"); >>> wl.acquire(); > > Why are you asking for a WakeLock in an Activity's onCreate()? > >>> try { >>> URL connectURL = new URL(linkUrl); >>> HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) >>> connectURL.openConnection(); >>> DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream >>> (conn.getInputStream >>> ()); >>> byte[] data = new byte[1024]; >>> int len = dis.read(data, 0, 1024); >>> dataText = new String(data, 0, len); >>> } >>> catch(Exception e) >>> { >>> Log.e(TAG, "Exception"); >>> return; >>> } > > Never do HTTP I/O on the UI thread. Use AsyncTask or something to do > this work on a background thread. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
