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Android

Hay Abadi
Hay Abadi
2,625 Points
Posted by Hay Abadi
Hay Abadi
2,625 Points

Problem with the 3/3 q in Creating a Service part

hey guys, i stock in the part when i need to stop the service with a stopSelf() method, i dont know how to write it . The compiler said it should be after the " twitterClient.update();" in the handelMessage Method.

MainActivity:

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
  Button button;   

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.update_button);
    button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
      @Override
      public void onClick(View v){

      //  TwitterService twitterService = new TwitterService();
        Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, TwitterService.class);
                    startService(intent);

      }
    });
  }
}

TwitterService:

public class TwitterService extends Service {
  TwitterClient twitterClient = new TwitterClient();    
  TwitterHandler twitterHandler = new TwitterHandler();

  @Override
  public void onCreate(){
    TwitterThread  twitterThread  = new TwitterThread();
    twitterThread.start();


  }


  class TwitterThread extends Thread {

    @Override
    public void run() {
      Looper.prepare();
   //   twitterHandler = new TwitterHandler();
      Looper.loop();
    }
  }    

  class TwitterHandler extends Handler {
    @Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
      twitterClient.update();


    }
  }

  @Override
  public int onStartCommand(Intent intent,int flags,int startId) {
    Message message = Message.obtain();
    twitterHandler.sendMessage(message);
    message.arg1 = startId;
   return Service.START_REDELIVER_INTENT;
  }

  @Override
  public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
   return null;
  }
}
Josh Gold
Josh Gold
12,207 Points
Josh Gold
Josh Gold
12,207 Points

I have the same problem. I added the following code immediately after twitterClient.update();

service.stopSelf();

But now it says "Oops! It looks like task 2 is no longer passing."

1 Answer

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
12,207 Points
Josh Gold
Josh Gold
12,207 Points

I just kept going on this training course with intention to come back to this problem later. Well today I decided to come back to this problem and try again. Yet again I find that working on something else, taking a break, going out for exercise, and returning another day, allows the solution to come much easier, rather than trying to force out a solution right away.

I found the solution for me is adding the following code immediately after twitterClient.update();

stopSelf();