Hi -- Okay, I got further! Yay! It turns out that I also had to call super.onCreate() to avoid the null pointer exception. So, if I call super.onCreate() and super.onStartCommand(), my onHandleIntent() does get excecuted.
Now, my new mystery is why my service gets an onDestroy() call right after it is started. I return START_STICKY from onStartCommand, but that does not seem to have an effect. I guess I need to understand the life cycle stuff a little more. On Jun 23, 9:05 pm, appsgrrl <bettyoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi -- You know, that was one of the first things I had thought of, so > I put a call to super.onHandleIntent() in my class code. > However, I got a NullPointerException from IntentService.onStart(), > which is called from IntentService.onStartCommand(), which is from my > class's onStartCommand() > > I tried it again, and played with the arguments to no avail. I assume > that I use my incoming arguments and pass them to the > super.onStartCommand(), correct? > > Thanks again for your help > > On Jun 23, 7:47 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:37 AM, appsgrrl <bettyoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for replying. I also have a logging printout in the > > > onStartCommand() method, and that does show as being called. > > > If onStartCommand() is called, doesn't that mean my startService() > > > from my Activity has indeed started my IntentService? > > > Yes. However, be sure you are chaining to the superclass in > > onStartCommand() -- otherwise, you will block IntentService from > > dispatching your Intent to onHandleIntent() via the background thread. > > > > Who ultimately calls onHandleIntent()? > > > IntentService does. > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons > > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ > > Version 1.6 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
