There isn't really a term for this... But, all you need to do is implement the following methods and save/restore whatever data you need to be able to restore your activity to its last known state:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onSaveInstanceState%28android.os.Bundle%29 http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#onRestoreInstanceState%28android.os.Bundle%29 You might also want to read up again on the activity lifecycle and make sure you fully understand how it works: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#ActivityLifecycle Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Trey <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to test my application's ability to be restored after my > phone reclaims it for memory. I'm unable to find a consistent way to > reproduce this behavior. > > My first questions is: > What is the official term for this? "Application Recycling" doesn't > seem to help me find any information online. > > Once I know what it's called I should be able to find some info, and > even search these forums accurately and find an answer; but if anyone > is willing to point me in the right direction I would appreciate that > as well! > > Thanks, > Trey > > -- > 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 -- 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
