read this:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/misc/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Matt Clark <mrclark32...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you mean use flags?
> The app hangs on lines that wait for an HTTP response, so i want to be able
> to just cut them off mid execution if I have to, i cant call check
> statements before and after.
> Sorry, I do not know a whole lot about Threading.
>
>
> On Monday, April 30, 2012 12:09:25 AM UTC-4, Ankita wrote:
>>
>> stop(),destroy() etc. methods were deprecated by JDK versions, so must
>> have not got support now. To stop thread, you should try to use flags,
>> AFAIK.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Matt Clark <mrclark32...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am creating an app that sends various HTTP requests in seperate
>>> threads, while doing so brings up a loading screen. If the network request
>>> is taking longer then the user expects, I want them to be able to press the
>>> back button to force quit the thread, and dismiss the loading screen.
>>> I have my thread set up as:
>>>
>>> dataThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
>>> public void run() {
>>> //...
>>> //Networking Data and Handlers
>>> //...
>>> }
>>> });
>>> dataThread.start();
>>>
>>> and where I want to force quit at onBackPressed() I have tried:
>>>
>>> dataThread.stop();
>>> dataThread.destroy();
>>> dataThread.interrupt();
>>>
>>> And none of them work, Android does not support stop(), or destroy(), and
>>> interrupt() does nothing to stop the thread. I do not care about exceptions
>>> as everything will be caught, I just want it to allow the user to resume
>>> doing what they want, if it hangs on requests, or even retry the request..
>>>
>>> Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
>>> ~Matt
>>>
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