based on some other posts I have seen, I created a static variable
inside my service class and I initialize it to false. when the
service is created, I set it to true.
public class MyService extends Service {
private static boolean running = false;
...
...
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
running = true;
...
...
then when I come back up, I can just check if Service.running is true
- if it is, then my service object is still alive.
to answer your question more specifically - I do have a background
thread, but the whole point was that I wanted this service to run even
though the app was closed (i.e. no activities) (isn't that the point
of a service) ?
"Otherwise, the service object, while detached from Android, will live
until the thread terminates, or until Android force-closes your
process due to lack of memory."
which is exactly what I want...
tia.
On Sep 10, 4:05 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
> sdphil wrote:
> > i have a local service (based on LocalService).
>
> > when I start my app, the service gets created.
>
> > when I back out of my app (continuing to hit "back" until I get to the
> > desktop), my service's onDestroy() gets called, but the service is
> > still alive (presumably until android decides it's low on system
> > resources and kills it).
>
> How do you know that "the service is still alive"?
>
> If it is because you have a background thread, you need to stop that
> background thread in onDestroy(). Otherwise, the service object, while
> detached from Android, will live until the thread terminates, or until
> Android force-closes your process due to lack of memory.
>
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