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Helper class to send toasts from background thread.
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.widget.Toast;
/*
Taken from an answer in the following thread
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7378936/how-to-show-toast-message-from-background-thread
From user kaolick
* /
/**
* A class for showing a <code>Toast</code> from background processes using a
* <code>Handler</code>.
*
* @author kaolick
*/
public class ToastHandler
{
// General attributes
private Context mContext;
private Handler mHandler;
/**
* Class constructor.
*
* @param _context
* The <code>Context</code> for showing the <code>Toast</code>
*/
public ToastHandler(Context _context)
{
this.mContext = _context;
this.mHandler = new Handler();
}
/**
* Runs the <code>Runnable</code> in a separate <code>Thread</code>.
*
* @param _runnable
* The <code>Runnable</code> containing the <code>Toast</code>
*/
private void runRunnable(final Runnable _runnable)
{
Thread thread = new Thread()
{
public void run()
{
mHandler.post(_runnable);
}
};
thread.start();
thread.interrupt();
thread = null;
}
/**
* Shows a <code>Toast</code> using a <code>Handler</code>. Can be used in
* background processes.
*
* @param _resID
* The resource id of the string resource to use. Can be
* formatted text.
* @param _duration
* How long to display the message. Only use LENGTH_LONG or
* LENGTH_SHORT from <code>Toast</code>.
*/
public void showToast(final int _resID, final int _duration)
{
final Runnable runnable = new Runnable()
{
@Override
public void run()
{
// Get the text for the given resource ID
String text = mContext.getResources().getString(_resID);
Toast.makeText(mContext, text, _duration).show();
}
};
runRunnable(runnable);
}
/**
* Shows a <code>Toast</code> using a <code>Handler</code>. Can be used in
* background processes.
*
* @param _text
* The text to show. Can be formatted text.
* @param _duration
* How long to display the message. Only use LENGTH_LONG or
* LENGTH_SHORT from <code>Toast</code>.
*/
public void showToast(final CharSequence _text, final int _duration)
{
final Runnable runnable = new Runnable()
{
@Override
public void run()
{
Toast.makeText(mContext, _text, _duration).show();
}
};
runRunnable(runnable);
}
}
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