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Marcus Becker
Marcus Becker

Reputation: 352

Is it safe to use Java Threads in the same way as desktop applications?

The Android must manage the thread or can be used a code like this:

public class GameThread implements Runnable {

    public void run() {
        while (!finished) {

            //game work

            try {
                Thread.sleep(fps);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                // Interruptions here are no big deal.
            }
        }
    } 
}

Upvotes: 3

Views: 99

Answers (2)

Narendra Pathai
Narendra Pathai

Reputation: 41975

You can use the Thread directly but there are some catches in Android

  • Do not block the UI thread
  • Do not access the Android UI toolkit from outside the UI thread

Android documentation on Processes and Threads provides ample guidelines to help you get started.

Use AsyncTask

AsyncTask allows you to perform asynchronous work on your user interface. It performs the blocking operations in a worker thread and then publishes the results on the UI thread, without requiring you to handle threads and/or handlers yourself.

Upvotes: 5

SirRichie
SirRichie

Reputation: 1186

Android has its own Threading model and framework, which is much more sophisticated than plain Java. The documentation explains everything you need.

Upvotes: 4

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