Summary of common methods for Android to realize timing and countdown
- 2020-09-28 09:08:45
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This paper summarizes the common methods of Android to realize timing and countdown. To share for your reference, the details are as follows:
Method 1
Timer and TimerTask (Java implementation)
public class timerTask extends Activity{
private int recLen = 11;
private TextView txtView;
Timer timer = new Timer();
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.timertask);
txtView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txttime);
timer.schedule(task, 1000, 1000); // timeTask
}
TimerTask task = new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { // UI thread
@Override
public void run() {
recLen--;
txtView.setText(""+recLen);
if(recLen < 0){
timer.cancel();
txtView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
}
});
}
};
}
Method 2
TimerTask and Handler (modified version without Timer)
public class timerTask extends Activity{
private int recLen = 11;
private TextView txtView;
Timer timer = new Timer();
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.timertask);
txtView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txttime);
timer.schedule(task, 1000, 1000); // timeTask
}
final Handler handler = new Handler(){
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg){
switch (msg.what) {
case 1:
txtView.setText(""+recLen);
if(recLen < 0){
timer.cancel();
txtView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
}
}
};
TimerTask task = new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
recLen--;
Message message = new Message();
message.what = 1;
handler.sendMessage(message);
}
};
}
Methods 3
Handler and Message (not TimerTask)
public class timerTask extends Activity{
private int recLen = 11;
private TextView txtView;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.timertask);
txtView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txttime);
Message message = handler.obtainMessage(1); // Message
handler.sendMessageDelayed(message, 1000);
}
final Handler handler = new Handler(){
public void handleMessage(Message msg){ // handle message
switch (msg.what) {
case 1:
recLen--;
txtView.setText("" + recLen);
if(recLen > 0){
Message message = handler.obtainMessage(1);
handler.sendMessageDelayed(message, 1000); // send message
}else{
txtView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
}
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
};
}
Methods 4
Handler and Thread (no UI threads)
public class timerTask extends Activity{
private int recLen = 0;
private TextView txtView;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.timertask);
txtView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txttime);
new Thread(new MyThread()).start(); // start thread
}
final Handler handler = new Handler(){ // handle
public void handleMessage(Message msg){
switch (msg.what) {
case 1:
recLen++;
txtView.setText("" + recLen);
}
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
};
public class MyThread implements Runnable{ // thread
@Override
public void run(){
while(true){
try{
Thread.sleep(1000); // sleep 1000ms
Message message = new Message();
message.what = 1;
handler.sendMessage(message);
}catch (Exception e) {
}
}
}
}
}
Methods 5
Handler and Runnable (simplest)
public class timerTask extends Activity{
private int recLen = 0;
private TextView txtView;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.timertask);
txtView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txttime);
handler.postDelayed(runnable, 1000);
}
Handler handler = new Handler();
Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
recLen++;
txtView.setText("" + recLen);
handler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
}
};
}
Timing and counting down
Method 1, method 2, and method 3 are all countdowns
Method four, method five, they're all timing
Timing and countdown, both of which can be implemented using the above method (with minor changes to the code)
UI thread comparison
Methods 1, 2, and 3 are all timed by the UI thread implementation;
Methods 4 and 5 are timed by another Runnable thread
Implementation mode comparison
In method 1, Java is adopted, namely Timer and TimerTask.
The other four methods all use Handler message processing
It is recommended to use
If you don't have a high requirement for UI thread interaction, you can choose methods 2 and 3
If the UI thread is blocked and the user experience is seriously affected, it is recommended to use Method 4 and separate threads for timing and other logical processing
Method 5, which combines the advantages of the previous methods, is the simplest
I hope this article is helpful for Android programming.