[android] Threading Example in Android

I want some simple example on thread creation and invoking of threads in android.

One of Androids powerful feature is the AsyncTask class.

To work with it, you have to first extend it and override doInBackground(...). doInBackground automatically executes on a worker thread, and you can add some listeners on the UI Thread to get notified about status update, those functions are called: onPreExecute(), onPostExecute() and onProgressUpdate()

You can find a example here.

Refer to below post for other alternatives:

Handler vs AsyncTask vs Thread

Here is a simple threading example for Android. It's very basic but it should help you to get a perspective.

Android code - Main.java

package test12.tt;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class Test12Activity extends Activity {

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        final TextView txt1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.sm);

        new Thread(new Runnable() { 
            public void run(){        
            txt1.setText("Thread!!");
            }
        }).start();

    }    
}

Android application xml - main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <TextView  
    android:id = "@+id/sm"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:text="@string/hello"/>

</LinearLayout>