Handler<\/code><\/a>, that you can use in many cases in your Applications. We will use the Handler<\/code> for the interesting part of this example, which is the timer value update.<\/p>\nFor this tutorial, we will use the following tools in a Windows 64-bit platform:<\/p>\n
\n- JDK 1.7<\/li>\n
- Eclipse 4.2 Juno<\/li>\n
- Android SKD 4.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/p>\n
1. Create a new Android Project<\/h3>\n
Open Eclipse IDE and go to File -> New -> Project -> Android -> Android Application Project. You have to specify the Application Name, the Project Name and the Package name in the appropriate text fields and then click Next.<\/p>\n
![\"create-new-project-attr\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-new-project-attr.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIn the next window make sure the \u201cCreate activity\u201d option is selected in order to create a new activity for your project, and click Next. This is optional as you can create a new activity after creating the project, but you can do it all in one step.<\/p>\n
![\"check-create-new-activity\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/check-create-new-activity1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSelect \u201cBlankActivity\u201d and click Next.<\/p>\n
![\"create-blanc-activity\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/create-blanc-activity.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nYou will be asked to specify some information about the new activity. In the Layout Name text field you have to specify the name of the file that will contain the layout description of your app. In our case the file res\/layout\/main.xml<\/code> will be created. Then, click Finish.<\/p>\n![\"new-activity-attr\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/new-activity-attr.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n2. Adding resources<\/h3>\n
Use the Package Explorer in Eclipse to navigate to res\/values\/strings.xml<\/code><\/p>\n![\"strings-xml\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/strings-xml.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhen you open the strings.xml<\/code> file, Eclipse will display the graphical Resources View editor : <\/div> <\/div><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cdn.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/resources-view.jpg\" "\\"resources-view\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThat\u2019s a nice and easy tool you can use to add several resources to your application like strings, integers, color values etc. But we are going to use the traditional way and that is editing the strings.xml <\/code>file by hand. In the bottom of the screen, press the string.xml <\/code>tab and paste the following code :<\/p>\n<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<resources>\n\n <string name=\"app_name\">AndroidTimerExample<\/string>\n <string name=\"action_settings\">Settings<\/string>\n <string name=\"hello_world\">Hello world!<\/string>\n <string name=\"timerVal\">00:00:00<\/string>\n <string name=\"pauseButtonLabel\">Pause<\/string>\n <string name=\"startButtonLabel\">Start<\/string>\n<\/resources><\/pre>\nSo, we\u2019ve just created some string resources that we can use in many ways and in many places in our app.<\/p>\n
3. Create the main layout of the Application<\/h3>\n
Open res\/layout\/main.xml<\/code> file :<\/p>\n![\"main-xml\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/main-xml.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd paste the following code :<\/p>\n
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![\"graphical-layout-preview\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/graphical-layout-preview.jpg\")
<\/a>[ulp id=’XSQzgZ7lDbTb31Tj’]<\/p>\n4. Code<\/h3>\n
Now we have to write the code of the application. Use the Package Explorer to navigate to the Java file of the Activity you’ve created:<\/p>\n
![\"main-src-file\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/main-src-file.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe code of this tutorial is pretty much self explanatory. The interesting part is how to update the value of the timer. We are going to use a Handler<\/code><\/a> for that. The Handler takes a Runnable<\/a> object and it schedules its execution; it places the runnable process as a job in an execution queue to be run after a specified amount of time. The runnable will be run on the thread to which this handler is attached.<\/p>\npackage com.javacodegeeks.android.androidtimerexample;\n\nimport android.app.Activity;\nimport android.os.Bundle;\nimport android.os.Handler;\nimport android.os.SystemClock;\nimport android.view.View;\nimport android.widget.Button;\nimport android.widget.TextView;\n\npublic class MainActivity extends Activity {\n\n\tprivate Button startButton;\n\tprivate Button pauseButton;\n\n\tprivate TextView timerValue;\n\n\tprivate long startTime = 0L;\n\n\tprivate Handler customHandler = new Handler();\n\n\tlong timeInMilliseconds = 0L;\n\tlong timeSwapBuff = 0L;\n\tlong updatedTime = 0L;\n\n\t@Override\n\tpublic void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {\n\t\tsuper.onCreate(savedInstanceState);\n\t\tsetContentView(R.layout.main);\n\n\t\ttimerValue = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.timerValue);\n\n\t\tstartButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.startButton);\n\n\t\tstartButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {\n\n\t\t\tpublic void onClick(View view) {\n\t\t\t\tstartTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();\n\t\t\t\tcustomHandler.postDelayed(updateTimerThread, 0);\n\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\n\t\tpauseButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.pauseButton);\n\n\t\tpauseButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {\n\n\t\t\tpublic void onClick(View view) {\n\n\t\t\t\ttimeSwapBuff += timeInMilliseconds;\n\t\t\t\tcustomHandler.removeCallbacks(updateTimerThread);\n\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t});\n\n\t}\n\n\tprivate Runnable updateTimerThread = new Runnable() {\n\n\t\tpublic void run() {\n\n\t\t\ttimeInMilliseconds = SystemClock.uptimeMillis() - startTime;\n\n\t\t\tupdatedTime = timeSwapBuff + timeInMilliseconds;\n\n\t\t\tint secs = (int) (updatedTime \/ 1000);\n\t\t\tint mins = secs \/ 60;\n\t\t\tsecs = secs % 60;\n\t\t\tint milliseconds = (int) (updatedTime % 1000);\n\t\t\ttimerValue.setText(\"\" + mins + \":\"\n\t\t\t\t\t+ String.format(\"%02d\", secs) + \":\"\n\t\t\t\t\t+ String.format(\"%03d\", milliseconds));\n\t\t\tcustomHandler.postDelayed(this, 0);\n\t\t}\n\n\t};\n\n}<\/pre>\n5. Run the application<\/h3>\n
This is the main screen of our Application. Remember that the layout of the main screen is described by main.xml<\/code>:<\/p>\n![\"main-screen\"](\"http:\/\/examples.javacodegeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/main-screen.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow, when you press the “Start” button, the timer will be launched and its value will be updated:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, if you press “Pause”, the timer will freeze to its current value.<\/p>\n
Download Eclipse Project<\/h3>\n
This was an Android Timer Example. Download the Eclipse Project of this tutorial: AndroidTimerExample.zip<\/a>
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