extends Activity implements Runnable

It's a simple exercise extends Activity implements Runnable.

extends Activity implements Runnable

package com.exercise.AndroidRunnable;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class AndroidRunnable extends Activity implements Runnable{

Thread myThread;
boolean running;
int cnt;

TextView myTextView;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.text);
}

@Override
protected void onResume() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onResume();
startThread();
}

@Override
protected void onPause() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onPause();
stopThread();
}

public void startThread(){
running = true;
myThread = new Thread(this);
myThread.start();
cnt = 0;
}

public void stopThread(){
running = false;
boolean retry = true;
while(retry){
try {
myThread.join();
retry = false;
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

@Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
while (running){

try {
cnt++;
Thread.sleep(100);
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage());
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

Handler handler = new Handler(){

@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//super.handleMessage(msg);
myTextView.setText(String.valueOf(cnt));
}

};
}


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


note: please read volatile in Java, in multithreaded programs.

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