通过分析Activity源码,我们知道每个Activity都有一个Looper,所以主线程在接收Message是不需要调用Looper.prepare()和Looper.loop(),但是线程是不带Looper的,当线程要接收来自主线程的消息是就需要调用Looper.prepare()和Looper.loop()。以下我们将通过一个示例,讲述主线程和线程之间如何发送Message。
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.widget.Toast;
/**
* 这个类是主线程,它每隔两秒就发送一个Message给线程,线程收到Message后将发送一个Message给主线程,主线程收到Message后会将Message内容Toast出来。
* org.fneg.HandlerTestActivity.java
* Create at: 2012-6-4 下午9:39:19
* @author:feng
* Email:fengcunhan@gmail.com
*
*/
public class HandlerTestActivity extends Activity {
private Handler uiHandler;
private ThreadWithLooper thread;
private Runnable showRunable;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
uiHandler=new Handler(){
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch(msg.what){
case Messages.MSG_HELLO:
Toast.makeText(HandlerTestActivity.this, (String)msg.obj, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
}
}
};
thread=new ThreadWithLooper(uiHandler);
thread.start();
showRunable=new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
//給线程发送一个Message
thread.getHandler().sendEmptyMessage(Messages.MSG_HELLO);
uiHandler.postDelayed(this, 2*1000);
}
};
uiHandler.post(showRunable);
}
@Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
uiHandler.removeCallbacks(showRunable);
}
}
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Looper;
import android.os.Message;
/**
* 从线程发送消息到UI线程(主线程)
* org.fneg.ThreadWithLooper.java
* Create at: 2012-6-4 下午4:58:11
* @author:feng<br/>
* Email:fengcunhan@gmail.com
*
*/
public class ThreadWithLooper extends Thread {
private Handler handler;
private Handler uiHandler;
public ThreadWithLooper(Handler mHandler){
this.uiHandler=mHandler;
//初始化Handler,接收到主线程发送过来的Message就回复一个Message给主线程,消息内容是 一个字符串和当前时间
handler =new Handler(){
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch(msg.what){
case Messages.MSG_HELLO:
Message message=new Message();
message.what=Messages.MSG_HELLO;
message.obj="Yes!I get a hello"+System.currentTimeMillis();
uiHandler.sendMessage(message);
break;
}
}
};
}
public Handler getHandler() {
return handler;
}
public void setHandler(Handler handler) {
this.handler = handler;
}
@Override
public void run() {
Looper.prepare();
Looper.loop();
}
}
/**
*
* org.fneg.Messages.java
* Create at: 2012-6-4 下午4:51:20
* @author:feng
* Email:fengcunhan@gmail.com
*
*/
public class Messages {
public static final int MSG_HELLO=0X1;
}