之前研究过handler 和 looper 消息队列,不过android里的handler不是另外开启线程来执行的,还是在主UI线程中,如果想另启线程的话需要用到HandlerThread来实现。在使用HandlerThread的时候需要实现CallBack接口以重写handlerMessage方法,在handlerMessage方法中来处理自己的逻辑。下来给出一个小例子程序。
layout文件很简单,就一个按钮来启动HanlderTread线程
- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
- <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
- android:layout_width="fill_parent"
- android:layout_height="fill_parent"
- android:orientation="vertical" >
- <TextView
- android:layout_width="fill_parent"
- android:layout_height="wrap_content"
- android:text="@string/hello" />
- <Button
- android:id="@+id/handlerThreadBtn"
- android:layout_width="wrap_content"
- android:layout_height="wrap_content"
- android:text="startHandlerThread" />
- </LinearLayout>
Activity代码如下:
- package com.tayue;
- import android.app.Activity;
- import android.os.Bundle;
- import android.os.Handler;
- import android.os.Handler.Callback;
- import android.os.HandlerThread;
- import android.os.Message;
- import android.view.View;
- import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
- import android.widget.Button;
- /**
- *
- * @author xionglei
- *
- */
- public class TestHandlerActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
- public Button handlerThreadBTN;
- MyHandlerThread handlerThread;
- Handler handler;
- /** Called when the activity is first created. */
- @Override
- public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
- super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
- //打印UI线程的名称
- System.out.println("onCreate CurrentThread = " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
- setContentView(R.layout.main);
- handlerThreadBTN = (Button) findViewById(R.id.handlerThreadBtn);
- handlerThreadBTN.setOnClickListener(this);
- handlerThread = new MyHandlerThread("myHanler");
- handlerThread.start();
- //注意: 这里必须用到handler的这个构造器,因为需要把callback传进去,从而使自己的HandlerThread的handlerMessage来替换掉Handler原生的handlerThread
- handler = new Handler(handlerThread.getLooper(), handlerThread);
- }
- @Override
- public void onClick(View v) {
- //点击按钮后来开启线程
- handler.sendEmptyMessage(1);
- }
- private class MyHandlerThread extends HandlerThread implements Callback {
- public MyHandlerThread(String name) {
- super(name);
- }
- @Override
- public boolean handleMessage(Message msg) {
- //打印线程的名称
- System.out.println(" handleMessage CurrentThread = " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
- return true;
- }
- }
- }
点击按钮,打印的日志如下(这里点击了3次)
07-06 09:32:48.776: I/System.out(780): onCreate CurrentThread = main
07-06 09:32:55.076: I/System.out(780): handleMessage CurrentThread = myHanler
07-06 09:32:58.669: I/System.out(780): handleMessage CurrentThread = myHanler
07-06 09:33:03.476: I/System.out(780): handleMessage CurrentThread = myHanler
HandlerThread就这么简单。
当然 android自己也有异步线程的handler,就是AsyncTask,这个类就是封装了HandlerThread 和handler来实现异步多线程的操作的。