AlarmManager的使用机制有的称呼为全局定时器,有的称呼为闹钟。通过对它的使用,个人觉得叫全局定时器比较合适,其实它的作用和Timer有点相似。都有两种相似的用法:(1)在指定时长后执行某项操作(2)周期性的执行某项操作
AlarmManager对象配合Intent使用,可以定时的开启一个Activity,发送一个BroadCast,或者开启一个Service.
//操作:发送一个广播,广播接收后Toast提示定时操作完成
Intent intent =new Intent(Main.this, alarmreceiver.class);
intent.setAction("short");
PendingIntent sender=
PendingIntent.getBroadcast(Main.this, 0, intent, 0);
//设定一个五秒后的时间
Calendar calendar=Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 5);
AlarmManager alarm=(AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarm.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), sender);
//或者以下面方式简化
//alarm.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis()+5*1000, sender);
(2)周期性的执行某项操作
Intent intent =new Intent(Main.this, alarmreceiver.class);
intent.setAction("repeating");
PendingIntent sender=PendingIntent
.getBroadcast(Main.this, 0, intent, 0);
//开始时间
long firstime=SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
AlarmManager am=(AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
//5秒一个周期,不停的发送广播
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP
, firstime, 5*1000, sender);
AlarmManager的setRepeating()相当于Timer的Schedule(task,delay,peroid);
(3)取消周期性任务
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setClass(this, PushService.class);
i.setAction(ACTION_KEEPALIVE);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, i, 0);
AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmMgr.cancel(pi);