Looper主要是prepare()和loop()两个方法:
1.首先看prepare()方法
public static final void prepare() {
if (sThreadLocal.get() != null) {
throw new RuntimeException("Only one Looper may be created per thread");
}
sThreadLocal.set(new Looper(true));
}
sThreadLocal是一个ThreadLocal对象,可以在一个线程中存储变量。可以看到,在第5行,将一个Looper的实例放入了ThreadLocal,并且2-4行判断了sThreadLocal是否为null,否则抛出异常。这也就说明了Looper.prepare()方法不能被调用两次,同时也保证了一个线程中只有一个Looper实例~相信有些哥们一定遇到这个错误。
2.下面看Looper的构造方法:
private Looper(boolean quitAllowed) {
mQueue = new MessageQueue(quitAllowed); //创建了一个MessageQueue(消息队列)。
mRun = true;
mThread = Thread.currentThread();
}
在构造方法中,创建了一个MessageQueue(消息队列)。
3.然后我们看loop()方法:
public static void loop() {
final Looper me = myLooper();
if (me == null) {
throw new RuntimeException("No Looper; Looper.prepare() wasn't called on this thread.");
}
final MessageQueue queue = me.mQueue;
// Make sure the identity of this thread is that of the local process,
// and keep track of what that identity token actually is.
Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
for (;;) {
Message msg = queue.next(); // might block
if (msg == null) {
// No message indicates that the message queue is quitting.
return;
}
// This must be in a local variable, in case a UI event sets the logger
Printer logging = me.mLogging;
if (logging != null) {
logging.println(">>>>> Dispatching to " + msg.target + " " + msg.callback + ": " + msg.what);
}
msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg);
if (logging != null) {
logging.println("<<<<
}
// Make sure that during the course of dispatching the
// identity of the thread wasn't corrupted.
final long newIdent = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
if (ident != newIdent) {
Log.wtf(TAG, "Thread identity changed from 0x"
+ Long.toHexString(ident) + " to 0x"
+ Long.toHexString(newIdent) + " while dispatching to "
+ msg.target.getClass().getName() + " "
+ msg.callback + " what=" + msg.what);
}
msg.recycle();
}
}
第2行:
public static Looper myLooper() {
//直接返回sThreadLocal存储的Looper实例,如果me为null则抛出异常,也就是说looper方法必须在prepare方法之后运行
return sThreadLocal.get();
}
第6行:拿到该looper实例中的mQueue(消息队列)
13到45行:就进入了我们所说的无限循环。
14行:取出一条消息,如果没有消息则阻塞。
27行:使用调用 msg.target.dispatchMessage(msg);把消息交给msg的target的dispatchMessage方法去处理。Msg的target是什么呢?其实就是handler对象,下面会进行分析。
44行:释放消息占据的资源。
Looper主要作用:
1、与当前线程绑定,保证一个线程只会有一个Looper实例,同时一个Looper实例也只有一个MessageQueue。
2、loop()方法,不断从MessageQueue中去取消息,交给消息的target属性的dispatchMessage去处理。