Apps Toast message not showing in service

[cchang]

Hi! I'm having trouble coding a service example. My service is a very simple one that only displays a message at a given interval. Here's my code:

AndroidManifest.xml

<service android:name=".BuggingService" android:enabled="true" />

BuggingService.java

public class BuggingService extends Service {
private Timer timer;
private int counter;
private TimerTask executeAgain = new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I poop on you", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
};

@Override
public void onCreate() {
timer = new Timer("buggingService");
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(executeAgain, 0, 5000);
}

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
}

Hello.class

startService(new Intent(this, BuggingService.class));

The service is running, but the message is never displayed and I don't understand why. If I debug my service the timer is executing every 5 seconds. Can anyone offer an explanation for this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[fixedd]

I'd like an answer to this too. Mine is slightly different that this (I'm calling from another thread), but close enough that I think it's the same problem.

 

[ahmdalitaha]

try this

Looper.prepare();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I poop on you", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); Looper.loop();

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[Zeos]

I'm sorry, but I have the same problem, and this tip does'n hepl me.
I write this code:
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}

@Override
public void onCreate()
{
super.onCreate();


timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(
new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
getAdsFromServer();
}
},
0,
UPDATE_INTERVAL);
}

private void getAdsFromServer()
{
Log.v("stop11", "stop11");
Looper.prepare();
Toast.makeText(etApplicationContext(), "I poop on you", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Looper.loop();
}

But even Log.v in this case write in log only one time.

If I doesn't use Looper, Log.v working, but toasts doesn't show.

 

[Yordan]

Try this:
//a member
private Handler handler;

//
public void onCreate() {
...
handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
...
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(
new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
getAdsFromServer();
}
},
0,
UPDATE_INTERVAL);
}

private void getAdsFromServer()
{
Log.v("stop11", "stop11");

handler.post(new Runnable() {

public void run() {
Toast.makeText(etApplicationContext(), "I poop on you", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});


}