Actually, don't use a ProgressDialog, use Activity.showDialog() instead. This handles device orientation.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Miguel Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is that you are attempting to update the UI in a foreign thread. > This line: progressDialog.dismiss(); > > You seem to be using a handler, so just change it to: > handler.postRunnable(new Runnable() { > @Override > public void run() { > progressDialog.dismiss(); > }); > > Don't ever touch the UI outside of the UI thread. > > To handle rotation, save a static instance of your activity in your > onCreate() method and remove it on onDestroy(); > So, something like: > > static MyActivity mStaticSelf = null; > > onCreate() { > mStaticSelf = this; > } > > Then change your handler code to: > @Override > public void run() { > mStaticSelf.progressDialog.dismiss(); > }); > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Greg Donald <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:29 PM, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Greg Donald <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> How can I keep my dismiss() calls from blowing up? >>> >>> Keep a class-level reference to the dialog and dismiss it if you're being >>> destroyed. >> >> Well, I just have the one instance I reuse everywhere already. And if >> what you said below about it being asynchronous is true, then my other >> checks to see if it's still around could still pass later. >> >> I don't get why if( this != null ) evaluates to true when the stack >> trace seems to imply the Activity is gone already. >> >>> 2 - You rotate device while it's still showing. >> >> Exactly what I'm hearing. Rotate, boom. >> >>>> Why doesn't try/catch work? >>> >>> I *think* because dismiss is asynchronous - calling dismiss just puts the >>> dialog in the queue for cleanup. I think. >> >> Geez.. I'm thinking I might just lock it in to landscape mode and >> forgo the grief. >> >> >> -- >> Greg Donald >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > ~ Jeremiah:9:23-24 > Android 2D MMORPG: http://solrpg.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx > -- ~ Jeremiah:9:23-24 Android 2D MMORPG: http://solrpg.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
