Have you heard of AlarmManager? http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/AlarmService.html
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlarmManager.html Kris On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Diego Tori <[email protected]> wrote: > After reading lots of sample code into this matter, I'm trying to > figure out the simplest way to achieve the following: > > I want to be able to schedule an Intent that calls back to my Alarm > BroadcastReceiver, which in turn fires off my Service. However, I want > to set up so that it calls said Intent twice a day and to only > schedule the alarms if they haven't already been set (likewise for > canceling the alarms). > > However, I am unsure if the following code is the correct way to set > and cancel alarms. > > //Static function for setting the alarm > //My midday calendar object (cal1) > > ... > > //My evening calendar object (cal2) > > Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, MyAlarmReceiver.class); > > PendingIntent firstCallIntent = > PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, FIRST_CALL_ID, myIntent, > PendingIntent.FLAG_NO_CREATE); > PendingIntent secondCallIntent= > PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, SECOND_CALL_ID, myIntent, > PendingIntent.FLAG_NO_CREATE); > if(firstCallIntent != null){ > if(DEBUG){ > Log.d(TAG, "Setting Midday Alarm"); > } > firstCallIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, > FIRST_CALL_ID, myIntent, 0); > alarms.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, > cal1.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, firstCallIntent); > } > if(secondCallIntent != null){ > if(DEBUG){ > Log.d(TAG, "Setting Evening Alarm"); > } > secondCallIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, > SECOND_CALL_ID, myIntent, 0); > alarms.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, > cal2.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, secondCallIntent); > } > > > //Static call to cancel the alarm. > > Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, MyAlarmReceiver.class); > PendingIntent firstCallIntent = > PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, FIRST_CALL_ID, myIntent, 0); > alarms.cancel(firstCallIntent); > firstCallIntent.cancel(); > PendingIntent secondCallIntent = > PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, SECOND_CALL_ID, myIntent, 0); > alarms.cancel(secondCallIntent); > secondCallIntent.cancel(); > > -- > 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 -- 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
