Sleep() in Android Java
android, java, multithreading, sleep
Solution
You can use one of the folllowing methods:
Thread.sleep(timeInMills);
or
SystemClock.sleep(timeInMills);
`SystemClock.sleep(milliseconds)` is a utility function very similar to `Thread.sleep(milliseconds)`, but it ignores `InterruptedException`. Use this function for delays if you do not use `Thread.interrupt()`, as it will preserve the interrupted state of the thread.
Problem
I am following this tutorial to have a loading screen in my program. The tutorial says my activity should Sleep() using the Sleep() command, however it does not recognize Sleep() as a function and provides me with an error, asking if I would like to create a method called Sleep(). Here is the code sample: ``` public class LoadingScreenActivity extends Activity { //Introduce an delay private final int WAIT_TIME = 2500; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); System.out.println("LoadingScreenActivity screen started"); setContentView(R.layout.loading_screen); findViewById(R.id.mainSpinner1).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable(){ @Override public void run() { //Simulating a long running task this.Sleep(1000); System.out.println("Going to Profile Data"); /* Create an Intent that will start the ProfileData-Activity. */ Intent mainIntent = new Intent(LoadingScreenActivity.this,ProfileData.class); LoadingScreenActivity.this.startActivity(mainIntent); LoadingScreenActivity.this.finish(); } }, WAIT_TIME); } } ```