AsyncTask return List to Activity
android, android-activity, android-asynctask
Solution
your Activity:
public class YourActivity extends Activity {
private List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
public void onCreate(Bundle state) {
//...
}
public void setList(List<String> list) {
this.list = list;
}
private void fireYourAsyncTask() {
new LoadStringsAsync(this).execute();
}
}
AsyncTask:
public class LoadStringsAsync extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<String>> {
List<String> str;
private YourAcitivity activity;
public LoadStringsAsync(YourAcitivity activity) {
this.activity = activity;
}
@Override
protected List<String> doInBackground(Void... arg0) {
}
@Override
protected void onPostExecute(List<String> str) {
super.onPostExecute(events);
activity.setList(str);
}
}
Problem
how do I return a List generated in an AsyncTask back to the Activity? My LoadStringsAsync class: ``` public class LoadStringsAsync extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<String> > { List<String> str; @Override protected void onPreExecute() { super.onPreExecute(); ... } @Override protected List<String> doInBackground(Void... arg0) { ... get content from the internet and fill the list ... } @Override protected void onPostExecute(List<String> str) { super.onPostExecute(events); ... } } ``` and I need the List back in my Activity to work with it. (No not only to show it in ListView :P) Any suggestions how to do this? :-) Thanks so far!