Returning Value From Countdown Timer

I need to return the value from my countdowntimer so I can update a textView. I'm not sure how I can do this, I've added a comment where I've tried adding a return but no luck. pub

Solution 1:

I need to return the value from my countdowntimer so I can update a textView.

There is no need to do that. It runs on the ui thread. You can update textview in onTick itself.

Example:

publicclassMainActivityextendsActivity { 
TextView tv;
  publicStringsecsRemain="not set";
@OverrideprotectedvoidonCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    startBrewTimer(200000);     
}
privatevoidstartBrewTimer(long remaningMillis){
    CountDownTimercounter= CountDownTimer(remaningMillis, 1000){
        publicvoidonTick(long millisUntilDone){
        secsRemain = "seconds remaining: " + millisUntilFinished / 1000; 
          tv.setText(secsRemain);                    
        }

        publicvoidonFinish() {
            tv.setText("DONE!");

        }
    }.start();
}
 }

Solution 2:

You can get values through broadcast receiver......as follows, First create your own IntentFilter as,

    Intent intentFilter=newIntentFilter();
    intentFilter.addAction("YOUR_INTENT_FILTER");

Then create inner class BroadcastReceiver as,

private BroadcastReceiver broadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    /** Receives the broadcast that has been fired */
    @Override
    publicvoid onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if(intent.getAction()=="YOUR_INTENT_FILTER"){
           //HERE YOU WILL GET VALUES FROM BROADCAST THROUGH INTENT EDIT YOUR TEXTVIEW///////////String receivedValue=intent.getStringExtra("KEY");
        }
    }
};

Now Register your Broadcast receiver in onResume() as,

registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver, intentFilter);

And finally Unregister BroadcastReceiver in onDestroy() as,

unregisterReceiver(broadcastReceiver);

Now the most important part...You need to fire the broadcast from wherever you need to send values..... so do as,

Intent i=newIntent();
i.setAction("YOUR_INTENT_FILTER");
i.putExtra("KEY", "YOUR_VALUE");
sendBroadcast(i);

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