Re: [android-developers] Re: Custom Dialog for Force Closed Android

You're absolutely correct TreKing.  I forgot to include the key piece of information for the Toast message.  You have to make use of the Looper class from Android.

For example, here is the code from the "displayErrorMessageToast()" method I previously mentioned...

    private void displayErrorMessageToast() {         new Thread() {             @Override             public void run() {                 Looper.prepare();                                  String errorMsg = "Some string to display"; //ideally this string would be in your Resources                 Toast.makeText(mContext, errorMsg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();                                  Looper.loop();             }         }.start();     }

So, what happens is the UI Thread is sleeping (and therefore, *NOT* getting killed) while this thread is kept alive by using the Looper and displaying the Toast message.

On Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:56:41 PM UTC-4, TreKing wrote:

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:59 PM, mcterry wrote:

When you override the uncaughtException() method, add in a Thread.sleep() in order to keep your Activity from getting closed immediately.

That would cause the main thread to block, preventing the error message from being displayed, and causing an ANR on top of the force close.

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TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices

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