Android Question Timer in while loop ?

[Devv]

hi
i want to do something like this

while (WIFICONNECTED)

somecodehere
sleep 30 seconds
loop

i may know how to do it but i dont know the best way to do it without draining the battery or using the cpu to much.

and i may have problems with timer in a loop

any 1 can help ?

 

[walterf25]

hi
i want to do something like this

while (WIFICONNECTED)

somecodehere
sleep 30 seconds
loop

i may know how to do it but i dont know the best way to do it without draining the battery or using the cpu to much.

and i may have problems with timer in a loop

any 1 can help ?

you should use the Timer keyword in B4A, Example

Dim timer1 as timer
timer1.Initialize("timer1", 30)


Sub timer1_Tick
'Anything inside this sub will be executed every 30 seconds
End Sub

You should really take a look at the B4A Beginners guide, also you can use the search bar to find examples.

Cheers,
Walter

 

[KMatle]

@Devv: Always code that way that you minimize cpu usage (and other ressources). Keep in mind that there are a lot of other processes run on your device. Constructing a real loop would use 100% cpu and you can imagine what happens then.

That is the reason why modern operating systems handle everything by events. An event is f.e. "Button pressed" or "Timer click". In walters example the os checks the wifi state every x seconds (maybe you want to reduce it from 30 to a lower value) seconds depending on your intention.

 

[Devv]

you should use the Timer keyword in B4A, Example

Dim timer1 as timer
timer1.Initialize("timer1", 30)


Sub timer1_Tick
'Anything inside this sub will be executed every 30 seconds
End Sub

You should really take a look at the B4A Beginners guide, also you can use the search bar to find examples.

Cheers,
Walter

thanks for example bro...
i thought the timer interval is measured in milliseconds not seconds

timer1.Initialize("timer1", 30)
so 30 will be much less than one second it will not be 30 seconds

a'm i right ?

 

[MaFu]

Yepp. For 30 Seconds you must initialize the timer with 30000.

 

[walterf25]

Yepp. For 30 Seconds you must initialize the timer with 30000.

Yes, sorry I meant 30000 milliseconds = 30 seconds.

Cheers,
Walter

 

[Devv]

thank you guys