Android Question Add a service with B4Xpages

[vecino]

Hello, I have read in another thread that with B4Xpages the "Starter" module should not be used.
If I need to use a service, how should I do it?
Thank you.

 

[klaus]

Hello, I have read in another thread that with B4Xpages the "Starter" module should not be used.

Erel answered exactly the contrary in THIS thread !

I have no accurate answer to your question.

 

[vecino]

It says not to delete it, but not to use it.
It is something strange.

Never remove the starter service. Just don't use it.

 

[LucaMs]

It is something strange.

Read the subsequent posts, Erel explains why:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4xpages-runs-in-background-but.122044/post-762905
(mainly the first line, I think).

Anyway, I'm still convinced that if you will develop an Android+iOS app, you should not place anything in the Starter service.

 

[klaus]

It says not to delete it, but not to use it.

Sorry, I misread your question. I was thinking to not remove it.

 

[vecino]

So, if I am not going to create for iOS, can I use "Starter"?

 

[Alessandro71]

i think there's a misunderstanding: as far as i've understood it, B4XPages doesn't prevent you from using services, (i'm currently using them in my projects), but some use cases for the starter service (and that alone) can be now addressed directly in the MainPage
anyway, you can do "business as usual" with services

 

[vecino]

Then, they can be used normally as when using the "activity" of a lifetime.
???

 

[LucaMs]

Often, developing for Android only, you place global variables in the Starter service. Well, this is the wrong place if your project is a B4XPages multiplatform project, since it, the Starter, is not visible-usable to the BAi/B4J project. This is what I mean.

 

[Erel]

You can use the starter service in B4XPages. There are less reasons to do it but there are no problems to use the starter service.