Android Question Multiple Activitys with Service

[aaronk]

Hi,

Just wondering is there a easy way to detect if any activity in the app is open using a service?

From my service I am using:

dim SomethingOpen as string = "no"
If isPaused(Activity1) then SomethingOpen = "yes"
If isPaused(Activity2) then SomethingOpen = "yes"
If isPaused(Activity3) then SomethingOpen = "yes"
If isPaused(Activity4) then SomethingOpen = "yes"

If SomethingOpen = "yes" then
' run this code as one of the Activity's is open
end if

However is there better code to use to detect if any activity is open using a service ?

I guess I could use the above code but the problem I have is if I add more activity's at a later date, I am scared that I will forget to add it to this code so if there was another way without worrying about modifying this code each time.

 

[Erel]

I don't think that there is a simpler solution available.

You can add the activity names to a list and then iterate over the list instead of checking each one manually.

 

[mc73]

I think isPaused is a little 'problematic' since it will return true even when an activity is not started.

 

[Erel]

He wants to check that there is a visible activity. IsPaused should work fine for this.