Android Question Sleep Code

[Robert Valentino]

Erel: Seeing as YOU closed this thread: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/sleep-0-as-alternative-to-doevents.80127/#post-507622
so there can no longer be posts I am posting here

I am doing just what you have and the UI never updates.


PleaseWait Routine Code

#Region ShowPleaseWait / ShowMessage / ShowMessages
Public  Sub ShowScreen
       If IsShowing = False Then ShowHidePleaseWait(True)
End Sub

Public  Sub ShowPleaseWait(Line1 As String, Line2 As String, Line3 As String)

       If  mInitialized Then
         mPW_Line1.Text  = Line1
         mPW_Line2.Text  = Line2
         mPW_Line3.Text  = Line3
     
         MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line1)
         MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line2)
         MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line3)
         
         If  IsShowing = False Then ShowHidePleaseWait(True)

         PumpMessageQueue
       End If
End Sub

Public  Sub ShowMessage(WhichLine As Int, Text As String)

       If  mInitialized Then
         If  WhichLine = 1 Then
             mPW_Line1.Text = Text
           MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line1)           
         Else If WhichLine = 2 Then
        mPW_Line2.Text = Text
           MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line2)           
         Else If WhichLine = 3 Then
           mPW_Line3.Text = Text
           MarqueeTextForever(mPW_Line3)           
         Else
            Return
         End If

         If IsShowing = False Then ShowHidePleaseWait(True)
       
         PumpMessageQueue
       End If
End Sub
#End Region


Private Sub PumpMessageQueue_Wait(Duration As Long)
       Dim Now As Long
       
       Now = DateTime.now
'       Log($"WaitHelper received: ${Duration} for loop: ${J}"$)
         Sleep(Duration)
'       Log($"WaitHelper slept: ${DateTime.Now-Now} ms"$)
       CallSubDelayed(Me, "PumpMessageQueue_WaitComplete")
End Sub

Private Sub PumpMessageQueue
'       Log("PumpMessageQueue - Attach:" &mPW_Main.Parent &"  Visible:" &mPW_Main.Visible &"  Enabled:" &mPW_Main.Enabled &"  Frame-Visible:" &mPW_Frame.Visible &"  (T/L):" &mPW_Frame.Top &" / " &mPW_Frame.Left)
       
'       mPW_Main.BringToFront
'       mPW_Frame.BringToFront
'
'       mPW_Main.Enabled = True
'       mPW_Main.Visible = True
       
#if _UseSleep_
       Log("PumpMessageQueue - DoEvents:" &mDoEvents &"  Every:" &mEvery &"  EveryCnt:" &mEveryCnt)
       
'       If  mEvery = 0 Then
'         mEvery = 1
'         
'         DoEvents
'       End If

       PumpMessageQueue_Wait(1000)
       
     Wait For PumpMessageQueue_WaitComplete

     Sleep(500)
#Else
'       Log("PumpMessageQueue - DoEvents:" &mDoEvents &"  Every:" &mEvery &"  EveryCnt:" &mEveryCnt)
       If  mDoEvents Then  
         If  mEvery > 0 Then
           If  mEvery > mEveryCnt Or mEveryCnt = 0 Then
             DoEvents
           End If
                       
           If  mEvery > mEveryCnt Then
             mEveryCnt = 0
           Else
             mEveryCnt = mEveryCnt + 1
           End If
         Else
           DoEvents
         End If
       End If
#end if       
End Sub

Import Routine

#Region AddUpdatePlayer
Private Sub AddUpdatePlayer(PleaseWait As cPleaseWait, FWID As Long, Import_Player As cImport_Player) As Int
               
     Dim NewFWPlayer     As cPlayerRecord
     Dim FoundPlayer  As cPlayerRecord
               
               
       NewFWPlayer.Initialize
       FoundPlayer.Initialize
                     
  If  FoundPlayer.FindPlayerByNameOrScoringID(FWID, Import_Player.Name, Import_Player.ScoringID) Then
  FoundPlayer.Average  = Import_Player.Average
         FoundPlayer.Position = Import_Player.Position
         FoundPlayer.Team    = Import_Player.Team
         FoundPlayer.Lane    = Import_Player.Lane
               
         If  Import_Player.LaneIsPassed = False Then
           If  TeamLanes.Size > 0 Then
             If  Import_Player.Team > 0 And Import_Player.Team <= TeamLanes.Size Then
               Import_Player.Lane = TeamLanes.Get(Import_Player.Team - 1)
               
               FoundPlayer.Lane = Import_Player.Lane
             Else
               FoundPlayer.Lane = 99               
             End If
           Else
             If  Import_Player.Team > 0 And Import_Player.Team <= TeamNumbers.Length Then
               For i = 0 To TeamNumbers.Length-1
                 If  TeamNumbers(i) = Import_Player.Team Then
                   Import_Player.Lane = LaneNumbers(i)
                   Exit
                 End If
               Next
               
               FoundPlayer.Lane = Import_Player.Lane
             Else
               FoundPlayer.Lane = 99
             End If
           End If
         End If
               
         PleaseWait.ShowMessages(Array As Int(2, 3), Array As String(Chr(9) &"Updating Player", Chr(9) &Chr(9) &FoundPlayer.Name))

#if Debug
         Log("  Updating Player:" &Import_Player.Name &"  Avg:" &Import_Player.Average &"  Team/Posn:" &Import_Player.Team &"." &Import_Player.Position &"  Lane:" &Import_Player.Lane &"  SexIsMale:" &Import_Player.SexIsMale)               
#end if
                             
         If FoundPlayer.AddUpdate Then Return 1
       
         Return 0
       End If
       
             
       NewFWPlayer.Clear
         NewFWPlayer.MakePlayer
           
         NewFWPlayer.FrameWorkID = FWID
  NewFWPlayer.Name  = Import_Player.Name
  NewFWPlayer.ScoringID  = Import_Player.ScoringID

    NewFWPlayer.setSex(Import_Player.SexIsMale)

      NewFWPlayer.Average  = Import_Player.Average
     NewFWPlayer.Team  = Import_Player.Team
  NewFWPlayer.Position  = Import_Player.Position
       NewFWPlayer.Lane     = Import_Player.Lane
               
       If  Import_Player.LaneIsPassed = False Then           
         If  TeamLanes.Size > 0 Then
           If  Import_Player.Team > 0 And Import_Player.Team <= TeamLanes.Size Then
             Import_Player.Lane = TeamLanes.Get(Import_Player.Team - 1)
             
             NewFWPlayer.Lane  = Import_Player.Lane             
           Else
             FoundPlayer.Lane = 99               
           End If
         Else         
           If  Import_Player.Team > 0 And Import_Player.Team <= TeamNumbers.Length Then
             For i = 0 To TeamNumbers.Length-1
               If  TeamNumbers(i) = Import_Player.Team Then
                 Import_Player.Lane = LaneNumbers(i)
                 Exit
               End If
             Next
                 
             NewFWPlayer.Lane = Import_Player.Lane
           Else
             NewFWPlayer.Lane = 99
           End If
         End If
       End If

             
       PleaseWait.ShowMessages(Array As Int(2, 3), Array As String(Chr(9) &"Adding Player", Chr(9) &Chr(9) &NewFWPlayer.Name))
             
#if Debug             
       Log("  Adding Player:" &Import_Player.Name &"  Avg:" &Import_Player.Average  &"  Team/Posn:" &Import_Player.Team &"." &Import_Player.Position &"  Lane:" &Import_Player.Lane &"  SexIsMale:" &Import_Player.SexIsMale)               
#end if
             
       If    NewFWPlayer.AddUpdate Then
         If  Import_Player.SexIsUndetermined Then
           mUndeterminedPlayers.Add(NewFWPlayer.RecordID)
         End If
         
        Return 2
       End If

       Return 0             
End Sub
#end Region

Now using DoEvents the PleaseWait screen is update on every AddUpdatePlayer
Using Sleep routines Nothing shows at all.

 

[Erel]

so there can no longer be posts I am posting here

This was exactly why I closed that thread. You should start a new thread for a new discussion.

I don't completely understand your code. However start with deleting (or commenting) PumpMessageQueue and PumpMessageQueue_Wait subs.
You should instead directly call Sleep(1000).