How to manage multiple Async Tasks efficiently in Android

Question

I have scenario where I will have to make six http calls to my server to get the data for six different items. These server calls cant be combined and they are meant to be t

Answer 1

just stabbing in the dark here, but you have:

• 1x main UI thread
• 6x background asynchtasks which have: 6x methods to execute in background 6x methods to return data to UI (foreground)

why not have a variable of public scope in the UI thread say called "finishedTasks", then the same method in each of the 6x return data threads that:

• increments finishedTasks

• if finishedTasks == 6 then run 1 public method to do the update of the UI

then it would update the UI on all background asychtasks completing.