MultiThreading issues while programing for android

Question

I am developing on Android but the question might be just as valid on any other Java platform.

I have developed a multi-threaded app. Lets say I have a first class t

Answer 1

If you want to use threads rather than an AsyncTask you could do something like this:

private static final int STEP_ONE_COMPLETE = 0;
private static final int STEP_TWO_COMPLETE = 1;

...

private doBackgroundUpdate1(){
    Thread backgroundThread = new Thread() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // do first step

            // finished first step
            Message msg = Message.obtain();
            msg.what = STEP_ONE_COMPLETE;
            handler.sendMessage(msg);
        }
    }
    backgroundThread.start();
}
private doBackgroundUpdate2(){
    Thread backgroundThread = new Thread() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // do second step

            // finished second step
            Message msg = Message.obtain();
            msg.what = STEP_TWO_COMPLETE;
            handler.sendMessage(msg);
        }
    }
    backgroundThread.start();
}
private Handler handler = new Handler(){
    @Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
        switch(msg.what){
        case STEP_ONE_COMPLETE:
            doBackgroundUpdate2();
            break;
        case STEP_TWO_COMPLETE:
            // do final steps;
            break;
        }
    }
}

You would kick it off by calling doBackgroundUpdate1(), when this is complete it sends a message to the handler which kicks off doBackgroundUpdate2() etc.