AsyncTask in Android with Kotlin

Question

How to make an API call in Android with Kotlin?

I have heard of Anko . But I want to use methods provided by Kotlin like in Android we have Asynctask for background

Answer 1

Here is an example that will also allow you to update any UI or progress displayed to the user.

Async Class

class doAsync(val handler: () -> Unit) : AsyncTask() {
    init {
        execute()
    }

    override fun doInBackground(vararg params: Void?): Void? {
        handler()
        return null
    }
}

Simple Usage

doAsync {
    // do work here ...

    myView.post({
        // update UI of myView ...
    })
}