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app crashing with "Called From Wrong Thread Exception"


I added this part of the code in my onCreate() method and it crashes my app. need help.

LOGCAT:

android.view.ViewRoot$CalledFromWrongThreadException: Only the original thread 
that created a view hierarchy can touch its views.

CODE:

final TextView timerDisplayPanel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView2);

    Timer t = new Timer();
    t.schedule(new TimerTask(){
        public void run(){
            timerInt++;
            Log.d("timer", "timer");
            timerDisplayPanel.setText("Time ="+ timerInt +"Sec");
        }
    },10, 1000);

Solution

  • Only the UI thread that created a view hierarchy can touch its views.
    

    You are trying to change the text of the UI element in Non UI Thread, so it gives exception.Use runOnUiThread

     Timer t = new Timer();
     t.schedule(new TimerTask() {
     public void run() {
            timerInt++;
            Log.d("timer", "timer");
    
            runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    timerDisplayPanel.setText("Time =" + timerInt + "Sec");
                }
            });
    
        }
    }, 10, 1000);