How can I add timed functionality that doesn't end unless the button is clicked again? This runs a thread okay but it won't restart unless I go to another tab in the app and go back to it.
metroStartBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View view)
{
metronomeOn = !metronomeOn;
if(metronomeOn)
{
final Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable()
{
@Override
public void run()
{
while(!toExit){
// Your code
try {
playSound(getContext(), 1);
Thread.sleep(100);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
t.start();
}
else
{
toExit = true;
}
}
});
Because after the first run , toExit is true therefore your while loop will not execute after that
metroStartBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View view)
{
metronomeOn = !metronomeOn;
if(metronomeOn)
{
final Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable()
{
@Override
public void run()
{
while(metronomeOn){
// Your code
try {
playSound(getContext(), 1);
Thread.sleep(100);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
t.start();
}
}
});