sending broadcast intent from runnable.

Question

I want to send a broadcast from a new thread is start.

This is what i tried :

        new Thread(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            //some other code for timing.
            // ..
            // ..
            Intent broadcastIntent = new Intent();
            broadcastIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_ANSWER);
            this.sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent);
        }
    }).start();

But ofcourse i need context..this won't work. How can i handle this.

Answer 1

What I usually do, although is quite hacky, is the following:

final Context mCtx = this;
new Thread(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
        //some other code for timing.
        // ..
        // ..
        Intent broadcastIntent = new Intent(mCtx, TargetClass.java);
        broadcastIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_ANSWER);
        this.sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent);
    }
}).start();

Also, remember to include the target Java class in the Intent constructor.

Hope it helps!