Update function

Question

Hello everyone! I try to learn java for android devices.. i have to create the update function. But still have one question: How????

in class root

public void update(){
 maindebug("update"); // This is my debug function
}

public void run(){
 while(isRunning){ // isRunning is a boolean variable
     SystemClock.sleep(100);
  update();
 }
}

and inside onCreate

run();

but it doesnt work :(

Answer 1

Use a Timer:

http://developer.android.com/intl/zh-CN/resources/articles/timed-ui-updates.html http://developer.android.com/intl/zh-CN/reference/java/util/Timer.html

Answer 2

isRunning must evaluate to "true" for your while loop to happen.