Android Program to Start and Stop a Service

 Android Program to Start and Stop a Service

MainActivity.java

 
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
 
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        Button start = (Button) findViewById(R.id.startService);
        Button stop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.stopservice);
        start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
 
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                startService(new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyService.class));
            }
        });
        stop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
 
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                stopService(new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyService.class));
            }
        });
    }
 
    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }
 
}

MyService.java

 
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.widget.Toast;
 
public class MyService extends Service {
 
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return null;
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        Toast.makeText(this, " MyService Created ", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
        Toast.makeText(this, " MyService Started", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        Toast.makeText(this, "MyService Stopped", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
 
}

Activity_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >
 
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/startService"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="90dp"
        android:text="Start Service" />
 
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/stopservice"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/startService"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/startService"
        android:layout_marginTop="86dp"
        android:text="Stop Service" />
 
</RelativeLayout>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.vibratephone_service"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
 
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.vibratephone_service.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <service android:name=".VibrateService"/>
    </application>
 
</manifest>
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