AlarmManager的使用机制有的称呼为全局定时器,有的称呼为闹钟。通过对它的使用,个人觉得叫全局定时器比较合适,其实它的作用和Timer有点相似。都有两种相似的用法:(1)在指定时长后执行某项操作(2)周期性的执行某项操作
AlarmManager对象配合Intent使用,可以定时的开启一个Activity,发送一个BroadCast,或者开启一个Service.
//操作:发送一个广播,广播接收后Toast提示定时操作完成
Intent intent =new Intent(Main.this, alarmreceiver.class); intent.setAction("short"); PendingIntent sender= PendingIntent.getBroadcast(Main.this, 0, intent, 0); //设定一个五秒后的时间 Calendar calendar=Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis()); calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 5); AlarmManager alarm=(AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE); alarm.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), sender); //或者以下面方式简化 //alarm.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis()+5*1000, sender);(2)周期性的执行某项操作
Intent intent =new Intent(Main.this, alarmreceiver.class); intent.setAction("repeating"); PendingIntent sender=PendingIntent .getBroadcast(Main.this, 0, intent, 0); //开始时间 long firstime=SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(); AlarmManager am=(AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE); //5秒一个周期,不停的发送广播 am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP , firstime, 5*1000, sender);
AlarmManager的setRepeating()相当于Timer的Schedule(task,delay,peroid);
(3)取消周期性任务
Intent i = new Intent(); i.setClass(this, PushService.class); i.setAction(ACTION_KEEPALIVE); PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, i, 0); AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE); alarmMgr.cancel(pi);