Question

Could someone provide a sample implementation for rotating a button on a thread ? As of now I am rotating my button on the UI thread using the following code:

Animation ranim = (Animation) AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getBaseContext(),
                    R.anim.rotation);
                buttonRotate.setAnimation(ranim);

Answer 1

following should work for you.

Thread thread = new Thread() 
{ 
    @Override 
    public void run() { 
        try { 
                Animation ranim = (Animation) AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getBaseContext(), 
                R.anim.rotation); 
                buttonRotate.setAnimation(ranim); 
        } catch (InterruptedException e) { 
            e.printStackTrace(); 
        } 
    } 
}; 

thread.start(); 

you might eventually have to create an AsyncTask which can run independently without disturbing UI Thread.