Question

If i have a timer task inlined in a Service Class and the Service class has a public method.. how can i call the public method in my service class from the TimerTask?

 class uiCheckTask extends TimerTask {
        Boolean secDialog = false;
        NavOverrideService myService;

        public void run() {
            try {
                ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
                List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> processList = am.getRunningAppProcesses();

               String cProcess = processList.get(0).processName;

               if (!cProcess.equals("com.example.services_test") && !secDialog) {
                  // myService.launchSecurity(); /// HELP HERE!
               } else {

               }
            } catch(Exception ex) {

            }
        }
    }

launchSecuity:

public void launchSecurity(){
    Log.v("LAUNCHING", "((((((((((((((((((((SECURITY)))))))))))))))))");
    Intent intent = new Intent(this, SecurityService.class);
    startService(intent);
}

Answer 1

If the uiCheckTask is an inner class of your Service, then you can call the public method via

(MyService.this).launchSecurity()

Please note that MyService is the class name of your service, not an instance or local variable.