Thread Inside Broadcast Receiver Android

Question

I am getting a DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE broadcast upon getting I am required to extract the zip file and fill the the data base I have written the code to do my work .But I have to start the Thread here to handle the file extraction and insertion to database.

I know that a thread cannot be started inside broadcast receiver . If any body has encounter the problem please suggest the solution .. as my work will take time in insertion so i dont want to wait and stick with it.

I am getting exception while running thread inside broadcast receiver and

Writing this code also not working inside broadcast receiver

BroadcastReceiver onComplete = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    public void onReceive(Context ctxt, Intent intent) {

        /*
         * check status message whether the last queue is successful and
         * completed and then stop self
         */
        if (DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE.equals(intent.getAction())) {
            Intent mIntent = new Intent(downloadmanager1.this, DBService.class);
            mIntent.putExtra("messenger", new Messenger(mHandler));
            mIntent.putExtra("enqueue", enqueue);
            ctxt.startService(mIntent);
          //  ctxt.startService(mIntent);
        }
    }

Note - no exception or error is through and neither any Intentservice is started in DDMS while debugging
};

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 06 '12 at 13:27

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Step #1: Write an IntentService that does the work to "to handle the file extraction and insertion to database".

Step #2: Call startService() from onReceive() of your BroadcastReceiver to pass control to the IntentService.

answered Oct 06 '12 at 13:27

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@CommonsWare why thread inside broadcast receiver does not worked? i was getting a same issue in one of my project. please explain! – Hardik Feb 26 '16 at 08:28
@Hardik because a broadcast receiver will most likely be killed by android after the onReceive() is done. – Juan Acevedo Jun 15 '16 at 03:28

Thread Inside Broadcast Receiver Android

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