Android: How to use AlarmManager

Question

I need to trigger a block of code after 20 minutes from the AlarmManager being set.

Can someone show me sample code on how to use an AlarmManager<

Answer 1

There are some good examples in the android sample code

.\android-sdk\samples\android-10\ApiDemos\src\com\example\android\apis\app

The ones to check out are:

• AlarmController.java
• OneShotAlarm.java

First of, you need a receiver, something that can listen to your alarm when it is triggered. Add the following to your AndroidManifest.xml file

Then, create the following class

public class MyAlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { 
     @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
         Toast.makeText(context, "Alarm went off", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     }
}

Then, to trigger an alarm, use the following (for instance in your main activity):

AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyAlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, 0);
Calendar time = Calendar.getInstance();
time.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
time.add(Calendar.SECOND, 30);
alarmMgr.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, time.getTimeInMillis(), pendingIntent);

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Or, better yet, make a class that handles it all and use it like this

Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
// add extras here..
MyAlarm alarm = new MyAlarm(this, bundle, 30);

this way, you have it all in one place (don't forget to edit the AndroidManifest.xml)

public class MyAlarm extends BroadcastReceiver {
    private final String REMINDER_BUNDLE = "MyReminderBundle"; 

    // this constructor is called by the alarm manager.
    public MyAlarm(){ }

    // you can use this constructor to create the alarm. 
    //  Just pass in the main activity as the context, 
    //  any extras you'd like to get later when triggered 
    //  and the timeout
     public MyAlarm(Context context, Bundle extras, int timeoutInSeconds){
         AlarmManager alarmMgr = 
             (AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
         Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyAlarm.class);
         intent.putExtra(REMINDER_BUNDLE, extras);
         PendingIntent pendingIntent =
             PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, 
             PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
         Calendar time = Calendar.getInstance();
         time.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
         time.add(Calendar.SECOND, timeoutInSeconds);
         alarmMgr.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, time.getTimeInMillis(),
                      pendingIntent);
     }

      @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
         // here you can get the extras you passed in when creating the alarm
         //intent.getBundleExtra(REMINDER_BUNDLE));

         Toast.makeText(context, "Alarm went off", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     }
}