Using wait in AsyncTask

Question

When using a wait in an AsyncTask, I get ERROR/AndroidRuntime(24230): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException: object not locked by thr

Answer 1

If you're looking to just postpone execution of a method for a set amount of time, a good option is Handler.postDelayed()

define the handler and runnable...

private Handler handler = new Handler();
private Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {        
    finished();
};

and execute with delay...

handler.postDelayed(runnable, MIN_SPLASH_DURATION);