Start service every X second with the help of thread as database update frequently

Question

My app is connected with SQL SERVER database which updates daily, so when i start my activity, log-in form pop-up and user logged in . Now as m

Answer 1

You can use IntentService along with a Timer as below:

public class MyBackgroundService extends IntentService
{
private Timer mBackGroundTimer;
public MyBackgroundService()
    {
        super("myservice");
        this.mBackGroundTimer=new Timer();
    }
@Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) 
    {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        mBackGroundTimer.schedule(new TimerTask() 
            { 
                public void run() 
                    { 

                        try 
                            {
                                //your db query here
                            } 
                        catch (Exception e) 
                            {
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                e.printStackTrace();
                            }
                    } 
            },startTime,repeatTime); 
    } // END onHandleIntent()
private void mStopTimer()
    {
        //Call this whenever you need to stop the service
        mBackGroundTimer.cancel();
    }
}

and call this inside your activity as below:

Intent mInt_BckGrndSrv =  new  Intent(getApplicationContext(),MyBackgroundService.class);
        startService(mInt_BckGrndSrv);

and don't forget to specify it as a service in your manifest.xml as,

<service android:name="com.example.MyBackgroundService" android:enabled="true"></service>

P.S. For tutorial on different services, check this.