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AndroidActivityLifecycle
Android
Activity
controlled
by
android.app.Activity
Lifecycle
is
methods
of
class.
The
android Activity is the subclass of
ContextThemeWrapperclass.
An activity is the single screen in
android. It is like window or frame
ofJava.
By the help of activity, you can
place all your UI components or
widgetsinasinglescreen.
The 7 lifecycle method of Activity describes how activity will behave
atdifferentstates.
AndroidActivityLifecyclemethods
Let'sseethe7lifecyclemethodsofandroidactivity.
Method
Description
onCreate
calledwhenactivityisfirstcreated.
onStart
calledwhenactivityisbecomingvisibletotheuser.
onResume calledwhenactivitywillstartinteractingwiththeuser.
onPause
calledwhenactivityisnotvisibletotheuser.
onStop
calledwhenactivityisnolongervisibletotheuser.
onRestart
calledafteryouractivityisstopped,priortostart.
onDestroy calledbeforetheactivityisdestroyed.
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AndroidActivityLifecycleExample
It provides the details about the invocation of life cycle methods of
activity.Inthisexample,wearedisplayingthecontentonthelogcat.
File:MainActivity.java
1. packagecom.example.activitylifecycle
2. importandroid.os.Bundle
3. importandroid.app.Activity
4. importandroid.util.Log
5. importandroid.view.Menu
6. publicclassMainActivityextendsActivity{
7. @Override
8. protectedvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
9. super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
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10. setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
11. Log.d("lifecycle","onCreateinvoked")
12. }
13. @Override
14. protectedvoidonStart(){
15. super.onStart()
16. Log.d("lifecycle","onStartinvoked")
17. }
18. @Override
19. protectedvoidonResume(){
20. super.onResume()
21. Log.d("lifecycle","onResumeinvoked")
22. }
23. @Override
24. protectedvoidonPause(){
25. super.onPause()
26. Log.d("lifecycle","onPauseinvoked")
27. }
28. @Override
29. protectedvoidonStop(){
30. super.onStop()
31. Log.d("lifecycle","onStopinvoked")
32. }
33. @Override
34. protectedvoidonRestart(){
35. super.onRestart()
36. Log.d("lifecycle","onRestartinvoked")
37. }
38. @Override
39. protectedvoidonDestroy(){
40. super.onDestroy()
41. Log.d("lifecycle","onDestroyinvoked")
42. }
43. }
downloadthisexample
Output:
You will not see any output on the emulator or device. You need to
openlogcat.
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Now see on the logcat: onCreate, onStart and onResume methods
areinvoked.
Now click on the HOME Button. You will see onPause method is
invoked.
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Afterawhile,youwillseeonStopmethodisinvoked.
Nowseeontheemulator.Itisonthehome.Nowclickonthecenter
buttontolaunchtheappagain.
Nowclickonthelifecycleactivityicon.
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Now see on the logcat: onRestart, onStart and onResume methods
areinvoked.
Ifyouseetheemulator,applicationisstartedagain.
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Now click on the back button. Now you will see onPause methods is
invoked.
After a while, you will see onStop and onDestroy methods are
invoked.
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The onCreate() and onDestroy() methods are called only
oncethroughouttheactivitylifecycle.
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