Continuous Learning : LIFECYCLE of an ACTIVITY (Part 3)

Hello friends,

Welcome you all in the “LIFECYCLE of an Activity” part 3.

In the part2 we have learnt, how to use onCreate(), onStart() and onResume() system call. We have also seen how the Activity comes into RESUME (visible) state.

Click the following link to refer:-

LIFECYCLE of an Activity [Part 2]

LIFECYCLE of an Activity [Part 1]

In this part3, we will learn, how to use onPause(), onStop() and onDestroy() system call. We will also learn how state change from RESUME to PAUSED, PAUSED to STOP and STOP to DESTROY.

Step1: User Interface of MainActivity

Add one more Button into the MainActivity name as “Start Sub Activity”.

Please add the following code into the activity_main.xml file.

Step2: Create a New Activity

File à New à Other à Android à AndroidActivity

Select BlankActivity, click Next.

Project: LifeCycleDemo

Activity name: SubActivity

Click Finish.

Step3: Implement onPause(), onStop(), onDestroy() system calls

Define the onPause(), onStop() and onDestroy() system call into the MainActivity.

Create a function that handles the “Start Sub Acivity” Button click event.

Please add the following code into the MainActivity.java file:-

          @Override
   protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
        mStatusView.append("MainActivity: onPause()\n");
        mStatusView.append("MainActivity: In PAUSED state ---\n");
         
   }
 
          @Override
   protected void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        mStatusView.append("MainActivity: onStop()\n");
        mStatusView.append("MainActivity: In STOP state ---\n");
   }
  
   @Override
   protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        mStatusView.append("MainActivity: onDestroy()\n");
          
       }

      public void startSubActivity(View v) 
         {
         Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SubActivity.class);
  startActivity(intent);
         }

Step4: Implement all the lifecycle system calls for SubActivity

Please modify the SubActivity.java file as follows:-

 package com.example.lifecycledemo;

 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;

 public class SubActivity extends Activity {

  private TextView mStatusView;
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
   super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
   setContentView(R.layout.activity_sub);
   mStatusView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.status_current);
   mStatusView.setText("SubActivity: onCreate()\n");
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
   getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_sub, menu);
   return true;
  }

  protected void onStart() {
   super.onStart();
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: onStart()\n");
  }
  protected void onResume() {
   super.onResume();
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: onResume()\n");
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: In RESUME state ---\n");
  }

  @Override
  protected void onPause() {
   super.onPause();
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: onPause()\n");
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: In PAUSED state ---\n");

  }
  @Override
  protected void onStop() {
   super.onStop();
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: onStop()\n");
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: In STOP state ---\n");
  }

  @Override
  protected void onDestroy() {
   super.onDestroy();
   mStatusView.append("SubActivity: onDestroy()\n");

  }

  public void destroyActivity(View v) {
   SubActivity.this.finish();
  }
 }

Step 5: Design User Interface for SubActivity

Please modify the activity_sub.xml file as follows:-

Step 6: Compile and RUN the application.

Visible state of MainActivity :-