When should I use unregisterReceiver? In onPause()
, onDestroy()
, or onStop()
?
Note: I need the service to run in the background.
Update:
I get an exception releasing receivers null
.
Activity has leaked intent receivers are you missing call to unregisterReceiver();
Please tell me if there's something wrong, here's my code:
private boolean processedObstacleReceiverStarted;
private boolean mainNotificationReceiverStarted;
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
try {
registerReceivers();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(MatabbatManager.TAG,
"MAINActivity: could not register receiver for Matanbbat Action "
+ e.getMessage());
}
}
private void registerReceivers() {
if (!mainNotificationReceiverStarted) {
mainNotificationReceiver = new MainNotificationReceiver();
IntentFilter notificationIntent = new IntentFilter();
notificationIntent
.addAction(MatabbatManager.MATABAT_LOCATION_ACTION);
notificationIntent
.addAction(MatabbatManager.MATABAT_New_DATA_RECEIVED);
notificationIntent
.addAction(MatabbatManager.STATUS_NOTIFCATION_ACTION);
registerReceiver(mainNotificationReceiver, notificationIntent);
mainNotificationReceiverStarted = true;
}
if (!processedObstacleReceiverStarted) {
processedObstacleReceiver = new ProcessedObstacleReceiver();
registerReceiver(processedObstacleReceiver, new IntentFilter(
MatabbatManager.MATABAT_ALARM_LOCATION_ACTION));
processedObstacleReceiverStarted = true;
}
}
private void unRegisterReceivers() {
if (mainNotificationReceiverStarted) {
unregisterReceiver(mainNotificationReceiver);
mainNotificationReceiverStarted = false;
}
if (processedObstacleReceiverStarted) {
unregisterReceiver(processedObstacleReceiver);
processedObstacleReceiverStarted = false;
}
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onDestroy();
try {
unRegisterReceivers();
mWakeLock.release();//keep screen on
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(MatabbatManager.TAG, getClass() + " Releasing receivers-" + e.getMessage());
}
}
it depends on where you have register the receiver. The complementary method pairs are
onCreate - onDestroy
onResume - onPause
onStart - onStop
if you register the receiver in the first one then unregister it in it's ending method.