handler
difference between Thread and Handler
The same: you can both execute task asynchronously without blocking your current code, The difference: Imagine you have a Runnable r = new Runnable{…} When you use new Thread(r).start(), you actually created a new thread and run task asynchronously. When you use new Handler().post(r) (or Message), you added the Runnable object to Looper and execute … Read more
How to open mailto links in new tab for users that have gmail as the default mail handler?
Okay, so I was able to get this working in Chrome on Mac. Your mileage may vary. Also, this is pretty hacky IMO, so it may not be worth it. Honestly this should exist as a setting within Chrome, and the behavior should be delegated to the website. E.g. Chrome should have an option: “[x] … Read more
Difference between Handler.post(Runnable r) and Activity.runOnUiThread(Runnable r) [duplicate]
From the official Handler docs Handler There are two main uses for a Handler: (1) To schedule messages and runnables to be executed as some point in the future. (2) To enqueue an action to be performed on a different thread than your own. In short, Handler is used to manage different Runnables. runOnUiThread It … Read more
What’s the postDelayed() uses in kotlin
The Handler::postDelay documentation can be found here and shows that the method is defined as follows: boolean postDelayed (Runnable r, long delayMillis) In idiomatic Kotlin APIs, we would change the order of both parameters and have the function type (i.e. SAM Runnable) as the last argument so that it could be passed outside the parentheses. … Read more
Does jQuery have a handleout for .delegate(‘hover’)?
User113716’s great answer will no longer work in jQuery 1.9+, because the pseudo-event hover is no longer supported (upgrade guide). Also since jQuery 3.0 delegate() for binding events is officially deprecated, so please use the new on()(docs) for all event binding purposes. You can easily migrate user113716‘s solution by replacing hover with mouseenter mouseleave and … Read more
Run Handler messages in a background thread
You can simply do this: private Handler mHandler; private HandlerThread mHandlerThread; public void startHandlerThread(){ mHandlerThread = new HandlerThread(“HandlerThread”); mHandlerThread.start(); mHandler = new Handler(mHandlerThread.getLooper()); } Then invoke with: mHandler.postDelayed(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { // Your task goes here } },1000);