bind/unbind service example (android)

Question

can you give me a simple example of an application with background service which uses bind/unbind methods to start and stop it? I was googling for it for a half-hour, but those examples use startService/stopService methods or are very difficult for me. thank you.

Answer 1

You can try using this code:

protected ServiceConnection mServerConn = new ServiceConnection() {     @Override     public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder binder) {         Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onServiceConnected");     }      @Override     public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {         Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onServiceDisconnected");     } }  public void start() {     // mContext is defined upper in code, I think it is not necessary to explain what is it      mContext.bindService(intent, mServerConn, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);     mContext.startService(intent); }  public void stop() {     mContext.stopService(new Intent(mContext, ServiceRemote.class));     mContext.unbindService(mServerConn); }