{"id":8450,"date":"2017-05-24T23:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topofstacksoftware.com\/?p=8450"},"modified":"2017-05-24T23:22:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T17:22:01","slug":"android-activity-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topofstacksoftware.com\/2017\/05\/24\/android-activity-lifecycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Activity Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Android Activity Lifecycle<\/h1>\n

\"android<\/p>\n

Android Activity Lifecycle<\/strong> is controlled by 7 methods of android.app.Activity class. The android Activity is the subclass of ContextThemeWrapper class.<\/p>\n

An activity is the single screen in android. It is like window or frame of Java.<\/p>\n

By the help of activity, you can place all your UI components or widgets in a single screen.<\/p>\n

The 7 lifecycle method of Activity describes how activity will behave at different states.<\/p>\n

Android Activity Lifecycle methods<\/h2>\n

Let’s see the 7 lifecycle methods of android activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Method<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
onCreate<\/b><\/td>\ncalled when activity is first created.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onStart<\/b><\/td>\ncalled when activity is becoming visible to the user.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onResume<\/b><\/td>\ncalled when activity will start interacting with the user.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onPause<\/b><\/td>\ncalled when activity is not visible to the user.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onStop<\/b><\/td>\ncalled when activity is no longer visible to the user.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onRestart<\/b><\/td>\ncalled after your activity is stopped, prior to start.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onDestroy<\/b><\/td>\ncalled before the activity is destroyed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"android<\/p>\n

Android Activity Lifecycle Example<\/h3>\n

It provides the details about the invocation of life cycle methods of activity. In this example, we are displaying the content on the logcat.<\/p>\n

File: MainActivity.java<\/div>\n
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    \n
  1. package<\/span>\u00a0com.example.activitylifecycle;<\/li>\n
  2. import<\/span>\u00a0android.os.Bundle;<\/li>\n
  3. import<\/span>\u00a0android.app.Activity;<\/li>\n
  4. import<\/span>\u00a0android.util.Log;<\/li>\n
  5. import<\/span>\u00a0android.view.Menu;<\/li>\n
  6. public<\/span>\u00a0class<\/span>\u00a0MainActivity\u00a0extends<\/span>\u00a0Activity\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onCreate(Bundle\u00a0savedInstanceState)\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onCreate(savedInstanceState);<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);<\/li>\n
  11. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onCreate\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  12. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  13. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onStart()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  15. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onStart();<\/li>\n
  16. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onStart\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  17. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  18. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onResume()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  20. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onResume();<\/li>\n
  21. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onResume\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  22. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  23. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onPause()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  25. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onPause();<\/li>\n
  26. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onPause\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  27. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  28. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onStop()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  30. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onStop();<\/li>\n
  31. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onStop\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  32. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  33. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onRestart()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  35. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onRestart();<\/li>\n
  36. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onRestart\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  37. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  38. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0@Override<\/span><\/li>\n
  39. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0protected<\/span>\u00a0void<\/span>\u00a0onDestroy()\u00a0{<\/li>\n
  40. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0super<\/span>.onDestroy();<\/li>\n
  41. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Log.d(“lifecycle”<\/span>,“onDestroy\u00a0invoked”<\/span>);<\/li>\n
  42. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0}<\/li>\n
  43. }<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    download this example<\/a><\/div>\n
    \n

    Output:<\/h4>\n

    You will not see any output on the emulator or device. You need to open logcat.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now see on the logcat: onCreate, onStart and onResume methods are invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now click on the HOME Button. You will see onPause method is invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    After a while, you will see onStop method is invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now see on the emulator. It is on the home. Now click on the center button to launch the app again.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now click on the lifecycleactivity icon.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now see on the logcat: onRestart, onStart and onResume methods are invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    If you see the emulator, application is started again.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    Now click on the back button. Now you will see onPause methods is invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    After a while, you will see onStop and onDestroy methods are invoked.<\/p>\n

    \"android<\/p>\n

    The onCreate() and onDestroy() methods are called only once throughout the activity lifecycle.<\/h4>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Source :\u00a0https:\/\/www.javatpoint.com\/android-life-cycle-of-activity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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