http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/11/25/android-lifecycle-triggers-part-1/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/11/25/android-lifecycle-triggers-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-36427 Nils Mon, 18 May 2009 10:15:52 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=780#comment-36427 I suspect that one problem here is that Java (and C# ;-) programmers do not come from a realtime programming background. Consequently, the documentation here is confusing because there is no clear distinction between event, state and action. For example, after looking at the diagram above for a few seconds, it is not obvious how to stop an activity by program code. Should a program ever call an "onMethod()" to initiate some action? That sounds strange. I suspect that one problem here is that Java (and C# programmers do not come from a realtime programming background. Consequently, the documentation here is confusing because there is no clear distinction between event, state and action. For example, after looking at the diagram above for a few seconds, it is not obvious how to stop an activity by program code. Should a program ever call an “onMethod()” to initiate some action? That sounds strange.

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