How to Return value from Async task in android

Hi,

After bit R&D, reach on some fatastic solution to get return data from Custom AsyncTask in your activity without using onPostExecute() Method.


Following are the steps to for our Goal.

• Create your android simple project. 
• Write "MySampleAsyncTask.java" which extends AsyncTask class. (For example check below class)

MySampleAsyncTask.java

1:  package com.sks.asyncresultback;  
2:  import java.util.Random;  
3:  import android.os.AsyncTask;  
4:  public class MySampleAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {  
5:       OnAsyncResult onAsyncResult;  
6:       public void setOnResultListener(OnAsyncResult onAsyncResult) {  
7:            if (onAsyncResult != null) {  
8:                 this.onAsyncResult = onAsyncResult;  
9:            }  
10:       }  
11:       @Override  
12:       protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {  
13:            if (onAsyncResult != null) {  
14:                 // TODO apply your business logic  
15:                 int someNumber = new Random().nextInt(999);  
16:                 if (someNumber % 2 == 0) {  
17:                      onAsyncResult.onResultSuccess(0, "Congratulations\nYou Got Success Value");  
18:                 } else {  
19:                      onAsyncResult.onResultFail(1, "Ohhhhhhhhhhh\n Your Result failed");  
20:                 }  
21:            }  
22:            return null;  
23:       }  
24:       public interface OnAsyncResult {  
25:            public abstract void onResultSuccess(int resultCode, String message);  
26:            public abstract void onResultFail(int resultCode, String errorMessage);  
27:       }  
28:  }  

Look into class

At the bottom of code created a new Interface to code.

public interface OnAsyncResult {  
            public abstract void onResultSuccess(int resultCode, String message);  
            public abstract void onResultFail(int resultCode, String errorMessage);  
       }

You are free to use this listener. Here I didn't use onPostExecute() Method. so you can use your business logic as per your way.

• Now lets Create your "MainActivity.java" from which we are calling our MySampleAsyncTask for our purpose.

1:  public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
2:       public TextView textView;  
3:       MySampleAsyncTask asyncTask;  
4:       @Override  
5:       public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
6:            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
7:            setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
8:            textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv_Result);  
9:            findViewById(R.id.btn_clickMe).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {  
10:                 @Override  
11:                 public void onClick(View v) {  
12:                      asyncTask = new MySampleAsyncTask();  
13:                      asyncTask.setOnResultListener(asynResult);  
14:                      asyncTask.execute();  
15:                 }  
16:            });  
17:       }  
18:       OnAsyncResult asynResult = new OnAsyncResult() {  
19:            @Override  
20:            public void onResultSuccess(final int resultCode, final String message) {  
21:                 // need to add this part in ui thread.  
22:                 // as you will then thread exception.  
23:                 runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {  
24:                      public void run() {  
25:                           textView.setText("Code : " + resultCode + "\nMessage : " + message);  
26:                      }  
27:                 });  
28:            }  
29:            @Override  
30:            public void onResultFail(final int resultCode, final String errorMessage) {  
31:                 // need to add this part in ui thread.  
32:                 // as you will then thread exception.  
33:                 runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {  
34:                      public void run() {  
35:                           textView.setText("Code : " + resultCode + "\nMessage : " + errorMessage);  
36:                      }  
37:                 });  
38:            }  
39:       };  

at the last block we have create instance of OnAsynkResult listener and set to our MySampleAsyncTask object on Button Click.

18:      OnAsyncResult asynResult = new OnAsyncResult() {  
19:            @Override  
20:            public void onResultSuccess(final int resultCode, final String message) {  
21:                 // need to add this part in ui thread.  
22:                 // as you will then thread exception.  
23:                 runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {  
24:                      public void run() {  
25:                           textView.setText("Code : " + resultCode + "\nMessage : " + message);  
26:                      }  
27:                 });  
28:            }  
29:            @Override  
30:            public void onResultFail(final int resultCode, final String errorMessage) {  
31:                 // need to add this part in ui thread.  
32:                 // as you will then thread exception.  
33:                 runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {  
34:                      public void run() {  
35:                           textView.setText("Code : " + resultCode + "\nMessage : " + errorMessage);  
36:                      }  
37:                 });  
38:            }  
39:       };

on each method, if you want to set values to view then you have to use runOnUiThread methods.
as this listeners are already calling from thread.

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