Loader

Stores away the application context associated with context. Since Loaders can be used across multiple activities it's dangerous to store the context directly; always use getContext() to retrieve the Loader's Context, don't use the constructor argument directly. The Context returned by getContext() is safe to use across Activity instances.

Tell the Loader that it is being abandoned. This is called prior to reset() to have it retain its current data but not report any new data.

For debugging, converts an instance of the Loader's data class to a string that can be printed. Must handle a null data.

Sends the result of the load to the registered listener. Should only be called by subclasses. Must be called from the process's main thread.

Print the Loader's state into the given stream.

Force an asynchronous load. Unlike startLoading() this will ignore a previously loaded data set and load a new one. This simply calls through to the implementation's onForceLoad(). You generally should only call this when the loader is started -- that is, isStarted() returns true.

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Return whether this loader has been abandoned. In this state, the loader must not report any new data, and must keep its last reported data valid until it is finally reset.

Return whether this load has been reset. That is, either the loader has not yet been started for the first time, or its reset() has been called.

Return whether this load has been started. That is, its startLoading() has been called and no calls to stopLoading() or reset() have yet been made.

Called when Loader.ForceLoadContentObserver detects a change. The default implementation checks to see if the loader is currently started; if so, it simply calls forceLoad(); otherwise, it sets a flag so that takeContentChanged() returns true.

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Registers a class that will receive callbacks when a load is complete. The callback will be called on the process's main thread so it's safe to pass the results to widgets.

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Resets the state of the Loader. The Loader should at this point free all of its resources, since it may never be called again; however, its startLoading() may later be called at which point it must be able to start running again.

This updates the Loader's internal state so that isStarted() and isReset() will return the correct values, and then calls the implementation's onReset().

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Starts an asynchronous load of the Loader's data. When the result is ready the callbacks will be called on the process's main thread. If a previous load has been completed and is still valid the result may be passed to the callbacks immediately. The loader will monitor the source of the data set and may deliver future callbacks if the source changes. Calling stopLoading() will stop the delivery of callbacks.

This updates the Loader's internal state so that isStarted() and isReset() will return the correct values, and then calls the implementation's onStartLoading().

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Stops delivery of updates until the next time startLoading() is called. Implementations should not invalidate their data at this point -- clients are still free to use the last data the loader reported. They will, however, typically stop reporting new data if the data changes; they can still monitor for changes, but must not report them to the client until and if startLoading() is later called.

This updates the Loader's internal state so that isStarted() will return the correct value, and then calls the implementation's onStopLoading().

Must be called from the process's main thread.

Take the current flag indicating whether the loader's content had changed while it was stopped. If it had, true is returned and the flag is cleared.

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. Subclasses are encouraged to override this method and provide an implementation that takes into account the object's type and data. The default implementation is equivalent to the following expression:

   getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())

See Writing a useful toString method if you intend implementing your own toString method.

Remove a listener that was previously added with registerListener(int, Loader.OnLoadCompleteListener). Must be called from the process's main thread.

Subclasses implement this to take care of being abandoned. This is an optional intermediate state prior to onReset() -- it means that the client is no longer interested in any new data from the loader, so the loader must not report any further updates. However, the loader must keep its last reported data valid until the final onReset() happens. You can retrieve the current abandoned state with isAbandoned().

Subclasses must implement this to take care of requests to forceLoad(). This will always be called from the process's main thread.

Subclasses must implement this to take care of resetting their loader, as per reset(). This is not called by clients directly, but as a result of a call to reset(). This will always be called from the process's main thread.

Subclasses must implement this to take care of loading their data, as per startLoading(). This is not called by clients directly, but as a result of a call to startLoading().

Subclasses must implement this to take care of stopping their loader, as per stopLoading(). This is not called by clients directly, but as a result of a call to stopLoading(). This will always be called from the process's main thread.