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Infinite background animation

I made an infinite background for an Android 2D game but the background scrolls only one time and doesn't loop. How can I fix this?
Another question: How do I make this same background fall from the top to bottom? For a game
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This is my class (code):
public class GameView extends View implements Runnable {
private static final int INTERVAL = 10;
private boolean running = true;
private int y;
private Paint paint;
private int z = 0;
int sx;
Bitmap background;
public GameView(Context context){
super(context);
paint = new Paint();
background = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.back);
Thread myThread = new Thread(this);
myThread.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
myThread.start();
}
#Override
public void run() {
while (running) {
try {
Thread.sleep(INTERVAL);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
Log.e("Game", "Gameloop finished!");
}
update();
}
}
private void update() {
if (y < getHeight()) {
y += 5;
} else {
y = 0;
}
postInvalidate();
}
public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
super.draw(canvas);
z = z-10;
if(z == -sx) {
z = 0;
canvas.drawBitmap(background, z, 0, null);
} else {
canvas.drawBitmap(background, z, 0, null);
}
}
public void release() {
running = false;
}
}

Pausing and resuming thread in SurfaceView in Android

I have a SurfaceView on wich am drawing a small circle periodically with a special thread
but i want to when i press the surfaceView the thread stops drawing the circle and when i repress it the thread resume drawing the circle again.
I tried with thread methods and i can stop temporarily it with its sleep() method but i did not understand how to use wait and notify and i even found some exemples but did not get help from them
My code is :
public class GameView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private float x = 100;
private float y = 100;
private int radius = 20;
private Paint paint;
private SurfaceHolder mSurfaceHolder;
private DrawingThread mTh ead;
private Context myContext;
public GameView(Context context) {
super(context);
this.myContext = context;
setWillNotDraw(false);
paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setColor(Color.GREEN);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
mSurfaceHolder = getHolder();
mSurfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
}
public void onDraw(Canvas canvas){
canvas.drawCircle(x, y, radius, paint);
}
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
int eventaction = event.getAction();
int X = (int)event.getX();
int Y = (int)event.getY();
switch (eventaction ) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
// I want to do my job here
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
break;
}
invalidate();
return true;
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mThread = new DrawingThread(mSurfaceHolder, myContext);
mThread.mRun = true;
mThread.start();
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
}
public final class DrawingThread extends Thread {
public boolean att = true;
public long delaiAttente = 1000;
boolean mRun;
Canvas mcanvas;
SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
Context context;
public DrawingThread(SurfaceHolder sholder, Context ctx)
{
surfaceHolder = sholder;
context = ctx;
mRun = false;
}
void setRunning(boolean bRun)
{
mRun = bRun;
}
boolean keepDrawing = true;
#Override
public void run() {
while (keepDrawing) {
Canvas canvas = null;
try {
canvas = mSurfaceHolder.lockCanvas();
synchronized (mSurfaceHolder) {
draw(canvas);
}
}
catch(Exception e){
}
finally {
if (canvas != null)
mSurfaceHolder.unlockCanvasAndPost(canvas);
}
waitThreaed();
}
}
public void waitThreaed() {
try {
x = (float) (getWidth()*Math.random());
y = (float) (getHeight()*Math.random());
this.sleep(1000);
postInvalidate();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
}
}
}

Can't you just use something like this:
Timer drawTimer = new Timer("draw");
updateTimer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
draw();
}
}, 0, 1000);
private void draw() {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() { ...}}}
I don't see why you need to subclass Thread.

How to change attributes of the second Activity from Main activity?

In the main activity I have a handler to exchange messages with the bluetooth service. This works fine.
Now, I want launch second activity (SurfaceViewAnimation). I do this with:
startActivity (new Intent (this, SurfaceViewAnimation.class));
but I want change some attributes of SufaceViewAnimation class from main activity when it receives a command for bluetooth.
How I can do this?
The code of SufaceViewAnimation class is:
class BouncingBallView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private BouncingBallAnimationThread bbThread = null;
private int xPosition = getWidth()/2;
private int yPosition = getHeight()/2;
private int xDirection = 20;
private int yDirection = 40;
private static int radius = 20;
private static int ballColor = Color.RED;
public BouncingBallView(Context ctx, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(ctx, attrs, defStyle);
getHolder().addCallback(this);
}
public void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
canvas.drawRect(0,0,getWidth(),getHeight(), paint);
paint.setColor(ballColor);
canvas.drawCircle(xPosition, yPosition, radius, paint);
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
if (bbThread!=null) return;
bbThread = new BouncingBallAnimationThread(getHolder());
bbThread.start();
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder,int format, int width, int height) { }
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
bbThread.stop = true;
}
private class BouncingBallAnimationThread extends Thread {
public boolean stop = false;
private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
public BouncingBallAnimationThread(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
this.surfaceHolder = surfaceHolder;
}
public void run() {
while (!stop) {
xPosition += xDirection;
yPosition += yDirection;
if (xPosition<0) {
xDirection = -xDirection;
xPosition = radius; }
if (xPosition>getWidth()-radius) {
xDirection = -xDirection;
xPosition = getWidth()-radius; }
if (yPosition<0) {
yDirection = -yDirection;
yPosition = radius; }
if (yPosition>getHeight()-radius) {
yDirection = -yDirection;
yPosition = getHeight()-radius-1; }
Canvas c = null;
try {
c = surfaceHolder.lockCanvas(null);
synchronized (surfaceHolder) {
onDraw(c);
}
} finally {
if (c != null) surfaceHolder.unlockCanvasAndPost(c);
}
}
}
}
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
if (event.getAction() != MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) return false;
if (xDirection!=0 || yDirection!=0)
xDirection = yDirection = 0;
else {
xDirection = (int) event.getX() - xPosition;
yDirection = (int) event.getY() - yPosition;
}
if(ballColor==Color.RED)
ballColor=Color.GREEN;
else
ballColor=Color.RED;
return true;
}
public void setxDirection(int xDirection) {
this.xDirection = xDirection;
}
public void setyDirection(int yDirection) {
this.yDirection = yDirection;
}
public void setballColor(int ballColor) {
this.ballColor = ballColor;
}
public void setradius(int radius) {
this.radius = radius;
}
}
public class SurfaceViewAnimation extends Activity {
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(new BouncingBallView(this,null,0));
}
}

If you want to change the data in SurfaceViewAnimation while SurfaceViewAnimation is running, you're best off with creating an own handler.
Besides that you can fall back to basic Inter(Process/Activity)Communication using Handlers, static variables or the Observer pattern.

How to move a circular image(png) using touch in android depending upon the touch

i want to rotate an image(png) in android depending upon the intensity of touch.
Any Idea?

public class GetmouseActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
setContentView(new Panel(this));
}
public class Panel extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private ViewThread mThread;
private int mX;
private int mY;
public Panel(Context context) {
super(context);
mBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
R.drawable.icon);
getHolder().addCallback(this);
mThread = new ViewThread(this);
}
public void doDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawColor(Color.BLACK);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setStrokeWidth(25);
for (int y = 30, alpha = 255; alpha > 2; alpha >>= 1, y += 10) {
paint.setAlpha(alpha);
canvas.drawLine(0, y, 100, y, paint);
}
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, mX, mY, null);
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
if (!mThread.isAlive()) {
mThread = new ViewThread(this);
mThread.setRunning(true);
mThread.start();
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
if (mThread.isAlive()) {
mThread.setRunning(false);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
mX = (int) event.getX() - mBitmap.getWidth() / 2;
mY = (int) event.getY() - mBitmap.getHeight() / 2;
return super.onTouchEvent(event);
}
}
public class ViewThread extends Thread {
private Panel mPanel;
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private boolean mRun = false;
public ViewThread(Panel panel) {
mPanel = panel;
mHolder = mPanel.getHolder();
}
public void setRunning(boolean run) {
mRun = run;
}
#Override
public void run() {
Canvas canvas = null;
while (mRun) {
canvas = mHolder.lockCanvas();
if (canvas != null) {
mPanel.doDraw(canvas);
mHolder.unlockCanvasAndPost(canvas);
}
}
}
}
}
try this

Android SurfaceView shows black screen

I am trying to draw on a surface view, but I get a black screen. My xml layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.example.surfaceview.MySurface android:id="#+id/padview"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</FrameLayout>
Important parts of my code: MySurface.java
public class MySurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
public DrawingThread thread;
public MySurface(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
SurfaceHolder surfaceholder = getHolder();
surfaceholder.addCallback(this);
thread = new DrawingThread(surfaceholder, context, new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message m) {
// Do some handle thing
}
});
setFocusable(true);
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder tholder, int format, int width, int height) {
thread.setSurfaceSize(width, height);
thread.holder = tholder;
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
thread.running = true;
thread.start();
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
boolean retry = true;
thread.running = false;
while(retry) {
try {
thread.join();
retry = false;
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
}
}
public Thread getThread() {
return thread;
}
public class DrawingThread extends Thread {
private SurfaceHolder holder;
private Context context;
private Handler handle;
private Paint background;
private Rect blank;
public boolean running;
public boolean created;
public int canvasheight;
public int canvaswidth;
public PadThread(SurfaceHolder tholder, Context tcontext, Handler thandler) {
holder = tholder;
context = tcontext;
handle = thandler;
// Temporary canvas dimentions
canvaswidth = 1;
canvasheight = 1;
running = false;
created = false;
background = new Paint();
background.setColor(R.color.white);
blank = new Rect(0, 0, canvaswidth, canvasheight);
}
#Override
public void run() {
Log.d("SurfaceView Test", "Drawing thread run");
while(running) {
Canvas canvas = null;
try {
canvas = holder.lockCanvas();
synchronized(holder) {
// update object states
// get user input gestures
drawing(canvas);
}
} finally {
if(canvas != null) {
holder.unlockCanvasAndPost(canvas);
}
}
}
}
private void drawing(Canvas canvas) {
// Clear screen
canvas.drawRect(blank, background);
// Draw Things
}
public void setSurfaceSize(int width, int height) {
synchronized(holder) {
canvaswidth = width;
canvasheight = height;
// New background rect
blank.set(0, 0, canvaswidth, canvasheight);
}
}
}
}
The code is based off of Google's Lunar Landar SurfaceView example at http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/LunarLander/index.html
I know that all of the code is being reached through logging.

change drawing function
background.setColor(Color.RED);
canvas.drawRect(new Rect(10, 10, 100, 100), background);
(There are test values for colors and rect)