Blackberry global popup - blackberry

Question

I'm trying to popup a global dialog from a background thread that I started from an alternate entry point.
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyApp theApp = new MyApp();
if (args != null && args.length > 0 && args[0].equals("test")) {
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
synchronized (UiApplication.getEventLock()) {
UiEngine ui = Ui.getUiEngine();
Screen screen = new Dialog(Dialog.D_OK, "Test", Dialog.OK,
Bitmap.getPredefinedBitmap(Bitmap.EXCLAMATION),
Manager.VERTICAL_SCROLL);
ui.pushGlobalScreen(screen, 1, UiEngine.GLOBAL_MODAL);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e.toString());
}
}
}).start();
} else {
theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
}
}
I tried so many variations to make it work but it's still not showing up. I tried
synchronizing Application.getEventLock(), I also tried
UiApplication.getUiApplication().invokeLater,
UiApplication.getUiApplication().invokeAndWait. I even tried synchronizing the eventlock first before calling the invokeLater (which I think is redundant, but I still tried...). I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Answer 1

okk i am giving you a sample demo ....
First of all edit the BlackBerry_App_Descriptor.xml click on Application Tab
In ApplicationArgument write alternate and check Auto Run on start up
Click on Alternate Entry Points click on add and write in the title BackgroundApp
Make a class which will extend Application class rather than UiApplication class like this way
import net.rim.device.api.system.Alert;
import net.rim.device.api.system.Application;
import net.rim.device.api.system.Bitmap;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Manager;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Screen;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Ui;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.UiEngine;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.Dialog;
public class BackGroundApp extends Application {
// this class is used for the background processing .....
public void startBackgroundThread()
{
new Thread(){
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
Thread.sleep(60000);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
synchronized (getEventLock()) {
//with this UiEngine pushGlobal dialogs
//whenever with the app in background
UiEngine ui = Ui.getUiEngine();
Screen screen = new Dialog(Dialog.D_OK, "You have updates!",
Dialog.OK, Bitmap
.getPredefinedBitmap(Bitmap.EXCLAMATION),
Manager.VERTICAL_SCROLL);
ui.pushGlobalScreen(screen, 1, UiEngine.GLOBAL_QUEUE);
}
}
}
}.start();
}
}
Make a class which will extend UiApplication class like this way
public class GuiTest extends UiApplication {
static Timer t;
public static void main(String[] args) {
if(args.length>0&&"alternate".equals(args[0])){
BackGroundApp app = new BackGroundApp();
app.startBackgroundThread();
app.enterEventDispatcher();
}
else{
GuiTest test = new GuiTest();
test.enterEventDispatcher();
}
}
public GuiTest(){
Myscreen screeMyscreen = new Myscreen();
pushScreen(screeMyscreen);
}
}
Now make a class MyScreen and add all your Ui in it .... and push the screen
public class Myscreen extends MainScreen {
public Myscreen(){
CreateGui();
}
public void CreateGui(){
// Your Ui goes here .......
}
}
run the sample you will see after one minute a dialog will appear on your screen no matter if you are in the application or out side of it. Thanks may be this might be help full.