howdy, bsr!

how can I help you today?

Good, How u doing Mark

OK

how can I help you today?

I have a question about what is the best way to do HTTP requests to my REST server

I have a SO qn for a week now http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1310822…

not much of response.

I was originally using AsyncTask

StackOverflow is not well suited for "what could be the best way" questions

:-)

but not sure about what is the best way considering orientation/config change

AsyncTask can work fine with configuration changes

particularly, appraoch 3 and 4

so long as you have it managed by a retained fragment, or otherwise get the task from the old to the new activity

services, particularly an IntentService, are good for cases when you want the operation to happen regardless of what happens in the UI layer (e.g., user presses BACK)

ok, I see a music player example in the book

will go through, or any better example to suit my requirement

you have not stated a requirement, beyond that you want to do HTTP operations in the background

ya, that is it :-)

Thanks Mark, I will study the examples and use the IntentService

have a great day!

you too!

howdy, Peri H!

the chat is just about ending -- do you have a very quick question?

Hi Mark,

Do you have time for a ListView question?

if it is quick

Let's try. Otherwise maybe we can continue tomorrow. I have a ListView with a layout that contains an EditText field. If I use a TextView instead of the EditText, clicking in the field produces an onItemClick. Doesn't with the EditText. I've searched the forums and tried chaning lots of settings with no avail. Any ideas?

we would have to take this up tomorrow, with the caveat that I really really really really really really really dislike EditText-in-a-ListView-row as UI approach

there is no way that the user will be wanting to enter data into 10,000 EditText widgets

which means you do not need a ListView

Well, the other approach is to make the TextView look like an EditText. I've tried that but end up changing too many things and the onItemClick stops working.

but rather a ScrollView wrapping some other sort of container, like a vertical LinearLayout

anyway, again, we will need to take that up tomorrow

Ok. You're on at 10am, right

yes, the chat is tomorrow, 10am Eastern (~23 hours from now)

Thanks.

have a pleasant day!