Service in Android

activity_main.xml:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <Button

        android:id="@+id/button1"

        android:layout_width="wrap_content"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"

        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"

        android:layout_marginTop="68dp"

        android:text="Start Service" />

    <Button

        android:id="@+id/button2"

        android:layout_width="wrap_content"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button1"

        android:layout_below="@+id/button1"

        android:layout_marginTop="136dp"

        android:text="Stop service" />

</RelativeLayout>

MyService.java:

package com.example.service.ram;

import android.app.Service;

import android.content.Intent;

import android.os.IBinder;

import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyService extends Service{

@Override

public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

return null;

}

@Override

public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "service started", 3000).show();

return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);

}

@Override

public void onDestroy() {

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "service stopped", 3000).show();

super.onDestroy();

}

}

MainActivity.java:

package com.example.service.ram;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.content.Intent;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.view.View;

import android.view.View.OnClickListener;

import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        

        Button startServiceButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);

        

        startServiceButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

@Override

public void onClick(View v) {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

Intent in = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MyService.class);

startService(in);

}

});

        Button stopServiceButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);

        

        stopServiceButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

@Override

public void onClick(View v) {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

Intent in = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MyService.class);

                stopService(in);

}

});

    }

    

}

AndroidManifest.xml:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    package="com.example.service.ram"

    android:versionCode="1"

    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk

        android:minSdkVersion="8"

        android:targetSdkVersion="15" />

    <application

        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"

        android:label="@string/app_name"

        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

        <activity

            android:name=".MainActivity"

            android:label="@string/title_activity_main" >

            <intent-filter>

                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

            </intent-filter>

        </activity>

        <service android:name="MyService"></service>

      </application>

</manifest>