Stopping all asynctasks in Android

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Can I force all AsyncTasks in the stack to stop and let just UI thread run? I connect to network and download some info, images from server using AsyncTasks. But when the connection is lost, I need to stop them all. It is my application requirement.

What is your problem.....and why are you intended to stop all async tasks..? — Pragnani, Feb 04 '13 at 07:08
Refer to these post's on how to stop a AsyncTask http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7821284/how-to-stop-asynctask-thread-in-android http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4429043/how-to-stop-asynctask-thread-in-android — Errol Dsilva, Feb 04 '13 at 07:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '13 at 08:47

This is how I have understood the proper use of AsyncTasks:

When you want to download use a Service and store it in a database.
Use AsyncTasks only when something is to be bound to the Activity/Fragment. Loading images to be displayed in the Activity/Fragment for instance.

I try to use Services as much as possible and have a callback to the Activity/Fragment that gets notified when my thing has been downloaded or similar.

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '13 at 07:59

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you can simply cancel your Async tasks

    new task().cancel();

answered Feb 04 '13 at 07:59

Sammar javed

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task is name of your Async tasjk – Sammar javed Feb 04 '13 at 08:00
Yes, i knew that. But maybe I can stop all stack somehow without cancelling every asyncTask individually? Sure, i can put them all in a list and then iterate through. – Bobans Feb 04 '13 at 08:04

Stopping all asynctasks in Android

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