Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.os.Handler; public class Main { /** * Make an asynchronous call in a separate thread. * @param call a {@link Runnable} to run in the thread. */ public static void runAsynchronously(final Runnable call) { Thread thread = new Thread(call); thread.start(); } /** * Make an asynchronous call in a separate thread, with a callback that's run on the current * Android UI thread. * @param androidUIHandler the Handler from the current Android context * @param call a {@link Runnable} to run in the thread. * @param callback a {@link Runnable} to run in the Android UI thread when the call above returns */ public static void runAsynchronously(final Handler androidUIHandler, final Runnable call, final Runnable callback) { Runnable runnable = new Runnable() { public void run() { call.run(); if (callback != null) { androidUIHandler.post(new Runnable() { public void run() { callback.run(); } }); } } }; Thread thread = new Thread(runnable); thread.start(); } }