Programming with SurfaceView and thread strategy for game development

the solution is here

public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder){            if (plot_thread.getState() == Thread.State.TERMINATED) {                plot_thread = new WaveformPlotThread(getHolder(), this);                plot_thread.setRunning(true);                plot_thread.start();            }            else {                plot_thread.setRunning(true);                plot_thread.start();            }        }

I hope it can help

@Overridepublic void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {   //if it is the first time the thread starts   if(thread.getState() == Thread.State.NEW){    thread.setRunning(true);//riga originale    thread.start();//riga originale   }   //after a pause it starts the thread again   else   if (thread.getState() == Thread.State.TERMINATED){       thread = new MainThread(getHolder(), this);       thread.setRunning(true);       thread.start();  // Start a new thread       }   }

and this

    @Override    protected void onPause() {    Log.d(TAG, "Pausing...");    MainThread.running=false;//this is the value for stop the loop in the run()    super.onPause();    }

I've been dealing with the same issue. I'm learning about game development on Android and also based my first project on the Lunar Lander example. I found that the SpriteMethodTest project created by Chris Pruett implements a much better approach in terms of thread management. It's all about using notify and wait methods, though. I couldn't tell whether it's better than your solution or not.