首先查看Handler发送Message的方法。
先查看所有的post方法
查看源代码
/**
* Causes the Runnable r to be added to the message queue.
* The runnable will be run on the thread to which this handler is
* attached.
*
* @param r The Runnable that will be executed.
*
* @return Returns true if the Runnable was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean post(Runnable r)
{
return sendMessageDelayed(getPostMessage(r), 0);
}
/**
* Causes the Runnable r to be added to the message queue, to be run
* at a specific time given by uptimeMillis.
* The time-base is {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis}.
* The runnable will be run on the thread to which this handler is attached.
*
* @param r The Runnable that will be executed.
* @param uptimeMillis The absolute time at which the callback should run,
* using the {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis} time-base.
*
* @return Returns true if the Runnable was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting. Note that a
* result of true does not mean the Runnable will be processed -- if
* the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
* occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public final boolean postAtTime(Runnable r, long uptimeMillis)
{
return sendMessageAtTime(getPostMessage(r), uptimeMillis);
}
/**
* Causes the Runnable r to be added to the message queue, to be run
* at a specific time given by uptimeMillis.
* The time-base is {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis}.
* The runnable will be run on the thread to which this handler is attached.
*
* @param r The Runnable that will be executed.
* @param uptimeMillis The absolute time at which the callback should run,
* using the {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis} time-base.
*
* @return Returns true if the Runnable was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting. Note that a
* result of true does not mean the Runnable will be processed -- if
* the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
* occurs then the message will be dropped.
*
* @see android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis
*/
public final boolean postAtTime(Runnable r, Object token, long uptimeMillis)
{
return sendMessageAtTime(getPostMessage(r, token), uptimeMillis);
}
/**
* Causes the Runnable r to be added to the message queue, to be run
* after the specified amount of time elapses.
* The runnable will be run on the thread to which this handler
* is attached.
*
* @param r The Runnable that will be executed.
* @param delayMillis The delay (in milliseconds) until the Runnable
* will be executed.
*
* @return Returns true if the Runnable was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting. Note that a
* result of true does not mean the Runnable will be processed --
* if the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
* occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public final boolean postDelayed(Runnable r, long delayMillis)
{
return sendMessageDelayed(getPostMessage(r), delayMillis);
}
/**
* Posts a message to an object that implements Runnable.
* Causes the Runnable r to executed on the next iteration through the
* message queue. The runnable will be run on the thread to which this
* handler is attached.
* This method is only for use in very special circumstances -- it
* can easily starve the message queue, cause ordering problems, or have
* other unexpected side-effects.
*
* @param r The Runnable that will be executed.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean postAtFrontOfQueue(Runnable r)
{
return sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue(getPostMessage(r));
}
所有的post方法其时是调用对应的sendMessage方法，然后内部是通过对应的getPostMessage方法来得到一个Message对象。
private final Message getPostMessage(Runnable r) {
Message m = Message.obtain();
m.callback = r;
return m;
}
private final Message getPostMessage(Runnable r, Object token) {
Message m = Message.obtain();
m.obj = token;
m.callback = r;
return m;
}
具体的稍后再分析。
然后查看sendMessage方法
先来分析Empty系列
/**
* Sends a Message containing only the what value.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendEmptyMessage(int what)
{
return sendEmptyMessageDelayed(what, 0);
}
/**
* Sends a Message containing only the what value, to be delivered
* after the specified amount of time elapses.
* @see #sendMessageDelayed(android.os.Message, long)
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendEmptyMessageDelayed(int what, long delayMillis) {
Message msg = Message.obtain();
msg.what = what;
return sendMessageDelayed(msg, delayMillis);
}
/**
* Sends a Message containing only the what value, to be delivered
* at a specific time.
* @see #sendMessageAtTime(android.os.Message, long)
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendEmptyMessageAtTime(int what, long uptimeMillis) {
Message msg = Message.obtain();
msg.what = what;
return sendMessageAtTime(msg, uptimeMillis);
}
通过查看源码，可以看出最后还是调用对应的sendMessage方法，只是Message身上只有一个what。
/**
* Pushes a message onto the end of the message queue after all pending messages
* before the current time. It will be received in {@link #handleMessage},
* in the thread attached to this handler.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendMessage(Message msg)
{
return sendMessageDelayed(msg, 0);
}
/**
* Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages
* before (current time + delayMillis). You will receive it in
* {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached to this handler.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting. Note that a
* result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if
* the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
* occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public final boolean sendMessageDelayed(Message msg, long delayMillis)
{
if (delayMillis < 0) {
delayMillis = 0;
}
return sendMessageAtTime(msg, SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + delayMillis);
}
/**
* Enqueue a message into the message queue after all pending messages
* before the absolute time (in milliseconds) uptimeMillis.
* The time-base is {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis}.
* You will receive it in {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached
* to this handler.
*
* @param uptimeMillis The absolute time at which the message should be
* delivered, using the
* {@link android.os.SystemClock#uptimeMillis} time-base.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting. Note that a
* result of true does not mean the message will be processed -- if
* the looper is quit before the delivery time of the message
* occurs then the message will be dropped.
*/
public boolean sendMessageAtTime(Message msg, long uptimeMillis)
{
boolean sent = false;
MessageQueue queue = mQueue;
if (queue != null) {
msg.target = this;
sent = queue.enqueueMessage(msg, uptimeMillis);
}
else {
RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(
this + " sendMessageAtTime() called with no mQueue");
Log.w("Looper", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return sent;
}
很显然最后都是调用sendMessageAtTime方法，这里边主要是两个，一是把Message的target设置为this，也就是当前的handler，另外就是调用MessageQueue的enqueueMessage方法把msg加入到消息队列，后边跟的是消息需要执行的时间点。
/**
* Enqueue a message at the front of the message queue, to be processed on
* the next iteration of the message loop. You will receive it in
* {@link #handleMessage}, in the thread attached to this handler.
* This method is only for use in very special circumstances -- it
* can easily starve the message queue, cause ordering problems, or have
* other unexpected side-effects.
*
* @return Returns true if the message was successfully placed in to the
* message queue. Returns false on failure, usually because the
* looper processing the message queue is exiting.
*/
public final boolean sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue(Message msg)
{
boolean sent = false;
MessageQueue queue = mQueue;
if (queue != null) {
msg.target = this;
sent = queue.enqueueMessage(msg, 0);
}
else {
RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(
this + " sendMessageAtTime() called with no mQueue");
Log.w("Looper", e.getMessage(), e);
}
return sent;
}
sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue方法，只是在enqueueMessage传入的参数变了，后边是0。
最终让我们来查看enqueueMessage方法。
final boolean enqueueMessage(Message msg, long when) {
if (msg.isInUse()) {
throw new AndroidRuntimeException(msg
+ " This message is already in use.");
}
if (msg.target == null && !mQuitAllowed) {
throw new RuntimeException("Main thread not allowed to quit");
}
final boolean needWake;
synchronized (this) {
if (mQuiting) {
RuntimeException e = new RuntimeException(
msg.target + " sending message to a Handler on a dead thread");
Log.w("MessageQueue", e.getMessage(), e);
return false;
} else if (msg.target == null) {
mQuiting = true;
}
msg.when = when;
//Log.d("MessageQueue", "Enqueing: " + msg);
Message p = mMessages;
if (p == null || when == 0 || when < p.when) {
msg.next = p;
mMessages = msg;
needWake = mBlocked; // new head, might need to wake up
} else {
Message prev = null;
while (p != null && p.when <= when) {
prev = p;
p = p.next;
}
msg.next = prev.next;
prev.next = msg;
needWake = false; // still waiting on head, no need to wake up
}
}
if (needWake) {
nativeWake(mPtr);
}
return true;
}
我们只查看关键的代码，首先把我们传入的when设置到msg身上。注意有两个值，一是0，是sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue方法传入的，一个是其它sendMessage传入的表示这个msg需要执行的时间点。
Message是一个单链表结构，所以我们可以看到，当第一个元素是空的时候，加入的msg是在队首。当when是0的时候，前边已经说了，只有在sendMessageAtFrontOfQueue方法时才会传入，也需要加入队首。当这个msg的when比队首的msg的when小时(前边已经分析过了，when表示这个msg需要执行的时间点)，也需要加入队首。
如果不是这三种情况，就对Message这个链表进行遍历，根据msg的when找到对应的位置插入即可。
这样就实现了Handler发送消息和延时消息的实现原理，其它关于Message，MessageQueue，Looper，Handler的关系请看后续分解。