//THis works like a charm :)
private void StartTimeout(bool stop)
{
//This action is: 'Hide the notification, and set the timeoutStarted as finished(false)
//because this action will be invoked only when the timeout has finished.
//If the timeout has started, then cancel the action, and start again.
if (stop)
{
maincontainer?.RemoveCallbacks(HideNotification); //Stop counting.
return;
}
else
{
if (timeoutStarted == true)
{
maincontainer?.RemoveCallbacks(HideNotification);
maincontainer?.PostDelayed(HideNotification, 7000);
}
//If not, simply wait 5 seconds then hide the notification, in that span of time, the timeout is
//marked as Started(true)
else
{
timeoutStarted = true;
maincontainer?.PostDelayed(HideNotification, 7000);
}
}
}
private void StartTimeout(bool start)
{
if (start == false)
{
maincontainer?.RemoveCallbacks(HideMusicWidget); //Stop counting.
return;
}
else
{
if (timeoutStarted == true)
{
maincontainer?.RemoveCallbacks(HideMusicWidget);
maincontainer?.PostDelayed(HideMusicWidget, 7000);
}
//If not, simply wait 7 seconds then hide the notification, in that span of time, the timeout is
//marked as Started(true)
else
{
timeoutStarted = true;
maincontainer?.PostDelayed(HideMusicWidget, 7000);
}
}
}
//THis works like a charm :)
private void StartTimeout(bool stop)
{
//This action is: 'Hide the notification, and set the timeoutStarted as finished(false)
//because this action will be invoked only when the timeout has finished.
void hideNotification()
{
if (notification != null)
{
notification.Visibility = ViewStates.Gone;
}
timeoutStarted = false;
}
//If the timeout has started, then cancel the action, and start again.
if (stop)
{
notification?.RemoveCallbacks(hideNotification); //Stop counting.
return;
}
else
{
if (timeoutStarted == true)
{
notification?.RemoveCallbacks(hideNotification);
notification?.PostDelayed(hideNotification, 5000);
}
//If not, simply wait 5 seconds then hide the notification, in that span of time, the timeout is
//marked as Started(true)
else
{
timeoutStarted = true;
notification?.PostDelayed(hideNotification, 5000);
}
}
}