转至:http://blog.youkuaiyun.com/jie1991liu/article/details/45673211
说明
这是翻译老外的一篇文章,我之前有遇到过这个问题,并且看到有人在Segmentfault上问,最主要我在StackOverflow上居然没搜到累死问题,所以觉得有必要翻译过来以便后面不会再这样处理。
前言
在你的App中的很多地方都需要使用到数据信息,它可能是一个session token,一次费时计算的结果等等,通常为了避免Activity之间传递数据的开销,会将这些数据通过持久化来存储。
有人建议将这些数据放在Application对象中方便所有的Activity访问,这个解决方案简单、优雅并且是……完全错误的。
你如果你将数据缓存到Application对象中,那么有可能你的程序最终会由于一个NullPointerException异常而崩溃掉。
一个简单的测试程序
这是自定义Application的代码:
<code style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace; padding: 0px; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);">// access modifiers omitted for brevity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">class</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">MyApplication</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">extends</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Application</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">String</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> name</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">;</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">String</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> getName</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">()</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">return</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> name</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">;</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">void</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> setName</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">String</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> name</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">this</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">name </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> name</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">;</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span></code>
在第一个Activity中,我们将用户信息存储在Application对象中:
<code style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace; padding: 0px; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);">// access modifiers omitted for brevity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">class</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">WhatIsYourNameActivity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">extends</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Activity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">void</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> onCreate</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Bundle</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> savedInstanceState</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">super</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">onCreate</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">savedInstanceState</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> setContentView</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">R</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">layout</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">writing</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);">// Just assume that in the real app we would really ask it!</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">MyApplication</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> app </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">MyApplication</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> getApplication</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">();</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> app</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">setName</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="str" style="color: rgb(255, 160, 160);">"Developer Phil"</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> startActivity</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">new</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Intent</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">this</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">,</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">GreetLoudlyActivity</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">class</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">));</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span></code>
然后在第二个Activity中通过Application获取存储的用户信息:
<code style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace; padding: 0px; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);">// access modifiers omitted for brevity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">class</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">GreetLoudlyActivity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">extends</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Activity</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">TextView</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> textview</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">;</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">void</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> onCreate</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">Bundle</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> savedInstanceState</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">super</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">onCreate</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">savedInstanceState</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> setContentView</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">R</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">layout</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">reading</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> textview </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">TextView</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> findViewById</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">R</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">id</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">message</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">);</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">void</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> onResume</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">()</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">{</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">super</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">onResume</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">();</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">MyApplication</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> app </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">=</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="typ" style="color: rgb(152, 251, 152);">MyApplication</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">)</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> getApplication</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">();</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> textview</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">setText</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(</span><span class="str" style="color: rgb(255, 160, 160);">"HELLO "</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">+</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> app</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">getName</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">().</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">toUpperCase</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">());</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">}</span></code>
测试步骤
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打开这个APP;
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在WhatIsYourNameActivity中,你按要求输入用户名并将其缓存到MyApplication这个对象中;
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接着在GreetLoudlyActivity中,程序从MyApplication对象中取出用户名并显示出来;
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用户按了Home按键离开了该APP;
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数小时之后,系统由于内存不足(用户在体验其它APP呢,前台的任务总是优先的嘛)会在后台将你的程序杀掉;在你重新启动该APP之前一切看上去很好,但是…..;
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用户重新打开了这个APP;
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Android会重新创建一个之前被Kill掉的MyApplication实例并恢复GreetLoudlyActivity;
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GreetLoudlyActivity去获取用户名时,会因为获取的为空值报NullPointerException而崩溃掉。
为什么会这样?
在上面这个例子中,程序之所以会崩溃掉是因为恢复之后APP的Application对象是全新的,所以缓存在Application中的用户名成员变量为空值,在程序调用String的toUpperCase()方法时由于NullPointerException而崩溃掉。
导致这个问题的主要原因是:Application对象并不是始终在内存中的,它有可能会由于系统内存不足而被杀掉。但Android在你恢复这个应用时并不是重新开始启动这个应用,它会创建一个新的Application对象并且启动上次用户离开时的activity以造成这个app从来没有被kill掉得假象。
我们以为可以通过Application来缓存数据,却没想到恢复APP时直接跑了B Activity而不是先启动A Activity,最终导致的结果是程序意外的崩溃掉了。
有哪些替代方法可用呢?
对于数据缓存问题我也没有比较好的办法,但你可以按照下面其中一种方式来处理:
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通过Intent在Activity之间来传递数据(但是请别传递大量数据,这有可能导致程序异常或者ANR);
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使用官方推荐的方法中的一种将数据持久化,存储在磁盘中;
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在使用数据和句柄的时候做空值检测;
如何模拟应用程序被杀掉?
更新:Daniel Lew指出,最简单的方法是在DDMS中点击”Stop Porcess”杀掉你的程序,在你调试程序的时候可以这样做。
你可以通过模拟器或者一个Root过的真机来测试实际效果:
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按Home按键退出你的程序;
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在控制台,敲入如下命令(Windows系统下 WIN + R -> cmd -> 回车)
<code style="font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace; padding: 0px; color: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># 找到该APP的进程ID</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> adb shell ps </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># 找到你APP的报名</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># Mac/Unix: save some time by using grep:</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> adb shell ps </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">|</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> grep your</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">app</span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="kwd" style="color: rgb(240, 230, 140); font-weight: bold;">package</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># 按照上述命令操作后,看起来是这样子的: </span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># USER PID PPID VSIZE RSS WCHAN PC NAME</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># u0_a198 21997 160 827940 22064 ffffffff 00000000 S your.app.package</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># 通过PID将你的APP杀掉</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> adb shell kill </span><span class="pun" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-</span><span class="lit" style="color: rgb(205, 92, 92);">9</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="lit" style="color: rgb(205, 92, 92);">21997</span><span class="pln" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="com" style="color: rgb(135, 206, 235);"># APP现在被杀掉啦</span></code>
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现在在桌面长按Home按键通过后台任务管理器打开你的APP,此时系统就会重新创建一个MyApplication实例了。
总结
不要在Application对象中缓存数据化,这有可能会导致你的程序崩掉。请使用Intent在各组件之间传递数据,抑或是将数据存储在磁盘中,然后在需要的时候取出来。
并不仅仅只有Application对象是这样的,其它的单例或者公有静态类也有可能会由于系统内存而被杀掉,谨记。