android - Changing image in imageview using Threads

Question

I'm getting error with this code. Why huhu 123123123

Thread timer = new Thread()
{
    public void run()
    {
        try
        {
            sleep(1500);
            splash.setImgeResource(R.drawable.dilclogo);
            sleep(1500);
        }
        catch (InterruptedException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        finally
        {
            Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MenuScreen.class);
            startActivity(intent);
        }
    }
};
timer.start();

Answer 1

This is because you can NOT access your UI/Main thread directly from any other thread. You can use below methods to access your UI thread though:

1. Using AsyncTask
2. Using runOnUiThread()

You can also read this article on threading in android to help you understand this concept better.