How to stop asynctask thread in android?

Question

I want to stop a AsyncTask thread from another AsyncTask thread. I have tried like new AsyncTask.cancel(true) to stop the background process but it didn't stop.

Could any one help me on this?

Answer 1

declare your asyncTask in your activity:

private YourAsyncTask mTask;

instantiate it like this:

mTask = new YourAsyncTask().execute();

kill/cancel it like this:

mTask.cancel(true);