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/**
     * Creates background color with shadow effect - programmatically
     *
     * @param color    the background color
     */
    private LayerDrawable setLayerShadow(String color) {
        GradientDrawable shadow;
        int strokeValue = 6;
        int radiousValue = 2;
        try{

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//Async method
public void requestInputAsync() {
      //The worker does all the work for you.
			BackgroundWorker requestInputWorkerNew = new BackgroundWorker ();
			requestInputWorkerNew.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler (delegate(object o, DoWorkEventArgs args) {
          //Do all the async work here but for God's sake don't mess with the UI Thread
				}
			});

			requestInputWorkerNew.RunWorkerCompleted += new RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler(

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//Declare variable and execute async
  DownloadFilesTask mDonwloadFilesTask;
  mDonwloadFilesTask = new DownloadFilesTask();
  mDonwloadFilesTask.execute("");
//----------------------------------
 public class DownloadFilesTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> {
        protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
          //do all the heavy staff here but dont you dare messing with the UI!
            return "Executed!";
        }