Splash Activity Snippet

SplashActivity.java

public class SplashActivity extends Activity {
	
	private static long SLEEP_TIME = 3;

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(layout.activity_splash);
		
		// Start timer and launch main activity
		IntentLauncher launcher = new IntentLauncher();
		launcher.start();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
		// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
		getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.splash, menu);
		return true;
	}

	
	private class IntentLauncher extends Thread {
	  @Override
	  /**
	   * Sleep for some time and than start new activity.
	   */
	  public void run() {
	     try {
	        // Sleeping
	        Thread.sleep(SLEEP_TIME*1000);
	     } catch (Exception e) {
	        //Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
	     }
	
	     // Start main activity
	     Intent intent = new Intent(SplashActivity.this, LoginActivity.class);
	     SplashActivity.this.startActivity(intent);
	     SplashActivity.this.finish();
	  }
	}
	
}