public class BindingActivity extends Activity {

public static final String TAG = "BindingActivity";

private LocalService mService;

private boolean mBound = false;

@Override

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

}

@Override

protected void onStart() {

Log.d(TAG, "onstart");

super.onStart();

Intent intent = new Intent(this, LocalService.class);

bindService(intent, mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);

}

@Override

protected void onStop() {

super.onStop();

if(mBound) {

unbindService(mConnection);

mBound = false;

}

}

private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {

@Override

public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {

mBound = false;

}

@Override

public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {

LocalBinder binder = (LocalBinder) service;

mService = binder.getService();

mBound = true;

Log.d(TAG, "Random Number: " + mService.getRandomNumber());

}

};

}