Hi all,

I'm new to java programming and threads, but have some experience with c++ and opengl, so I guess this is an easy one to answer.

I load my textures in a TextureManager class that is owned by the Renderer I attach to the GLSurfaceView.
In the onSurfaceCreated method of the Renderer class I load my textures and in my main Activity I create objects that require textures.

Now the creation of these objects in the main Activity seems to happen before onSurfaceCreated is called.
Is there an easy way to wait for my surface to be created? Or maybe a simpler/better design that avoids this problem all together?

Thanks a lot!

Maarten

Hi,

I also encounter this problem and on the way try to solve it.

Hope that someone can help us =)

I solved it by now.

I have a separate class to store Texture objects. When an object requires a texture, it requests it from the TextureManager that passes a reference to an instance of this Texture class.

The actual texture and openGL handle to the texture are filled in into the instances of the Texture classes by the TextureManager in the OnSurfaceCreated method. You don't need the openGL handle anyways before you draw.

Hope this helps

edit: only problem now is that my texture is all black (i have GL_LIGHTING) turned off.
oh and I draw on the simulator using glDrawTexfOES.

I'll try your solution. Thank you

I thought that we can delay the onDrawFrame() and creating objects until finished loading all the textures.

Hi, luugiathuy. That might work, but my solution allows you to create any object that contains a texture at any time.