Merge "Add notes comment for isBinderAlive API, to warn developers who use this should know the limit of this API." into main am: 2f274768b0 am: 5735b08506
Original change: https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/base/+/3281391
Change-Id: I85e5046038a0c1f079a6826af13deff6f7272d03
Signed-off-by: Automerger Merge Worker <android-build-automerger-merge-worker@system.gserviceaccount.com>
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
index 80546cd..3b5a99e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/BinderProxy.java
@@ -493,6 +493,11 @@
public native boolean pingBinder();
/**
+ * Check to see if the process that the binder is in is still alive.
+ *
+ * Note, this only reflects the last known death state, if the object
+ * is linked to death or has made a transactions since the death occurs.
+ *
* @return false if the hosting process is gone
*/
public native boolean isBinderAlive();