How to cancel or stop AsyncTask?

Question

I have found many answers to cancel an AsyncTask, to set object.cancel(true) and in do in background method check

for (int i = 0; i < appState.getAvailableText().length;i++){

  if(isCancelled()){
                break;
            }
            //Do your updating stuff here
        }

But in my Asynctask there is no for loops or switch cases ,hw can i Stop or Cancel the AsyncTYask background process by clicking a button???

keep an active object of async task ... when ever you want to cancel just call cancel true ... — koutuk, Jul 02 '15 at 12:59
possible duplicate of [Android: Cancel Async Task](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6039158/android-cancel-async-task) — Jared Burrows, Jul 02 '15 at 12:59

Gopal Singh Sirvi · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-02T13:01:49.487

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On your button click write the code

task.cancel(true);

where task is the reference of the async task you have created and started

edited Jul 02 '15 at 13:01

answered Jul 02 '15 at 12:58

Gopal Singh Sirvi

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No, it would be `cancel(boolean)`. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/AsyncTask.html#cancel(boolean) – Jared Burrows Jul 02 '15 at 13:00

How to cancel or stop AsyncTask?

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