Apps Countdown Timer

[alanmahony]

Hey Guys,

Only new to Android development and have been working on first app for 2 days.

Have gotten mapping and feedback forms working but stuck on a countdown timer.

I have written code for one to countdown from a set number of days and hours and minutes but once the app closes the timer countdown from the set days hours minutes again.

What i am looking to do is have a specific day in July and a specific time set and when app opens it checks the time on the phone and then displays in a TextView the days hours minutes sand seconds from the current day which say is today to the date and time in July.

Sorry if this has been asked before but i could not find in a search of the forums.

CountDownTimer mCountDownTimer;
long mInitialTime = DateUtils.DAY_IN_MILLIS * 2 +
DateUtils.HOUR_IN_MILLIS * 9 +
DateUtils.MINUTE_IN_MILLIS * 3 +
DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS * 42;
TextView txtTimer;


txtTimer = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtTimer);

mCountDownTimer = new CountDownTimer(mInitialTime, 1000) {
StringBuilder time = new StringBuilder();
@override
public void onFinish() {
txtTimer.setText(DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(0));
txtTimer.setText("Wedding Time");
}

@override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
time.setLength(0);

if(millisUntilFinished > DateUtils.DAY_IN_MILLIS) {
long count = millisUntilFinished / DateUtils.DAY_IN_MILLIS;
if(count > 1)
time.append(count).append(" days ");
else
time.append(count).append(" day ");

millisUntilFinished %= DateUtils.DAY_IN_MILLIS;
}

time.append(DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(Math.round(millisUntilFinished / 1000d)));
txtTimer.setText(time.toString());
}
}.start();


This is what i'm using at the minute.

Thank You for any and all help.