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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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65.6 Implementing the launchCoroutines Method

The final task before testing the app is to add the launchCoroutines() method which is called when the Button object is clicked. This method should be added to the MainActivity.kt file as follows:

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import android.view.View

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    fun launchCoroutines(view: View) {

 

        (1..count).forEach {

            statusText.text = "Started Coroutine ${it}"

            coroutineScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {

                statusText.text = performTask(it).await()

            }

        }

    }

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Neil Smyth has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including roles in software development and enterprise-level UNIX and Linux system administration. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in information technology, he also holds A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional certifications and is a CIW Database Design Specialist. Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc. (a technical content publishing company), and the author of the Essentials range of programming and system administration books.
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