AndroidCancelRunnableDemo.java

    // Create a thread pool
    private ExecutorService mThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();

    // Execute a new Runnable on a background Thread
    Future f = pool.submit(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            while (true) {
                // We're running!
                Log.d(TAG, ".");
                
                if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
                    // The runnable was cancelled!
                    Log.d(TAG, "Stopping!");
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    });

    // Cancel the runnable
    f.cancel(true);