While loop in the onCreate method

[jdc3]

Hi,
I am new to Android so this maybe a stupid question but an answer would really help me.
I am developing a simple application that connects to a server. I need to run a while loop to receive the information from the server. I have a method called play() were the while loop is executed, play() is called in the onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) method. When I run the emulator the view for the page do not load. I believe this is because the while loop does not terminate and it cannot until I get some user interaction which I need the view for. How do I make the layout load and then run the play() method..

Here is code

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.texasholdem);
        try
        {
             play()
        }
        else(Exception e)
       {
       }
}
private void play()
{
     boolean b = true
     while(true)
     {
          ..............
          ..............
          if(msg.equals("end"))
          {
                b = false;
          }
    }
}