Howto Hide the Top Status Bar?

[BedHead]

Anyone help me out here, i'm trying to find a way to remove the top status bar to allow for full screen applications (the one with the Battery status icon, along some other status icons).

Anyone managed to find a way around this yet?

[Andor]

This code should hide the main status bar:

/** Called when the activity is first created. */ 
  @Override 
  public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { 
    super.onCreate(icicle); 
    // ******************************************* 
    // fullscreen mode 
    // ******************************************* 
    requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); 
 
    getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.NO_STATUS_BAR_FLAG, 
                   WindowManager.LayoutParams.NO_STATUS_BAR_FLAG); 
    // ******************************************* 
    setContentView(R.layout.main); 
  }

[luigimvm]

When I try to do it anywhere other than in onCreate, Android slaps me across the face. Is there any way that will enable me to show/hide the status bar on demand, i.e. in response to certain events?

thanks