You can use getApplicationContext() or current class.this (means if your class name is Abc then use like this Abc.this) -----Original Message----- From: android-beginners@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-beginn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bret Foreman Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:32 PM To: Android Beginners Subject: [android-beginners] Re: Unable to start service
Intent.setClass needs a Context for the first argument. Replacing cb.getContext with "this" causes a compiler error. Do you mean I should call getApplicationContext? Here's the full trace: com.shipmate.MainActivity [Android Application using Studio for Android] DalvikVM[localhost:8610] Thread [<3> main] (Suspended (exception RuntimeException)) ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread $CreateServiceData) line: 2764 ActivityThread.access$3200(ActivityThread, ActivityThread $CreateServiceData) line: 119 ActivityThread$CreateServiceData(ActivityThread $H).handleMessage(Message) line: 1917 ActivityThread$H(Handler).dispatchMessage(Message) line: 99 Looper.loop() line: 123 ActivityThread.main(String[]) line: 4363 Method.invokeNative(Object, Object[], Class, Class[], Class, int, boolean) line: not available [native method] Method.invoke(Object, Object...) line: 521 ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run() line: 860 ZygoteInit.main(String[]) line: 618 NativeStart.main(String[]) line: not available [native method] Thread [<13> Binder Thread #2] (Running) Thread [<11> Binder Thread #1] (Running) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en