On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Bob Kerns <r...@acm.org> wrote: > But you want the service context, which is just 'this' (i.e. the > service itself). The application context would work too, but generally > you should go with the most specific context available unless you have > a reason otherwise. Using some context (in this case, some activity's > context) that you're not running in doesn't really make any sense. >
QFE Side-note: stay away from getApplicationContext() - it does nothing remotely useful other than cause bugs and confusion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
