I saw Dianne's post on Oct 31 regarding this topic. I'm also a co- author of an Android book that advocated the approach of extending the Application class. We're currently busy updating in preparation for Pro Android 3, and I can assure you I've already replaced that section with one explaining how to create and use singletons instead. Sorry for the confusion in the book.
- dave www.androidbook.com On Nov 1, 6:09 pm, Federico Paolinelli <fedep...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok I'll go that way. Thanks a lot. > > Federico > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > Yes the application object is always created before any other of your > > components in the process. > > There is no need to use the application class to implement singletons (that > > part of the docs is totally wrong, I just put in a change to get rid of it). > > I suggest avoiding that entirely and just write a singleton without it. > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Federico Paolinelli <fedep...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> In a book I read, the author suggests to extend the application class > >> in order to have a place to be used as a singleton. In this way, it is > >> easy to make some initialization stuff in it onCreate(). > > >> Now my question: if my application has also some broadcast receivers > >> declared in the manifest, and the application was not started > >> explicitly, or it was but then the os reclaimed it resources back, > >> what will be happening if the broadcast receiver is triggered? Will > >> the onCreate of the application class be called first? > > >> Thanks in advance, > > >> Federico > > >> -- > >> 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 > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > > answer them. > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > -------- > Federico -- 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
