What is the advantage of using lazy initialize Java Singleton vs.
using subclass of application as the Singleton itself?  Since we
already have getApplication() available in most places ....

On Feb 5, 3:03 pm, Kostya Vasilyev <kmans...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can use a lazy initialize Java Singleton, where you pass in a context in
> case one is needed to recreate state.
>
> If you need to keep a context reference, make sure to call
> getApplicationContext and keep that instead, so you don't run into object
> lifetime issues and leak memory (in case that Context is an Activity or a
> Service, and it goes away before the process does).
>
> The stuff about not doing much in the application's onCreate I take to be
> more of an architectural suggestion than a real framework limitation, you
> can probably do as much there as in any other callback (e.g activity
> onCreate), subject to ANR timeouts.
>
> --
> Kostya Vasilyev --http://kmansoft.wordpress.com
> 06.02.2011 1:38 пользователь "AndroidDevTime" <androiddevd...@gmail.com>
> написал:
>
> > I have an Widget Application that also has Activities, and a heavily
> > used Service full of functions. I would like to keep a global status
> > for the application. This is app/widget specific state like say
> > STARTED, LEVEL1, LEVEL2 etc, so since the status is referenced in the
> > widget, the service, and activities I thought a static variable in an
> > Application Subclass might be good. So my question is twofold.
>
> > 1) Where should I keep such a state/status variable as a syncronized
> > static variable in an application subclass?
>
> > And
>
> > 2) Its first initial value depends on reading some values by calling
> > registerReceiver(null, intent) passing null for the receiver in order
> > to obtain some system values. Where should I do this initialization.
> > The Application.onCreate() docs indicate that not much should happen
> > in this method. I am thinking in the Widget.update method can call
> > getApplication and perform the registerReceiver operation and then
> > update the static variable in the Applicaiton subclass. Is this the
> > right place to initialize the application state?
>
> > Thanks
>
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