public static final apiKey = "xxxxxxx";
now you can access it as: String key = globalVars.apiKey; However, not that this is not a variable, its a constant. According to convention, it should be in upper case: public static final API_KEY = "xxxxxxx"; - Brill Pappin On Mar 9, 8:11 pm, David Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, trying to do this but struggling. > > I created a class as follows: > > package com.dtwconsulting.golfcaddie; > > import android.app.Application; > > public class globalVars extends Application{ > > public String apiKey = "XXXXXXXXXXXX"; > > public String getApiKey() { > return apiKey; > } > > } > > Now, how do I get the value of the apiKey from somewhere else? Sorry, > this is just my lack of knowledge on Java here. I was hoping it was > something like globalVars.getApiKey(), but that doesn't seem to work. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > David Williams > Check out our WebOS mobile phone app for the Palm Pre and Pixi: > <http://www.dtw-consulting.com/GolfCaddie> Golf Caddie > <http://www.dtw-consulting.com/GolfCaddie> | Golf Caddie Forum > <http://www.dtw-consulting.com/GolfCaddie/forum> | Golf Caddie FAQ > <http://www.dtw-consulting.com/GolfCaddie/faq.html> by DTW-Consulting, Inc. > > On 3/9/2011 3:24 PM, Chris Stewart wrote: > > > > > > > > > I tend to do what TreKing suggested. I have a class called > > CommonVariables that really holds static strings for Flurry event > > names, the year parameter for my app (it's seasonal and changes once a > > year) which is used all over the place, and things like that. > > > -- > > Chris Stewart > >http://chriswstewart.com > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM, TreKing <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:41 PM, David Williams > > <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > What is the best way of going about setting up global variables? > > > IDK about "best", but "easy": public static values somewhere that > > you set up in a custom Application class. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------- > > 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 > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:android-developers%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
