Actually, I had declared gInstance as a variable of ttype Context and not of type JakesApplication. I guess both are correct except that JakesApplication is more type-specific and better programming style?
>>>>> "MM" == Mark Murphy <[email protected]> writes: MM> Oh, I see where you're going. Yeah, that should be OK. I've often MM> wondered why they didn't bother with a static getter on MM> Application itself, if the thing is going to live as long as a MM> static. MM> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Kostya Vasilyev <[email protected]> wrote: >> 28.03.2011 17:59, Jake Colman пишет: >>> >>> Does extending the Application class to save the context and providing a >>> static method to access that context an appropriate solution as well? >> >> I don't see any problems with: >> >> class JakesApplication extends Application /* indirectly extends Context */ >> { >> >> @Override >> public void onCreate() { >> super.onCreate(); >> gInstance = this; >> } >> >> public static JakesApplication getInstance() { >> return gInstance; >> } >> >> private JakesApplication gInstance; >> } >> >> -- >> Kostya Vasilyev -- http://kmansoft.wordpress.com >> >> -- >> 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 >> MM> -- MM> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) MM> http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy MM> http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy MM> Android Training in NYC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ MM> -- MM> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google MM> Groups "Android Developers" group. MM> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] MM> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to MM> [email protected] MM> For more options, visit this group at MM> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer -- 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
