Thank you everyone! It sounds like there are quite a few ways of fetching and storing data. For caching though, it sounds like the platform is open just as java is. I will likely use a singleton class that holds static members to hold my data. Thank you again.
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Kees Jongenburger < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2011 6:26:42 PM UTC+2, doles wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> How is in-memory caching achieved in android? For example, i have static >> data such as state list in the United States. I would like to keep that list >> in a file or somewhere in an online service. However, when the app is >> running, I'd rather store in memory in the app itself. How is that achieved? >> I could create a singleton and initialize that on startup. What are the best >> practices if any? Thank you for reading and responding! >> >> I think that generally you should try and follow Android design patterns. > That means that your data should be kept either in a service or perhaps even > better in a content provider. This allows Android to better manage situation > where it wants or needs to free up some memory. > > Greetings > > -- > 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
