On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Studio LFP <[email protected]> wrote:
> *TreKing,* > > This is true, but he didn't ask about that. LOL - so since he didn't ask for for a method that covers the case I mentioned, it's OK to give him a limited solution? > He just asked about a way for an EditText to keep the text it has on a > rotate. > What people ask on this list is usually very different from the problem they're actually having. > The easiest and fastest way to solve that particular problem is the > configChanges XML attribute. > Easiest and fastest, but technically incorrect. He's probably asking specifically about rotate because that's also the easiest and fastest way to see the issue. But, as I mentioned, it's not the only way and the OP should be completely aware of that before going with a strategy that will only hide the problem in one particular scenario. You'll note that I said their may be a need for other options if they needed > it to do additional things other than just handle a rotate. You mentioned the case of different layouts which doesn't cover the case of leaving the app, waiting a while, and coming back to it (AFAIK). There are probably others. > There is no need to code complicated functions to do something simple. Fix > it the simplest way possible and then add to it if other things arise. Sure, but if "the simplest way possible" is known to have issues, you're not really doing the OP any favors, are you? Now he'll waste time fixing it the simplest way, then eventually having to come back and fix it the right way. Why not have him do it the right way from get-go if you can? It's not like using the save and restore methods is that complicated. IMHO, the configChanges attributes are for use when you know exactly what you're doing with them and why. Using them to get around saving / restoring state is a fragile kludge for people that can't figure out how to do it correctly. People should be encouraged to figure out how to do this the right way so it works in every scenario and not use what amounts to a hack to solve the most common instance of configuration change. And I say all this because I've seen way to many people ask about this exact scenario in this group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] 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
