First of all, I'm not really sure what you're saying, second, you might find this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2218937/has-a-is-a-terminology-in-object-oriented-language
Finally, the reason Activity derives from Context has to do with the system architecture. (FYI Context is not really a class, in reality there's a concrete implementation you don't see anyway..) kris On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:14 PM, bob <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you guys think it is against the spirit of proper OOP for Activity to > derive from Context? > > > If an Activity "is a" Context, it would make more sense. > > -- > 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

