social hub wrote: > > > > public Context > <http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html> > getApplicationContext () > > Since: API Level 1 > <http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/api-levels.html#level1> > > Return the context of the single, global Application object of the > current process. > > > public Context > <http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html> > getBaseContext () > > Since: API Level 1 > <http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/api-levels.html#level1> > > > Returns > > * the base context as set by the constructor or setBaseContext > > Since applicationcontext is global application object, > > To avoid objects retained in memory after activity is closed (assuming > this application has lots of activities), its better to use getbasecontext > Is my understanding right.?
Neither. Activity is a Context. Service is a Context. If you need a Context, you already have one -- just use it. Those methods are for special cases, not the normal case. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Development Wiki: http://wiki.andmob.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
