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Mohammad
Mohammad

Reputation: 1

Android Toast context

I want to know the difference between the two contexts in the two Toasts below , when to use this & when to use getActicity ? 

   Toast.makeText(getActivity() , "Text" ,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

   Toast.makeText(this , "Text" ,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

Upvotes: 0

Views: 217

Answers (4)

user1305336
user1305336

Reputation: 151

To create a Toast you need a Context object.

If you are in an Activity class or another class that extends the Context class you can use this (because the Activity is itself a Context child )

If you are for example in a Fragment class, that doesn't extends Context, you should use getActivity() to get a Context reference.

Here the docs about the Context class where you find all the classes that extends it : http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html

Upvotes: 1

Lal
Lal

Reputation: 14810

this is actually a pointer that refers to the current class that you are in. this can refer to anything like Activity, Fragment, View, etc.A reference of the current object is passed while this is used.

getActivity() is available only in the Fragment class and any other class extending Fragment and this method returns an object of the type Activity.

Upvotes: 1

Don Chakkappan
Don Chakkappan

Reputation: 7560

You can specify your Context with this or getApplicationContext() with Activities.

getActivity()

is used with Android Fragments

Upvotes: 1

Mithun
Mithun

Reputation: 2075

If you say are trying to access it from a Fragment, use getActivity() else if you are in Activity itself, use this.

Upvotes: 1

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