Service and view

Question

Can i get a view by calling findIdBy(R.id.x) in a Service? thanks

Answer 1

You can inflate views defined in an XML file using

getLayoutInflater().inflate(...)

See the SoftKeyboard example for why and how to do this in a service context

Answer 2

Short answer: No.

Should you attempt it: No.

Is it good practice: No.

Would it ever be useful to do this: No.

If you want to do this are you doing something wrong: Yes

Is it possible, in a convoluted way that goes against everything that you should do in an Android idiomatic program: Yes.