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michael
michael

Reputation: 110670

What is the context passed by android in the onReceive() of BroadcastReceiver

When I instantiate a BroadcastReceiver and when onReceive() is get called by android framework, what is the context passed to the onReceive() method? Is that an activity context? of an application context?

Thank you.

Upvotes: 17

Views: 9350

Answers (3)

Louis CAD
Louis CAD

Reputation: 11527

Historically, it's an instance of ReceiverRestrictedContext, but this class is gone in recent Android versions (don't know which API level exactly, but it's not present in API 26 sources), so now, it should be your Application Context.

ReceiverRestrictedContext prevented to register a BroadcastReceiver from a BroadcastReceiver.

Since an instance of ReceiverRestrictedContext is created each time your BroadcastReceiver is instantiated, you have to beware of not passing it to a component having a lifecycle longer than yours (very short lived) BroadcastReceiver, or you would create memory leaks on these older (not so much as of now) Android versions which have this ReceiverRestrictedContext.

You can safely call getApplicationContext() and pass its result to a longer lived component though.

Note that the fact ReceiverRestrictedContext is gone from recent Android versions doesn't mean you can make a "BroadcastReceiverCeption"!

Upvotes: 6

us_david
us_david

Reputation: 4917

It's the context in which the receiver is running. For example, if the broadcast message is from UsbManager, the context is the context of UsbManager.
More info: BroadcastReceiver

Upvotes: 0

coder_For_Life22
coder_For_Life22

Reputation: 26991

It Is An Application Context.

public abstract void onReceive (Context context, Intent intent)

Upvotes: 12

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