How many types of context in android and what is better to use

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I just wanted to know how many ways to get the context, which method used in which situation. Which one better to use, and what is the main and key deference between them.

check this [SO](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7298731/when-to-call-activity-context-or-application-context) — Srikanth Roopa, Jul 17 '13 at 06:42
Hi puja http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4128589/difference-between-activity-context-and-application-context chech this. — Monty, Jul 17 '13 at 06:52

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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For Your better understands you should read android official blog. an also look at HackBod Answer.

There are some references URL which help you more about the context

Thanks

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answered Jul 26 '13 at 05:55

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Third link is also important because using wrong contexts can cause memory leaks too! – Hasaan Ali May 29 '16 at 05:37

S.D. · Answer 2 · 2018-10-03T06:37:41.510

Context class represents the local environment of an App, It encapsulates all the services and resources available to the app. There is a base class ApplicationContext, and sub classes for components: Activity, Service etc.

Always prefer using ApplicationContext because it is global and doesn't cause serious issues if its leaked, that is: an unused reference of it stays and is not garbage collected.

Sometimes you have to use sub components like Activity or Service as context. Use this when creating Intents, or creating UI Elements, or showing a toast etc. That is: functions that are specifically bound to these component's identity, its UI or its display window.

How many types of context in android and what is better to use

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