why toast need the context?

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I have problem in understanding context class.
why does Toast.makeText need context class?

public static Toast makeText (Context context, CharSequence text, int duration)

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html — luiscosta, Aug 12 '14 at 10:42

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '14 at 10:47

Feel free to examine the source to learn where the Context is used in Toast.

For example,

System resources
Your app's resources in case a string resource id is used.
Application package information
System services such as LayoutInflater and AccessibilityService

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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A context is the current state of the application/object. The toast function must have a context to know where it has to show the toast. Check out this post for more info on the context! What is 'Context' on Android?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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