Getting activity from context?

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        nearby_locations.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            PlacePicker.IntentBuilder builder = new PlacePicker.IntentBuilder();
            startActivityForResult(builder.build(getApplicationContext()), PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST);

        }
    });

The getApplicationContext() in builder.build is underlined with an error saying it is looking for an activity not a context. I've tried casting but no luck, what should I do?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22966601/what-is-different-between-mainactivity-this-vs-getapplicationcontext — IntelliJ Amiya, Jul 21 '16 at 08:12
your applicationContext is not an instanceof Activity so yes you cannot use getApplicationContext() where an Activity is required — Bhargav, Jul 21 '16 at 09:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '16 at 08:15

2

Simple.

Use

startActivityForResult(builder.build( ((Activity) view.getContext())), PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST);

instead of

startActivityForResult(builder.build(getApplicationContext()), PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST);

answered Jul 21 '16 at 08:15

Yogesh Rathi

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