Different toast messages in Android

Question

In my Android application I get two different types of Toast message by giving getApplicationContext() and MainActivity.this

Method 1:

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"No more items.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

produce the following output:

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Method 2:

Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"No more items.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

second method produce the following toast message which differ from the first one.

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I do not know the reason between getApplicationContext() and MainActivity.this for producing two different toast messages. please share reason behind the difference.

I run under Android Kitkat 4.4.2 in Samsung S4.

The first Toast is Samsung-4.2+ like. The second one is the one from Android, intended to be used. Use the second one, not the first. — shkschneider, Nov 28 '14 at 09:32
Nothing is wrong here. There are too may reasons of this output (BUT not these both contexts). Check if both apps min API level is same. — Pankaj Kumar, Nov 28 '14 at 09:34
Either develop your custom Toast : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11288475/custom-toast-in-android-a-simple-example — Haresh Chhelana, Nov 28 '14 at 09:34

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 28 '14 at 09:52

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getapplication context return the context of the application which remain same throughout the application. But .this context returns the context specific to the activity.

answered Nov 28 '14 at 09:52

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Emre Aktürk · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-28T12:34:32.847

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Your application is themed by Samsungs' TouchWiz UI

edited Nov 28 '14 at 12:34

answered Nov 28 '14 at 09:49

Emre Aktürk

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Different toast messages in Android

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