This should get you access to applicationContext from anywhere allowing you to get applicationContext anywhere that can use it; Toast, getString(), sharedPreferences, etc.
The Singleton:
package com.domain.packagename;
import android.content.Context;
/**
* Created by Versa on 10.09.15.
*/
public class ApplicationContextSingleton {
private static PrefsContextSingleton mInstance;
private Context context;
public static ApplicationContextSingleton getInstance() {
if (mInstance == null) mInstance = getSync();
return mInstance;
}
private static synchronized ApplicationContextSingleton getSync() {
if (mInstance == null) mInstance = new PrefsContextSingleton();
return mInstance;
}
public void initialize(Context context) {
this.context = context;
}
public Context getApplicationContext() {
return context;
}
}
Initialize the Singleton in your Application subclass:
package com.domain.packagename;
import android.app.Application;
/**
* Created by Versa on 25.08.15.
*/
public class mApplication extends Application {
@Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
ApplicationContextSingleton.getInstance().initialize(this);
}
}
If I´m not wrong, this gives you a hook to applicationContext everywhere, call it with ApplicationContextSingleton.getInstance.getApplicationContext();
You shouldn´t need to clear this at any point, as when application closes, this goes with it anyway.
Remember to update AndroidManifest.xml to use this Application subclass:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.domain.packagename"
>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:name=".mApplication" <!-- This is the important line -->
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
android:icon="@drawable/app_icon"
>
Please let me know if you see anything wrong here, thank you. :)
