What's up with different contexts in android?

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What's the difference between myClass.this and getBaseContext? When I put an AlertDialog in a different class and instantiate it, I can only get the dialog to show if I use myClass.this from the parent class. I thought getBaseContext() did the same thing but I guess not. What am I missing?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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I believe you should look here first: Diffinitive rules for using Android's getBaseContext, getApplicationContext or using an Activity's “this”

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answered Jun 10 '11 at 21:10

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '11 at 21:42

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"this" refers to what method you're in, and "getBaseContext/getApplicationContext" refers to the Activity you're in.

answered Jun 10 '11 at 21:42

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this refers to class/object you are in, not method. – woodshy Jun 11 '11 at 06:04

What's up with different contexts in android?

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