Static way to get 'Context' in Android?

Question

Is there a way to get the current Context instance inside a static method?

I\'m looking for that way because I hate saving the \'Context\' instance eac

Answer 1

If you for some reason want Application context in any class, not just those extending application/activity, maybe for some factory or helper classes. You can add the following singleton to your app.

public class GlobalAppContextSingleton {
    private static GlobalAppContextSingleton mInstance;
    private Context context;

    public static GlobalAppContextSingleton getInstance() {
        if (mInstance == null) mInstance = getSync();
        return mInstance;
    }

    private static synchronized GlobalAppContextSingleton getSync() {
        if (mInstance == null) mInstance = 
                new GlobalAppContextSingleton();
        return mInstance;
    }

    public void initialize(Context context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    public Context getApplicationContext() {
        return context;
    }
}

then initialize it in your application class's onCreate with

GlobalAppContextSingleton.getInstance().initialize(this);

use it anywhere by calling

GlobalAppContextSingleton.getInstance().getApplicationContext()

I don't recommend this approach to anything but application context however. As it can cause memory leaks.