Get Context in a Service
Is there any reliable way to get a Context
from a Service
?
I want to register a broadcast receiver for ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED
but I don't need my app to always get this information, so I don't put it in the Manifest
.
However, I can't have the broadcast receiver be killed by the GC when I need this information so I'm registering the broadcast receiver in a Service
.
Hence, I need a Context
to to call registerReceiver()
.
When I no longer need the ACTION_PHONE_STATE_CHANGED
I unregister it.
Any tips?
Service is a Context
Service
extends ContextWrapper
which extends Context
. Hence the Service
is a Context
.
Use 'this'
keyword in the service.
-
Service
extendsContextWrapper
-
ContextWrapper
extendsContext
So....
Context context = this;
(in Service or Activity Class)