How can we access application context inside companion object in Android kotlin? I have a companion object inside an abstract class and I want to access context to read Shared Preferences, but I'm not able to get the context.
UPDATE: I'm working with this stuff in an Android library and also the class that I'm working in is abstract
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class MainApplication : Application() {
init {
instance = this
}
companion object {
private var instance: MainApplication? = null
fun applicationContext() : Context {
return instance!!.applicationContext
}
}
override fun onCreate() {
super.onCreate()
// initialize for any
// Use ApplicationContext.
// example: SharedPreferences etc...
val context: Context = MainApplication.applicationContext()
}
}
Extends Application class like this
import android.app.Application
import android.content.Context
class MyApplication : Application() {
override fun onCreate() {
super.onCreate()
MyApplication.appContext = applicationContext
}
companion object {
lateinit var appContext: Context
}
}
then get context like this
val context = MyApplication.appContext
Actually I'm working inside an Android library and the class is abstract, so can't go with the already suggested solutions. However, I found way to do that.
lateinit Context field inside companion object. abstract class MyClass {
companion object {
private lateinit var context: Context
fun setContext(con: Context) {
context=con
}
}
}
public class WelcomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_welcome);
MyClass.Companion.setContext(this);
}
}