Difference between requireActivity() and requireContext()
The requireActivity()
and requireContext()
methods are both utility methods provided by the AndroidX Fragment library that obtain references to the associated Activity
and Context
objects respectively within a Fragment
.
RequireActivity()
This method returns the Activity
associated with the Fragment
. It ensures that the Activity
is not null and throws an IllegalStateException
, if the Activity
is null. It should be used when you want to access methods or components specific to the Activity
such as
RequireContext()
This method returns the associated Context
for the Fragment
. A Context
is the environment in which the Fragment
is running and it provides the Fragment
access to resources and services. It ensures that the Context
is not null and throws an IllegalStateException
if it is null. It is often used for various operations such as accessing string resources, SharedPreferences
, LayoutInflater
.
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