What does need to be imported or how can I call the Layout inflater in places other than activity?
public static void method(Context context){
//this doesn't work the getLayoutInflater method could not be found
LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
// this also doesn't work
LayoutInflater inflater = context.getLayoutInflater();
}
I am able to call getLayoutInflater
only in activity, is that an restriction? What if I want to create custom dialog and I want to inflate view for it, or what if I want to have Toast message with custom view that is shown from a service, I only have the context from the service I do not have any activity but I want to show custom message.
I need the inflater in places in the code that isn't in the activity class.
How can I do this ?
You can use this outside activities - all you need is to provide a Context
:
LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService( Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE );
Then to retrieve your different widgets, you inflate a layout:
View view = inflater.inflate( R.layout.myNewInflatedLayout, null );
Button myButton = (Button) view.findViewById( R.id.myButton );
EDIT as of July 2014
Davide's answer on how to get the LayoutInflater
is actually more correct than mine (which is still valid though).