Re: [android-developers] Global variable extend application class

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Etienne <lawloretienne@gmail.com> wrote:

I am using the application object to maintain global application state.   What are the disadvantages of sub-classing the Application class?  And what advantages do SharedPreferences have over my solution?

I do this as well. IMO this is a perfectly valid way of maintaining data that needs to be accessible from multiple Activities, Services, or other components.
SharedPreferences would not makes sense for maintaining state or for a complex data structure.

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