Getting LayoutInflater using Context

Question

Is there any difference between these two?

1. inflater = (LayoutInflater) LayoutInflater.from(context);
2. inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

Answer 1

Not at the present time, as you can see by examining the LayoutInflater source code. from() will throw an Exception rather than returning null, but otherwise they are identical.

Personally, I use getLayoutInflater() most times.