How to differentiate between ApplicationContext and Context?

Question

I have a Android method which receives instance of Context object, I want to differentiate if the passed context object is returned using one of the following methods

• View.getContext(): Returns the context the view is currently running in. Usually the currently active Activity.

• Activity.getApplicationContext(): Returns the context for the entire application (the process all the Activities are running inside of). Use this instead of the current Activity context if you need a context tied to the lifecycle of the entire application, not just the current Activity.

Since both methods return instance of Context object but with different capabilities, how can I differentiate if passed context object is Activity Context or Application Context ?

Answer 1

Since both methods return instance of Context object but with different capabilities, how can I differentiate if passed context object is Activity Context or Application Context ?

you can check with instanceof. It allows to check if the object is of a certain type. E.g.

 if (context instanceof Activity) {

 }