I'm trying to access the vibrator using the following in class called VibrationManager and the class is not extending Activity
Vibrator v =(Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
but eclipse throws and error like
The method getSystemService(String) is undefined for the type VibrationManager
This is my whole Class
public class VibrationManager {
private static VibrationManager me = null;
Vibrator v = null;
private Vibrator getVibrator(){
if(v == null){
v = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
}
return v;
}
public static VibrationManager getManager() {
if(me == null){
me = new VibrationManager();
}
return me;
}
public void vibrate(long[] pattern){
}
}
Please help
Your class doesn't have the method getSystemService
since this class dosen't extend a Activity
.
If you wan't to use the getSystemService
method you need your class VibrationManager
to extend an activity or you need to receive a context for that.
Just change your code to use a context, for that you will need to also get a context in your static call.
public class VibrationManager {
private static VibrationManager me;
private Context context;
Vibrator v = null;
private Vibrator getVibrator(){
if(v == null){
v = (Vibrator) context.getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
}
return v;
}
public static VibrationManager getManager(Context context) {
if(me == null){
me = new VibrationManager();
}
me.setContext(context);
return me;
}
private void setContext(Context context){
this.context = context;
}
public void vibrate(long[] pattern){
}
}
If you have problems accessing the context from different Views you can do this:
Create a class that extends Application (e.g. MyApplication)
Declare that class in your manifest as your Application class as shown below:
<application
android:name="your.project.package.MyApplication"
...
Application class is by default a singleton, but you need to create a getInstance method as shown below:
public class MyApplication extends Application {
private static MyApplication instance;
public void onCreate() {
instance = this;
}
public static MyApplication getInstance() {
return instance;
}
}
Done, you can access the context from anywhere in your app without passing so many references as follows:
MyApplication app = MyApplication.getInstance()
Vibrator v = (Vibrator) app.getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
There you go, you can not only call vibrator service but any service you want...