Context一般翻译为上下文，它提供了一个应用环境的全局接口，用于访问指定应用的资源和类，以及各种应用级别的操作，如启动Activities与Service、发送广播与注册广播接收器、接收Intents、获取系统服务等等。
Application的Context
ActivityThread.java
public static void main(String[] args) {
// ...
ActivityThread thread = new ActivityThread();
thread.attach(false);
// ...
}
private void attach(boolean system) {
// ...
if (!system) {
// ...
final IActivityManager mgr = ActivityManager.getService();
try {
mgr.attachApplication(mAppThread);
} catch (RemoteException ex) {
throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
}
// ...
}
// ...
}
ActivityManagerService.java
@Override
public final void attachApplication(IApplicationThread thread) {
synchronized (this) {
int callingPid = Binder.getCallingPid();
final long origId = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
attachApplicationLocked(thread, callingPid);
Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(origId);
}
}
private final boolean attachApplicationLocked(IApplicationThread thread,
int pid) {
// ...
if (app.instr != null) {
thread.bindApplication(processName, appInfo, providers,
app.instr.mClass,
profilerInfo, app.instr.mArguments,
app.instr.mWatcher,
app.instr.mUiAutomationConnection, testMode,
mBinderTransactionTrackingEnabled, enableTrackAllocation,
isRestrictedBackupMode || !normalMode, app.persistent,
new Configuration(getGlobalConfiguration()), app.compat,
getCommonServicesLocked(app.isolated),
mCoreSettingsObserver.getCoreSettingsLocked(),
buildSerial);
} else {
thread.bindApplication(processName, appInfo, providers, null, profilerInfo,
null, null, null, testMode,
mBinderTransactionTrackingEnabled, enableTrackAllocation,
isRestrictedBackupMode || !normalMode, app.persistent,
new Configuration(getGlobalConfiguration()), app.compat,
getCommonServicesLocked(app.isolated),
mCoreSettingsObserver.getCoreSettingsLocked(),
buildSerial);
}
// ...
}
ActivityThread.java
private void handleBindApplication(AppBindData data) {
// ...
final ContextImpl appContext = ContextImpl.createAppContext(this, data.loadedApk);
// ...
try {
// If the app is being launched for full backup or restore, bring it up in
// a restricted environment with the base application class.
app = data.loadedApk.makeApplication(data.restrictedBackupMode, null);
mInitialApplication = app;
// ...
}
// ...
}
LoadedApk.java
public Application makeApplication(boolean forceDefaultAppClass,
Instrumentation instrumentation) {
if (mApplication != null) {
return mApplication;
}
Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER, "makeApplication");
Application app = null;
String appClass = mApplicationInfo.className;
if (forceDefaultAppClass || (appClass == null)) {
appClass = "android.app.Application";
}
try {
java.lang.ClassLoader cl = getClassLoader();
if (!mPackageName.equals("android")) {
Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER,
"initializeJavaContextClassLoader");
initializeJavaContextClassLoader();
Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER);
}
ContextImpl appContext = ContextImpl.createAppContext(mActivityThread, this);
app = mActivityThread.mInstrumentation.newApplication(
cl, appClass, appContext);
appContext.setOuterContext(app);
} catch (Exception e) {
if (!mActivityThread.mInstrumentation.onException(app, e)) {
Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER);
throw new RuntimeException(
"Unable to instantiate application " + appClass
+ ": " + e.toString(), e);
}
}
mActivityThread.mAllApplications.add(app);
mApplication = app;
if (instrumentation != null) {
try {
instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(app);
} catch (Exception e) {
if (!instrumentation.onException(app, e)) {
Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER);
throw new RuntimeException(
"Unable to create application " + app.getClass().getName()
+ ": " + e.toString(), e);
}
}
}
// Rewrite the R 'constants' for all library apks.
SparseArray<String> packageIdentifiers = getAssets().getAssignedPackageIdentifiers();
final int N = packageIdentifiers.size();
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
final int id = packageIdentifiers.keyAt(i);
if (id == 0x01 || id == 0x7f) {
continue;
}
rewriteRValues(getClassLoader(), packageIdentifiers.valueAt(i), id);
}
Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER);
return app;
}
ContextImpl.java
static ContextImpl createAppContext(ActivityThread mainThread, LoadedApk loadedApk) {
if (loadedApk == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("loadedApk");
ContextImpl context = new ContextImpl(null, mainThread, loadedApk, null, null, null, 0,
null);
context.setResources(loadedApk.getResources());
return context;
}
Activity的Context
ActivityThread.java
private Activity performLaunchActivity(ActivityClientRecord r, Intent customIntent) {
// ...
ContextImpl appContext = createBaseContextForActivity(r);
// ...
if (activity != null) {
CharSequence title = r.activityInfo.loadLabel(appContext.getPackageManager());
Configuration config = new Configuration(mCompatConfiguration);
if (r.overrideConfig != null) {
config.updateFrom(r.overrideConfig);
}
if (DEBUG_CONFIGURATION) Slog.v(TAG, "Launching activity "
+ r.activityInfo.name + " with config " + config);
Window window = null;
if (r.mPendingRemoveWindow != null && r.mPreserveWindow) {
window = r.mPendingRemoveWindow;
r.mPendingRemoveWindow = null;
r.mPendingRemoveWindowManager = null;
}
appContext.setOuterContext(activity);
activity.attach(appContext, this, getInstrumentation(), r.token,
r.ident, app, r.intent, r.activityInfo, title, r.parent,
r.embeddedID, r.lastNonConfigurationInstances, config,
r.referrer, r.voiceInteractor, window, r.configCallback);
// ...
}
private ContextImpl createBaseContextForActivity(ActivityClientRecord r) {
final int displayId;
try {
displayId = ActivityManager.getService().getActivityDisplayId(r.token);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
}
ContextImpl appContext = ContextImpl.createActivityContext(
this, r.loadedApk, r.activityInfo, r.token, displayId, r.overrideConfig);
final DisplayManagerGlobal dm = DisplayManagerGlobal.getInstance();
// For debugging purposes, if the activity's package name contains the value of
// the "debug.use-second-display" system property as a substring, then show
// its content on a secondary display if there is one.
String pkgName = SystemProperties.get("debug.second-display.pkg");
if (pkgName != null && !pkgName.isEmpty()
&& r.loadedApk.mPackageName.contains(pkgName)) {
for (int id : dm.getDisplayIds()) {
if (id != Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY) {
Display display =
dm.getCompatibleDisplay(id, appContext.getResources());
appContext = (ContextImpl) appContext.createDisplayContext(display);
break;
}
}
}
return appContext;
}
Activity.java
final void attach(Context context, ActivityThread aThread,
Instrumentation instr, IBinder token, int ident,
Application application, Intent intent, ActivityInfo info,
CharSequence title, Activity parent, String id,
NonConfigurationInstances lastNonConfigurationInstances,
Configuration config, String referrer, IVoiceInteractor voiceInteractor,
Window window, ActivityConfigCallback activityConfigCallback) {
attachBaseContext(context);
mFragments.attachHost(null /*parent*/);
mWindow = new PhoneWindow(this, window, activityConfigCallback);
mWindow.setWindowControllerCallback(this);
mWindow.setCallback(this);
mWindow.setOnWindowDismissedCallback(this);
mWindow.getLayoutInflater().setPrivateFactory(this);
if (info.softInputMode != WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_UNSPECIFIED) {
mWindow.setSoftInputMode(info.softInputMode);
}
if (info.uiOptions != 0) {
mWindow.setUiOptions(info.uiOptions);
}
mUiThread = Thread.currentThread();
mMainThread = aThread;
mInstrumentation = instr;
mToken = token;
mIdent = ident;
mApplication = application;
mIntent = intent;
mReferrer = referrer;
mComponent = intent.getComponent();
mActivityInfo = info;
mTitle = title;
mParent = parent;
mEmbeddedID = id;
mLastNonConfigurationInstances = lastNonConfigurationInstances;
if (voiceInteractor != null) {
if (lastNonConfigurationInstances != null) {
mVoiceInteractor = lastNonConfigurationInstances.voiceInteractor;
} else {
mVoiceInteractor = new VoiceInteractor(voiceInteractor, this, this,
Looper.myLooper());
}
}
mWindow.setWindowManager(
(WindowManager)context.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE),
mToken, mComponent.flattenToString(),
(info.flags & ActivityInfo.FLAG_HARDWARE_ACCELERATED) != 0);
if (mParent != null) {
mWindow.setContainer(mParent.getWindow());
}
mWindowManager = mWindow.getWindowManager();
mCurrentConfig = config;
mWindow.setColorMode(info.colorMode);
}
ContextImpl.java
static ContextImpl createActivityContext(ActivityThread mainThread,
LoadedApk loadedApk, ActivityInfo activityInfo, IBinder activityToken, int displayId,
Configuration overrideConfiguration) {
if (loadedApk == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("loadedApk");
String[] splitDirs = loadedApk.getSplitResDirs();
ClassLoader classLoader = loadedApk.getClassLoader();
if (loadedApk.getApplicationInfo().requestsIsolatedSplitLoading()) {
Trace.traceBegin(Trace.TRACE_TAG_RESOURCES, "SplitDependencies");
try {
classLoader = loadedApk.getSplitClassLoader(activityInfo.splitName);
splitDirs = loadedApk.getSplitPaths(activityInfo.splitName);
} catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
// Nothing above us can handle a NameNotFoundException, better crash.
throw new RuntimeException(e);
} finally {
Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_RESOURCES);
}
}
ContextImpl context = new ContextImpl(null, mainThread, loadedApk, activityInfo.splitName,
activityToken, null, 0, classLoader);
// Clamp display ID to DEFAULT_DISPLAY if it is INVALID_DISPLAY.
displayId = (displayId != Display.INVALID_DISPLAY) ? displayId : Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
final CompatibilityInfo compatInfo = (displayId == Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY)
? loadedApk.getCompatibilityInfo()
: CompatibilityInfo.DEFAULT_COMPATIBILITY_INFO;
final ResourcesManager resourcesManager = ResourcesManager.getInstance();
// Create the base resources for which all configuration contexts for this Activity
// will be rebased upon.
context.setResources(resourcesManager.createBaseActivityResources(activityToken,
loadedApk.getResDir(),
splitDirs,
loadedApk.getOverlayDirs(),
loadedApk.getApplicationInfo().sharedLibraryFiles,
displayId,
overrideConfiguration,
compatInfo,
classLoader));
context.mDisplay = resourcesManager.getAdjustedDisplay(displayId,
context.getResources());
return context;
}
View的Context
View属于一个Window，具体来说的是PhoneWindow，PhoneWindow在实例化时使用的当前Activity作为参数，在设置View时的代码如下：
PhoneWindow.java
@Override
public void setContentView(int layoutResID) {
// Note: FEATURE_CONTENT_TRANSITIONS may be set in the process of installing the window
// decor, when theme attributes and the like are crystalized. Do not check the feature
// before this happens.
if (mContentParent == null) {
installDecor();
} else if (!hasFeature(FEATURE_CONTENT_TRANSITIONS)) {
mContentParent.removeAllViews();
}
if (hasFeature(FEATURE_CONTENT_TRANSITIONS)) {
final Scene newScene = Scene.getSceneForLayout(mContentParent, layoutResID,
getContext());
transitionTo(newScene);
} else {
mLayoutInflater.inflate(layoutResID, mContentParent);
}
mContentParent.requestApplyInsets();
final Callback cb = getCallback();
if (cb != null && !isDestroyed()) {
cb.onContentChanged();
}
mContentParentExplicitlySet = true;
}
public PhoneWindow(Context context) {
super(context);
mLayoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
}
LayoutInflater.java
/**
* Obtains the LayoutInflater from the given context.
*/
public static LayoutInflater from(Context context) {
LayoutInflater LayoutInflater =
(LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
if (LayoutInflater == null) {
throw new AssertionError("LayoutInflater not found.");
}
return LayoutInflater;
}
其中LayoutInflater直接从静态方法获取，那么获取到的LayoutInflater实例是没有与特定Context绑定的，但是这个Context是PhoneWindow所在Activity，那么为了让LayoutInflater绑定一个Context必须进行多态处理，那么可以发现Activity的一级父类ContextThemeWrapper重写了getSystemService方法，正是此处将Context绑定到LayoutInflater：
ContextThemeWrapper.java，
@Override
public Object getSystemService(String name) {
if (LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE.equals(name)) {
if (mInflater == null) {
mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(getBaseContext()).cloneInContext(this);
}
return mInflater;
}
return getBaseContext().getSystemService(name);
}
View.getContext()是否可以直接转型为Activity
为了使用支持库的ActionBar特征有时会使用AppCompatActivity作为Activity的父类，此时，根据上面的分析，使用LayoutInflater.from(getBaseContext())方法拿到的LayoutInflater实际上是Activity的一个实例变量。在AppCompatActivity的onCreate方法中，通过调用delegate.installViewFactory()为该LayoutInflater实例设置Factory2变量，然后在设置界面时setContentView(int res)会调用到代理AppCompatDelegate中的setContentView(int res)，而该代理的实例继承了AppCompatDelegateImplV9，而AppCompatDelegateImplV9实现了LayoutInflater.Factory2接口，并将其设置为上面的LayoutInflater实例中，最终在从布局文件创建视图时，AppCompatDelegateImplV9对LayoutInflater.Factory2中方法的实现中，会使用AppCompatViewInflater来对单个的View进行处理，将其替换为支持库中的类：
final View createView(View parent, final String name, @NonNull Context context,
@NonNull AttributeSet attrs, boolean inheritContext,
boolean readAndroidTheme, boolean readAppTheme, boolean wrapContext) {
final Context originalContext = context;
// We can emulate Lollipop's android:theme attribute propagating down the view hierarchy
// by using the parent's context
if (inheritContext && parent != null) {
context = parent.getContext();
}
if (readAndroidTheme || readAppTheme) {
// We then apply the theme on the context, if specified
context = themifyContext(context, attrs, readAndroidTheme, readAppTheme);
}
if (wrapContext) {
context = TintContextWrapper.wrap(context);
}
View view = null;
// We need to 'inject' our tint aware Views in place of the standard framework versions
switch (name) {
case "TextView":
view = createTextView(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "ImageView":
view = createImageView(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "Button":
view = createButton(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "EditText":
view = createEditText(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "Spinner":
view = createSpinner(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "ImageButton":
view = createImageButton(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "CheckBox":
view = createCheckBox(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "RadioButton":
view = createRadioButton(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "CheckedTextView":
view = createCheckedTextView(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "AutoCompleteTextView":
view = createAutoCompleteTextView(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "MultiAutoCompleteTextView":
view = createMultiAutoCompleteTextView(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "RatingBar":
view = createRatingBar(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
case "SeekBar":
view = createSeekBar(context, attrs);
verifyNotNull(view, name);
break;
default:
// The fallback that allows extending class to take over view inflation
// for other tags. Note that we don't check that the result is not-null.
// That allows the custom inflater path to fall back on the default one
// later in this method.
view = createView(context, name, attrs);
}
if (view == null && originalContext != context) {
// If the original context does not equal our themed context, then we need to manually
// inflate it using the name so that android:theme takes effect.
view = createViewFromTag(context, name, attrs);
}
if (view != null) {
// If we have created a view, check its android:onClick
checkOnClickListener(view, attrs);
}
return view;
}
可以看到，此时拿到的View所持有的Context已经不是原来的Activity了，很可能会是一个将原来Activity实例包裹起来的ContextWrapper实例。因此如果从View中拿到Context后，并不能直接转型为Activity，而是应当将其一层一层剥开，才能拿到最原始的Activity实例。