What is ConstraintLayout in Android?

ConstraintLayout allows you to create large and complex layouts with a flat view hierarchy (no nested view groups). It’s similar to RelativeLayout in that all views are laid out according to relationships between sibling views and the parent layout, but it’s more flexible than RelativeLayout and easier to use with Android Studio’s Layout Editor.

Intention of ConstraintLayout is to optimize and flatten the view hierarchy of your layouts by applying some rules to each view to avoid nesting.

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How fragment get context in Android?

You can use getActivity() , which returns the activity associated with a fragment. The activity is a context (since
Activity extends Context ). You can also override the onAttach() method of fragment:

public static class DummySectionFragment extends Fragment{
...
@Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
    super.onAttach(activity);
    DBHelper = new DatabaseHelper(activity);
}
}

What is Context on Android ?

The Context class is an Interface to global information about an application environment.

We may assume a Context is a handle to the system; it provides services like resolving resources, obtaining access to databases and preferences, and so on. An Android app has activities. Context is like a handle to the environment your application is currently running in. The activity object inherits the Context object.

Type of Context in android!!

The are mainly two types of context:

• Application Context: It is an instance that is the singleton and can be accessed in activity via getApplicationContext() . This context is tied to the lifecycle of an application. The application context can be used where you need a context whose lifecycle is separate from the current context or when you are passing a context beyond the scope of activity.

• Activity Context: This context is tied to the lifecycle of an activity. The activity context should be used when you are passing the context in the scope of an activity or you need the context whose lifecycle is attached to the current context.