By this logic, super.onStop and super.onDestroy would need to be called after the implementation of the more specific class.
On Jul 31, 7:50 pm, Satya Komatineni <satya.komatin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Probably there are exceptions to every rule. > > In this particular instance I would probably have the base class > complete its work before I do the work of the derived. May be a poor > parallel, but if I am constructing a multi-story house, I would want > to finish the base floors and move on to the upper floors. > > Another thought is, a derived class comes later in conception than the > base class. So a derived class can anticipate what a base class does > on the otherhand baseclass designers would not have known what the > derived class would have done. > > In case of a constructor, the compiler will tell you that you have to > call the super first. > > However if I know that I am not altering the state of the base class, > such as logging a message, I could put that method either before or > after. > > Also if you want the behavior of the base class to be a default one > after you have exhausted your options such as attending to menus, then > you want to call the base super last. > > In the particular case of "onCreate", as it resembles construction, I > go with calling the "super" first. > > Hope this reflection helps > > Satya Komatinenihttp://www.satyakomatineni.comhttp://www.androidbook.com > > > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Moto <medicalsou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This might be a simple question but I'm seeing the super call at the > > end of the overwritten function and also at the start of the > > function. What is recommended? any differences on this? > > > I feel very beginner with this question... :P > > > i.e. > > > �...@override > > protected void onCreate) > > { > > super.onCreate(); > > // some code > > } > > > or > > > �...@override > > protected void onCreate() > > { > > // some code > > super.onCreate(); > > } > > > -Moto > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Satya Komatinenihttp://www.satyakomatineni.comhttp://www.androidbook.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
