topic Re: Maps-App sample question in ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701514#M4922 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Although I have not seen memory issues in the app, I have made the change to the maps-app by removing the static qualifier as it is not the recommended pattern for MapView.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:50:18 GMT DanO_Neill 2013-09-25T15:50:18Z Maps-App sample question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701511#M4919 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>In the latest Maps-App sample, mMapView object is declared as a static variable. But I havent seen this in their Arcgis android samples. Is it a good practice to declare MapView objects as static?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:49:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701511#M4919 ThomasBinu 2013-09-05T01:49:32Z Re: Maps-App sample question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701512#M4920 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>MapView extends ViewGroup, so it must be an awful idea since it will leak the Context... at least thats what I think.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/01/avoiding-memory-leaks.html">http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/01/avoiding-memory-leaks.html</A></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 04:40:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701512#M4920 JuliusBagdonas 2013-09-05T04:40:37Z Re: Maps-App sample question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701513#M4921 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Definitely a bad idea. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Google had a context leak in their Google Analytics sample code. Took a week to track down.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:56:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701513#M4921 NathanMellor 2013-09-05T19:56:21Z Re: Maps-App sample question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701514#M4922 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Although I have not seen memory issues in the app, I have made the change to the maps-app by removing the static qualifier as it is not the recommended pattern for MapView.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:50:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/maps-app-sample-question/m-p/701514#M4922 DanO_Neill 2013-09-25T15:50:18Z