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8,489 PointsCouldnt understand what this code is doing
public static final String TAG = StoryActivity.class.getSimpleName();
1 Answer
Ryan Chatterton
5,914 Pointsit is used in the onCreate method. It is used to create a log of type debug, for you to debug your code.
Log.d(TAG, mName);
getSimpleName();
Strips down the package name. So you will get out StoryActivity
System.out.println("Name-->"+StoryActivity.class.getName());
System.out.println("SimpleName-->"+ShapeDemo.class.getSimpleName());
Name-->com.test.StoryActivity
SimpleName-->StoryActivity