Different toast messages in Android

Question

In my Android application I get two different types of Toast message by giving getApplicationContext() and MainActivity.this

Method 1:

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"No more items.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

produce the following output:

Method 2:

Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"No more items.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

second method produce the following toast message which differ from the first one.

I do not know the reason between getApplicationContext() and MainActivity.this for producing two different toast messages. please share reason behind the difference.

I run under Android Kitkat 4.4.2 in Samsung S4.

Answer 1

Your application is themed by Samsungs' TouchWiz UI

Answer 2

getapplication context return the context of the application which remain same throughout the application. But .this context returns the context specific to the activity.