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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Self-Destruction Deleting Partial Data for One Recipient

Alex Feinberg
Alex Feinberg
2,025 Points
Posted by Alex Feinberg
Alex Feinberg
2,025 Points

Redundant code in InboxFragment

In the final step (removing the current user from the recipient list), I believe the project code has a redundancy.

This code: ids.remove(ParseUser.getCurrentUser().getObjectId());

And this code: ArrayList<String> idsToRemove = new ArrayList<String>(); idsToRemove.add(ParseUser.getCurrentUser().getObjectId()); message.removeAll(ParseConstants.KEY_RECIPIENT_IDS, idsToRemove);

Both have the effect for removing the current user's ID from the list of recipient IDs in the ParseObject. Either one is adequate, if you do both, the second is a no-op.

2 Answers

Alex Feinberg
Alex Feinberg
2,025 Points
Alex Feinberg
Alex Feinberg
2,025 Points

Yes. I tested both approaches individually and together and it works fine in all cases. While, the first approach of simply using the remove method on the array is simpler and cleaner, the second approach provides some useful exposure to the parse APIs.

Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Great feedback - thanks for sharing!

Ben Jakuben
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Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Good catch! Have you tested to verify?