Question

I’m trying to see what method of the ToggleButton widget is used to check if it is switched to “on” or “off”, and I couldn’t make out of the reference if it’s isChecked() or isActivated()

What are the differences between the two?

Answer 1

The difference become clear from the documentation:

public boolean isActivated ()

is View method and responsible for providing basic View state. Here is clear description of what activation is in Android terms.

From the other hand,

public boolean isChecked ()

is more ‘high level’ property of another entity – CompoundButton and provides it’s state – is it ON or OFF.