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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T12:07:56+00:00 2026-06-01T12:07:56+00:00

Why would one use the AlertDialog.Builder class rather than the methods directly available to

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Why would one use the AlertDialog.Builder class rather than the methods directly available to AlertDialog,
For example, why use AlertDialog.Builder.setCancellable rather than AlertDialog.setCancellable? Surely this is a case of redundancy?

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    2026-06-01T12:07:57+00:00Added an answer on June 1, 2026 at 12:07 pm

    Because AlertDialog.setCancellable returns void and AlertDialog.Builder.setCancellable returns an AlertDialog.Builder.

    This means that the builder allows you to chain a bunch of settings with a little less verbosity. It’s just a convenience class

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