# Access application context in companion object in kotlin

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/access-application-context-in-companion-object-in-kotlin/11054>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/access-application-context-in-companion-object-in-kotlin/11054 "2019-01-07T13:35:38Z")\
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How can we access application context inside companion object in Android kotlin?

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You can not. Your options are:

A) Provide the context as an argument to all functions that need it.

B) Instead of a Singleton companion object, create an instance of the class and provide the context as a constructor argument. Consider closing / cleaning up the instance, when not used anymore.

C) When your Application is initialized, store the application context in a globally accessible variable / property. This is arguably the most dirty solution.