How to Get a PackageManager Instance

public abstract PackageManager getPackageManager () was added in API level 1
Return PackageManager instance to find global package information.

1. Declare a PackageManager object named myPackageManager. 

2. In the onCreate method, add the below line. This will return a PackageManager instance and save it to the PackageManager object named myPackageManager. 

myPackageManager = getPackageManager();

3. Compile and run!

Resources:
Professional Android 4 Application Development by Reto Meier, pg 702
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html#getPackageManager()

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