Rotation and the Activity Lifecycle
Let’s get back to the bug you found at the end of Chapter 2. Run GeoQuiz, press the Next button to reveal the second question, and then rotate the device. (For the emulator, press Control+F12/Ctrl+F12 to rotate.)
After rotating, GeoQuiz will display the first question again. Check LogCat to see what has happened.
Figure 3.10 QuizActivity is dead. Long live QuizActivity!
When you rotated the device, the instance of QuizActivity that you were looking at was destroyed, and a new one was created. Rotate the device again to witness another round of destruction and rebirth.
This is the source of your bug. Each time ...
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