findViewById not working in a static function inside fragment

In my android application, I have a fragment-fragment1. Inside that fragment, I have a static function 'function1'.I tried to define a buttton inside that static function using, ``` button=(Buton)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.button1); ``` But Eclipse throws an error like "Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method getActivity() from the type Fragment".What am I done wrong? I need this function1 to be static, so that I can call it from another class.I mean, I have to populate the list view from main activity when I select a particular fragment. Fragment1=> ``` public class Fragment1 extends Fragment{ public static String feedurl="http://www.abcd.com/en/rssfeeds/1_2_3_5/latest/rss.xml"; static String URL = ""; static final String KEY_HEAD = "item"; // parent node static final String KEY_DATE = "pubDate"; public static String headflag=""; int f=0; static Button button; HeadlinesAdapter adapter; private TextView mMessageView; private Button mClearButton; @Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) { View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.first_fragment, container, false); return v; } @Override public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState); function1(); populate_listview(); } public static void function1() { URL="http://www.abcd.com/en/rssfeeds/1_2_3_5/latest/rss.xml"; ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> newsList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>(); XMLParser parser = new XMLParser(); String xml = parser.getXmlFromUrl(URL); Document doc = parser.getDomElement(xml); NodeList nl = doc.getElementsByTagName(KEY_HEAD); NodeList itemLst = doc.getElementsByTagName("item"); String MarqueeStr=""; for (int i = 0; i < nl.getLength(); i++) { HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>(); Element e = (Element) nl.item(i); newsList.add(map); } button=(Buton)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.button1);;// Here it shows error. adapter=new Adapter1(getActivity(), newsList); list.setAdapter(adapter); } ``` } And my mainactivity is, ViewpagerActivity=> ``` public class ViewPagerActivity extends FragmentActivity { private ViewPager mViewPager; private MessageLoader mLoader; private Button mSenderButton, mReceiverButton; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); // We get UI references mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.viewPager); mSenderButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.sender_button); mReceiverButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.receiver_button); // We set pager adapter mViewPager.setAdapter(new MyAdapter(this)); // We set receiver button listener mViewPager.setOnPageChangeListener(new OnPageChangeListener() { public void onPageScrolled(int position, float positionOffset, int positionOffsetPixels) { } int i=0; public void onPageSelected(int position) { if(position==0){ }else if(position==1 && i==0){ Fragment1.function1(); // Here Iam calling function1 i++; } } public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int state) { } }); mReceiverButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { mViewPager.setCurrentItem(0); } }); // We set sender button listener mSenderButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { mViewPager.setCurrentItem(1); } }); } /** * Adapter for ViewPAger that manages background interactions with fragments */ private class MyAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter{ private Context mContext; private String[] frags = {Headlines.class.getName(), Kerala.class.getName()}; public MyAdapter(FragmentActivity activity) { super(activity.getSupportFragmentManager()); mContext = activity; } @Override public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup container, int position) { Fragment frag = (Fragment) super.instantiateItem(container, position); if(frag instanceof MessageLoader){ mLoader = (MessageLoader) frag; } return frag; } @Override public Fragment getItem(int pos) { return Fragment.instantiate(mContext, frags[pos]); } @Override public int getCount() { return frags.length; } } } ```