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Monday, May 6, 2013

Changes/deprecations (without additions) from API 16 to 17 - Android 4.1 to 4.2

Hello,

This post is nothing much, I have just used the reference: http://developer.android.com/sdk/api_diff/17/changes.html to get the changes/ deprecations without the additions from Android API 16 to 17. Using this you should be able to see the changes/deprecations without actually having to click on the individual links. However if you find what you are looking for in this post, go to the above link and verify just to be sure and to do a quality job. I captured it to the best of my ability :) .
This post will be useful if you are looking at setting your code target to 17 and do not want to see any deprecations. Hope this helps :)

Class android.app.PendingIntent

Changed Methods
String getTargetPackage()	Now deprecated.

Class android.appwidget.`AppWidgetProviderInfo`

Changed Methods
AppWidgetProviderInfo clone()	Change in return type from Object toAppWidgetProviderInfo. Change in exceptions thrown fromjava.lang.CloneNotSupportedException to no exceptions. Method was inherited from java.lang.Object, but is now defined locally. Change of visibility from protected to public.

Class android.bluetooth.`BluetoothA2dp`

Changed Methods
void finalize()	Change in exceptions thrown from java.lang.Throwable to no exceptions. Method was inherited from java.lang.Object, but is now defined locally. Change of visibility from protected to public.

Class android.content.`Context`

Changed Fields
int MODE_WORLD_READABLE	Now deprecated.
int MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE	Now deprecated.

Class android.content.`IntentSender`

Changed Methods
String getTargetPackage()	Now deprecated.

Class android.database.`DatabaseUtils.InsertHelper`

Removed Fields
int TABLE_INFO_PRAGMA_DEFAULT_INDEX

Class android.hardware.`Sensor`

Change from non-final to final.

Class android.location.`LocationProvider`

Changed Methods
int getAccuracy()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
int getPowerRequirement()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean hasMonetaryCost()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean requiresCell()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean requiresNetwork()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean requiresSatellite()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean supportsAltitude()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean supportsBearing()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.
boolean supportsSpeed()	Changed from abstract to non-abstract.

Class android.net.`LocalSocket`

Added interface java.io.Closeable.

Class android.os.`PowerManager`

Changed Fields
int FULL_WAKE_LOCK	Now deprecated.
int SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK	Now deprecated.

Class android.os.`PowerManager.WakeLock`

Change from non-final to final.

Class android.provider.`Settings.Secure`

Changed Fields
String ADB_ENABLED	Now deprecated.
String BLUETOOTH_ON	Now deprecated.
String DATA_ROAMING	Now deprecated.
String DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS_ENABLED	Now deprecated.
String DEVICE_PROVISIONED	Now deprecated.
String HTTP_PROXY	Now deprecated.
String INSTALL_NON_MARKET_APPS	Now deprecated.
String LOCK_PATTERN_TACTILE_FEEDBACK_ENABLED	Now deprecated.
String NETWORK_PREFERENCE	Now deprecated.
String USB_MASS_STORAGE_ENABLED	Now deprecated.
String USE_GOOGLE_MAIL	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_MAX_DHCP_RETRY_COUNT	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_MOBILE_DATA_TRANSITION_WAKELOCK_TIMEOUT_MS	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_NETWORKS_AVAILABLE_NOTIFICATION_ON	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_NETWORKS_AVAILABLE_REPEAT_DELAY	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_NUM_OPEN_NETWORKS_KEPT	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_ON	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_WATCHDOG_ON	Now deprecated.

Class android.provider.`Settings.System`

Changed Methods
boolean getShowGTalkServiceStatus(ContentResolver)	Now deprecated.
void setShowGTalkServiceStatus(ContentResolver,boolean)	Now deprecated.

Changed Fields
String AIRPLANE_MODE_ON	Now deprecated.
String AIRPLANE_MODE_RADIOS	Now deprecated.
String ALWAYS_FINISH_ACTIVITIES	Now deprecated.
String ANIMATOR_DURATION_SCALE	Now deprecated.
String AUTO_TIME	Now deprecated.
String AUTO_TIME_ZONE	Now deprecated.
String DEBUG_APP	Now deprecated.
String DIM_SCREEN	Now deprecated.
String MODE_RINGER	Now deprecated.
String RADIO_BLUETOOTH	Now deprecated.
String RADIO_CELL	Now deprecated.
String RADIO_NFC	Now deprecated.
String RADIO_WIFI	Now deprecated.
String SHOW_PROCESSES	Now deprecated.
String STAY_ON_WHILE_PLUGGED_IN	Now deprecated.
String TRANSITION_ANIMATION_SCALE	Now deprecated.
String WAIT_FOR_DEBUGGER	Now deprecated.
String WALLPAPER_ACTIVITY	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_SLEEP_POLICY	Now deprecated.
int WIFI_SLEEP_POLICY_DEFAULT	Now deprecated.
int WIFI_SLEEP_POLICY_NEVER	Now deprecated.
int WIFI_SLEEP_POLICY_NEVER_WHILE_PLUGGED	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_STATIC_DNS1	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_STATIC_DNS2	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_STATIC_GATEWAY	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_STATIC_IP	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_STATIC_NETMASK	Now deprecated.
String WIFI_USE_STATIC_IP	Now deprecated.
String WINDOW_ANIMATION_SCALE	Now deprecated.

Class android.text.format.DateFormat

Changed Methods
DateFormat getDateFormat(Context)	Change from final to non-final.
char[] getDateFormatOrder(Context)	Change from final to non-final.
DateFormat getLongDateFormat(Context)	Change from final to non-final.
DateFormat getMediumDateFormat(Context)	Change from final to non-final.
DateFormat getTimeFormat(Context)	Change from final to non-final.
CharSequence format(CharSequence,Calendar)	Change from final to non-final.
CharSequence format(CharSequence, Date)	Change from final to non-final.
CharSequence format(CharSequence, long)	Change from final to non-final.

Class android.text.format.DateUtils

Changed Methods
String getAMPMString(int)	Now deprecated.
String getDayOfWeekString(int, int)	Now deprecated.
String getMonthString(int, int)	Now deprecated.

Changed Fields
String ABBREV_MONTH_FORMAT	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_12HOUR	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_24HOUR	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_CAP_AMPM	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_CAP_NOON	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_CAP_NOON_MIDNIGHT	Now deprecated.
int FORMAT_NO_NOON_MIDNIGHT	Now deprecated.
String HOUR_MINUTE_24	Now deprecated.
int LENGTH_LONG	Now deprecated.
int LENGTH_MEDIUM	Now deprecated.
int LENGTH_SHORT	Now deprecated.
int LENGTH_SHORTER	Now deprecated.
int LENGTH_SHORTEST	Now deprecated.
int[] sameMonthTable	Now deprecated.
int[] sameYearTable	Now deprecated.

Class android.view.`Display`

Changed Methods
int getPixelFormat()	Now deprecated.

Class android.view.Surface

Changed Methods
void unlockCanvas(Canvas)	Now deprecated.

Class android.view.`View`

Removed Fields
int TEXT_ALIGNMENT_RESOLVED_DEFAULT

Class android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams

Changed Fields
int FLAG_DITHER	Now deprecated.

Package android.webkit

Removed Classes
CacheManager
CacheManager.CacheResult

Changed Classes
WebChromeClient
WebHistoryItem
WebSettings
WebView
WebViewDatabase

Class android.webkit.WebChromeClient

Changed Methods
boolean onJsTimeout()	Now deprecated.

Class android.webkit.WebHistoryItem

Removed Methods
int getId()

Class android.webkit.WebSettings

Removed Methods
boolean getNavDump()
boolean getUseDoubleTree()
boolean getUseWebViewBackgroundForOverscrollBackground()
int getUserAgent()
void setNavDump(boolean)
void setUseDoubleTree(boolean)
void setUseWebViewBackgroundForOverscrollBackground(boolean)
void setUserAgent(int)

Changed Methods
boolean enableSmoothTransition()	Now deprecated.
void setEnableSmoothTransition(boolean)	Now deprecated.

Changed Fields
int LOAD_NORMAL	Now deprecated.

Class android.webkit.WebView

Changed Constructors
WebView(Context, AttributeSet, int,boolean)	Now deprecated.

Removed Methods
void debugDump()
void disablePlatformNotifications()
void emulateShiftHeld()
void enablePlatformNotifications()
int getVisibleTitleHeight()
boolean restorePicture(Bundle, File)
boolean savePicture(Bundle, File)

Changed Methods
boolean canZoomIn()	Now deprecated.
boolean canZoomOut()	Now deprecated.
float getScale()	Now deprecated.
void setCertificate(SslCertificate)	Now deprecated.
void setMapTrackballToArrowKeys(boolean)	Now deprecated.

Class android.webkit.WebViewDatabase

Removed Fields
String LOGTAG

Class android.widget.CheckedTextView

Removed Methods
void onPaddingChanged(int)

Class android.widget.`DigitalClock`

Now deprecated.

Class android.widget.`SlidingDrawer`

Now deprecated.

Class android.widget.TextView

Removed Methods
void resetResolvedDrawables()
void resolveDrawables()

Changed Methods
void setPaddingRelative(int, int, int,int)	Method was locally defined, but is now inherited from View.

Class android.widget.`TwoLineListItem`

Now deprecated.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Android PUSH: GCM error: Missing registration_ids field

Hello,

When trying to send the registration_id in the format requested in the site I got the error: 'Missing registration_ids field'. Sending it as an array worked as shown below.

Initial:

Content-Type:application/json

Authorization:key=AIzaSyB-1uEai2WiUapxCs2...

{

"registration_id" : "APA91bHun4MxP5egoKMwt2KZF....",

"data" : {

"Team" : "Portugal",

"Score" : "3",

"Player" : "Varela",

}

Gives the following error: Missing "registration_ids" field

Use: {

"registration_ids" : ["APA91bGSnrAvxspEngNfGqd4JDsl00..."],

"data" : {

"Team" : "Portugal",

"Score" : "3",

"Player" : "Varela",

}

Hope this helps !

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Support Apostrophes in Android Application names \ strings.xml file

Hello,

If you want to support apostrophes in your Android application name (or another field in your strings.xml file) and have got an error, take a look at the information below.

Application names do not support the apostrophe by default. An application name in the strings.xml file (res > values > strings.xml) in the format:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Who's there</string>

Will give you an error.

If you want to support this you can try escaping the apostrophe:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Who\'s there</string>
(this hint is already there in Eclipse if you hover the mouse over the red cross in the strings.xml file)

else you can enclose the full name in double quotes:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">"Who's there"</string>

Hope this helps and makes your life easier ! :)

XML manipulation in C# - reading from two nodes, concatenating them and adding the value as a new node.

Hello,

I am a C# beginner and I had the requirement of reading two nodes from an XML file concatenating them and inserting the concatenated value in a new node.

The code I used is given below, and hopefully will help you to get your task done (which should not be an evil purpose :) ). The sample XML used can be found below the code.

What is being done:
- Read the values from a node and add them to a list (using XmlNodeList and List<string>).
- Do the same for the other node from which I need the values.
- Concat the values of the two lists above.
- Add the concatenated values as a new node to the XML (using XmlDocument 's CreateNode method).

Code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.XPath;
using System.IO;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//use XmlDocument to access the XML
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
//xmlDoc.Load("C:\\Documents and Settings\\learner\\Desktop\\Daily\\XML\\A.xml");
xmlDoc.LoadXml(response);

//Get the node list into a XmlNodeList object using XmlDocument 's SelectNodes method
XmlNodeList CustomerNumList = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("//CustomerChosen/Customer/CustomerID/CustomerNo/text()");

List<string> numberVals = new List<string>();

//Iterate the XmlNodeList
for (int i = 0; i < CustomerNumList.Count; i++)
{
numberVals.Add(CustomerNumList[i].Value);
}

List<string> functionCodeVals = new List<string>();

//same as above - but a different node
XmlNodeList CustomerFunctionList = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("//CustomerChosen/Customer/CustomerFunction/Code/text()");
for (int i = 0; i < CustomerFunctionList.Count; i++)
{
functionCodeVals.Add(CustomerFunctionList[i].Value);
}

List<string> concatNumCodes = new List<string>();

//Concatenating here
for (int i = 0; i < numberVals.Count; i++)
concatNumCodes.Add(numberVals[i] + "-" + functionCodeVals[i]);

string concatNumCodeString = String.Join(",", concatNumCodes);

XmlNodeList CustomerSelectionList = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("//CustomerSelection/Customer");
for (int i = 0; i < CustomerSelectionList.Count; i++)
{
//making a new node here using XmlDocument's CreateNode method
XmlNode nodeDeterminedCustomers = xmlDoc.CreateNode("element", "DeterminedCustomers", "");
nodeDeterminedCustomers.InnerText = concatNumCodeString;
CustomerSelectionList[i].AppendChild(nodeDeterminedCustomers);

}

Console.WriteLine(concatNumCodeString);
xmlDoc.Save(Console.Out);
Console.ReadLine();
// sharing to make your life easy, hope this helps ! good luck :)

}

}

}

XML:
<SOAP:Envelope xmlns:SOAP="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP:Body>
<ns0:CustomerDetermByElemResp xmlns:ns0="http://learner.com/CRM/BusinessCustomer">
<CustomerChosen>
<Customer>
<CustomerID>
<CustomerNo>6321565426</CustomerNo>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</CustomerID>
<DocumentID>00000000000000000000000000000000</DocumentID>
<CustomerFunction>
<Code>00000003</Code>
</CustomerFunction>
<IsMainCustomer>true</IsMainCustomer>
<RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</RelatedCustomerID>
<DeterminationTypeCode>2</DeterminationTypeCode>
</Customer>
<Customer>
<CustomerID>
<CustomerNo>5236214589</CustomerNo>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</CustomerID>
<DocumentID>00000000000000000000000000000000</DocumentID>
<CustomerFunction>
<Code>00000004</Code>
</CustomerFunction>
<IsMainCustomer>true</IsMainCustomer>
<RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</RelatedCustomerID>
<DeterminationTypeCode>2</DeterminationTypeCode>
</Customer>
</CustomerChosen>
<CustomerSelection>
<Customer>
<CustomerID>
<CustomerNo>953216475</CustomerNo>
<CustomerGUID>DE435FD45T</CustomerGUID>
</CustomerID>
<DocumentID>00000000000000000000000000000000</DocumentID>
<CustomerFunction>
<Code>00000015</Code>
<Text>Contact Person</Text>
</CustomerFunction>
<IsMainCustomer>true</IsMainCustomer>
<RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerDescription>0430 Peter</CustomerDescription>
<CustomerAddress>1265 SriLanka</CustomerAddress>
<DeterminationTypeCode>1</DeterminationTypeCode>
</Customer>
<Customer>
<CustomerID>
<CustomerNo>2153654892</CustomerNo>
<CustomerGUID>E234R32ED4</CustomerGUID>
</CustomerID>
<DocumentID>00000000000000000000000000000000</DocumentID>
<CustomerFunction>
<Code>00000123</Code>
<Text>Contact Person</Text>
</CustomerFunction>
<IsMainCustomer>true</IsMainCustomer>
<RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerGUID>00000000000000000000000000000000</CustomerGUID>
</RelatedCustomerID>
<CustomerDescription>0124 John</CustomerDescription>
<CustomerAddress>1234 Srilanka</CustomerAddress>
<DeterminationTypeCode>1</DeterminationTypeCode>
</Customer>
</CustomerSelection>
<CustomerList/>
</ns0:CustomerDetermByElemResp>
</SOAP:Body>
</SOAP:Envelope>

Monday, May 6, 2013

Class android.hardware.Sensor

Class android.webkit.WebHistoryItem

Class android.webkit.WebViewDatabase

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Class android.hardware.`Sensor`