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Sometimes while writing an iOS application or any other application we need to test multiple cases and debug the application of any known and unknown bugs. There are certain places in the code where we want our app to stop so that we can know the values of certain variables at the point and fix that bug. Before we learn how to add a break point, first let’s seeWhat’s a break point?A break point is a place in our code where the app pauses on a certain event. A break point may be added manually in xcode or may be ... Read More

When working on iOS applications, we sometimes need to know the device on which application is installed, and provide custom features depending on the device in use. For example, we want to provide some features on iPhone X but not on iPhone 7. In this article we’ll learn how to find the iOS device being used, using an iOS Application.Let’s go through some terms that will be required for achieving the desired results, utsname − this is a structure located in Darwin module of iOSuname − uname is a function that takes utsname as an input and returns Int32 as ... Read More

Android AsyncTask going to do background operation on background thread and update on main thread. In android we cant directly touch background thread to main thread in android development. asynctask help us to make communication between background thread to main thread.Methods of AsyncTaskonPreExecute() − Before doing background operation we should show something on screen like progressbar or any animation to user. we can directly comminicate background operation using on doInBackground() but for the best practice, we should call all asyncTask methods .doInBackground(Params) − In this method we have to do background operation on background thread. Operations in this method should ... Read More

Android supports both gravity and layout_gravity. Gravity adjusts view position. Using gravity we can do alignment of view as shown below.In the above code Textview going to set in middle of parent layout.Properties of GravityCenter − it going to put view in center of parent layout.Right − it going to put view in right of parent layout.Left − it going to put view in left of parent layout.End − it going to put view in end position of parent layout.Start − it going to put view in start position of parent layout.Top − It going to put view in Top ... Read More

There are so many cases, we should create dynamic view rather than creating view in XML. In that scenario, we should need to get the dimensions of a view. So here is a simple solution to get the dimensions of a view in android.To get the height of any view use the following codeint width = view.getMeasuredHeight();To get the width of any view use the following codeint height = view.getMeasuredWidth();Before get the width and height, we should assign default measure for a view as shown belowview.measure(0, 0);In the above code view is like either textview ,editText, button ..etc. Here is ... Read More

In Some situations, we should need to show HTML as text in android. Here is the simple solution to show HTML in TextView in android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.example.andy.myapplication; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v4.text.HtmlCompat; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {    String htmlText = "What is Android?" + "Android is an open source and Linux-based ... Read More

In Android there are some situations, we should close android default keyboard forcefully. For that this example is help for you.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.             Step 3Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javaimport android.app.ProgressDialog; import android.os.Build; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Handler; import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.view.View; import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.EditText; import android.widget.ProgressBar; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {    Handler mHandler;   ... Read More

There are some situations, we should find keyboard is visible or not in particular activity. In this example we can check visibility of virtual keyboard on android.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.             Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javaimport android.graphics.Rect; import android.os.Build; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi; import android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.util.Log; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewTreeObserver; import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.EditText; import android.widget.Toast; public ... Read More

If you want to check unique device id like IMEI number through programmatically we can do this by telephonic manger as shown below example −Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javaimport android.Manifest; import android.annotation.SuppressLint; import android.app.ProgressDialog; import android.content.pm.PackageManager; import android.os.Build; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Handler; import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi; import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.telephony.TelephonyManager; import android.view.View; import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.EditText; import ... Read More

Before getting into NotificationCompact.Builder, we should know what is a notification in android. Notification is just like as a message showing system on the action bar. just like missed call notification as shown belowThis example demonstrates how to integrate Android Notification.Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project, and fill all required details to create a new project.Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.     Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.javapackage com.example.andy.myapplication; import android.annotation.SuppressLint; import android.app.Notification; import android.app.NotificationChannel; import android.app.NotificationManager; import android.app.PendingIntent; import android.content.Context; import ... Read More