com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.util

Class FroyoUtil

java.lang.Object

com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.util.FroyoUtil

public class FroyoUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Helper methods for calling methods added in Froyo (2.2, API level 8).

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	abandonFocus(android.media.AudioManager am, java.lang.Object afChangeListener) Utility method to abandon audio focus given an AudioManager object
static boolean	focusRequestGranted(android.media.AudioManager am, java.lang.Object afChangeListener) Utility method that
static int	getRotation(android.view.Display display) Calls Display.getRotation()
static android.webkit.WebViewClient	getWebViewClient(boolean ignoreErrors, boolean followLinks, Form form, Component component) Get a special WebViewClient that handles SslError.
static java.lang.Object	setAudioFocusChangeListener(Player player) Utility method to generate a listener for changed on Focus.
static android.media.AudioManager	setAudioManager(android.app.Activity activity) Utility method that returns and AudioManager for the Activity passed in

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getRotation

public static int getRotation(android.view.Display display)

Calls Display.getRotation()

Returns:

one of Surface.ROTATION_0, Surface.ROTATION_90, Surface.ROTATION_180, or Surface.ROTATION_180.

setAudioManager

public static android.media.AudioManager setAudioManager(android.app.Activity activity)

Utility method that returns and AudioManager for the Activity passed in

Parameters:

activity - the Activity that will be associated to the AudioManager

Returns:

the AudioManager object for the passed Activity

setAudioFocusChangeListener

public static java.lang.Object setAudioFocusChangeListener(Player player)

Utility method to generate a listener for changed on Focus. Only available in API Level 8

Parameters:

player - the player which focus will be watched for

Returns:

a listener object with associated callbacks for each state.

focusRequestGranted

public static boolean focusRequestGranted(android.media.AudioManager am,
                          java.lang.Object afChangeListener)

Utility method that

Parameters:

am - the AudioManager requesting the focus

afChangeListener - the foucs listener associated to the AudioManager

Returns:

true if focus is granted, false if not.

abandonFocus

public static void abandonFocus(android.media.AudioManager am,
                java.lang.Object afChangeListener)

Utility method to abandon audio focus given an AudioManager object

Parameters:

am - the AudioManager object

afChangeListener - the foucs listener associated to the AudioManager

getWebViewClient

public static android.webkit.WebViewClient getWebViewClient(boolean ignoreErrors,
                                            boolean followLinks,
                                            Form form,
                                            Component component)

Get a special WebViewClient that handles SslError. This is used so the App Inventor programmer can permit https connections to sites with self signed certificates. It represents a security risk because a Man in the Middle (MITM) attack will not be detected if we ignore SslErrors.

Parameters:

ignoreErrors - set to true to ignore errors