Mobile Development Forum

I have just started android development and i cannot even compile a simple program because i get a error " button cannot be resolved to a type " in the .java file . .java file : package abcd.pack; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.TextView; public class …

I am trying to create clickable textviews in Android. I'm a complete noob when it comes to java and the Android platform, so please take it easy on me. Here's what I have right now: [code=java] public class Hypertension extends Activity { /** Called when the activity is first created. …

Dear friends, i am a university student competting for my bsc(hons) in IT! i suggested to have my final year project based on android, n for your info, i have never codded in android. im am supposed to give a suggestion by tomorow! and i would be completing my project …

this is my broadcastreceiver which will be invoked on receiving a message. <code> package com.dummies.castsBroad; import android.content.BroadcastReceiver; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.util.Log; import android.widget.Toast; public class BroadcastsActivity extends BroadcastReceiver { /** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) { // TODO …

can anyone help me to get a clear idea what broadcast recievers mean and how they are used.. (i understood that when we want any event to be happened when we recieve any data from any other mobile these broad cast recievers are used. But i am not clear with …

hi i am trying to create 2 lists in one screen. i am using the google api places where i want the list to appear then when selected the result will appear, this what i have so far but the second list doesnt appear and i am not sure why …

I have seen this calendar (html5advent.com) whose design I would like to use in an iPad app. There is no problem generating the calendar; the questions are: [LIST] [*]how do I capture a tap on one of the "days"? [*]what would be the best way to actually "create" the boxes? …

I had my iPhone app working, developed with Storyboard. I decided to take all of the methods that belonged in a SQLite method and move them to a new SQLite class (.h and .m). Now I have errors that I can't seem to get rid of. The basic problem is …

i am having a login page done in android using eclipse . now i want to extend the layout of the login page by setting a fieldset around that window.. (field set as in html.) can anyone help me please

Basically my app obtains data from a mysql server and displays it in a list view. What I want is for data from different columns (but the same row) to be as different items in a Dialog Box. I followed a tutorial on how to connect to a mysql server …

Greetings all been a while since I last posted. Let me explain what I need help for.. I want an Android App where you can watch livestream /screenshots from a placed camera in a store. You can already watch the cameras filming on a computer. We have some assumptions on …

Hey, I'm trying to store data in a record store then sort it, but I'm getting weird results when I try to add anything to the recordstore object... I was using a for loop to add records, and I noticed that the recordStore contained way more records than I added. …

Hello! One day i was wondering, i want to create Android app which will scan barcode and give link to my product from databese. I started search and tutorials for that but nothing. So i whana ask can it be done? My idea tree : Mobile phone -> Read barcode …

Hello everyone. I am very new in Android Application. I have installed JDK 7,Eclipes also. I have read the installation tutorials form the common site <URL SNIPPED>.I have installed AVD from Eclipes. But when I run the simple "Hello world" an initial program, It shows that no AVD is available. …

Hey guys, I'm just starting out with Android development using Eclipse. The only programming language that I've used a lot before is VB.NET, so I'm just wondering, is it possible to create variables which you can then add to over the course of the session? I'm particularly thinking of strings …

Hi ....... I tried an Android application with Map View. When i launched this application, the Map View only show grey grid instead of a Google Map. In my application, I have already inserted Internet permission in Manifest file and api key in Main.xml file. Plase See Detail in below..... …

Dear all, I'm learning now about Android app development. I feel really good at it, thanks to thenewboston tutorials over youtube. I got a question, How do I change a pdf file to an app? I looked all over the internet and all what I got is several websites with …

Hey all, I'm trying to install the Android SDK to work with Eclipse. I am following the instructions given on these websites: [url]http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html[/url] [url]http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing[/url] I'm using Eclipse Indigo, and everytime I try to add the ADT Plugin I get the following error: Cannot complete the install because one or more …

Hey everybody, I just made an application for Android, and In the developer console it reads as published, but when I search the application, it does not find it... any help on this?

Hey, I'm developing a processor-intensive app for Android, which includes nested loops. The development process is still going on, but I'm already trying to find ways to optimize the performance. And I need tips and tricks for it. :) Mainly I've been changing all the for-loops from (int i = …

I would like to create a notebook type application that will accept touch input and allow you to draw on the surface view. I'm unsure what I'm doing wrong since I have not programmed for the Android before. Here is what I have: [CODE]findViewById(R.id.pageSurface).setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() { public boolean onTouch(View v, …

Hello I'm a computer engineer. I would like to enter into the world of android programming. I wish to buy a book in Amazon, but i'm in a bit of a dilema between: Beginning Android 4 (Beginning Apress): [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Android-4-Apress/dp/1430239840/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328103564&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Android-4-Apress/dp/1430239840/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328103564&sr=1-1[/URL] And Beginning Android 4 for games: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Android-Games-Development-Apress/dp/1430239875/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328103848&sr=1-2"]http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Android-Games-Development-Apress/dp/1430239875/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328103848&sr=1-2[/URL] Which of these two …

i am trying to use google maps in my application but its giving me an error in the xml file as "error: No resource identifier found for attribute 'apikey' in package 'android'" can i know how to solve this error thanks in advance

Hello, I have written a code in which back button was working fine but it is not working for some reason also the validation of 2nd form isnt working as well.....plz help here is the code [CODE]/* * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates * and open the …

Hello I have written a code for midlet where one form calls other and data from one form is displayed on another. But on back button the data isnt cleared and also on click back button and click ok tow sets of fields are generated on second form plz help... …

Hello all, I just want to know if we can pass textfield as alert in J2ME. for e.g. I have a field UserName and Password and when i click 'OK' there should be an alert which would show a texfield for PhoneNo. and we can enter the phone number in …

hello all, I am new to J2ME development rather this is my first code i have written in J2me for encryption and decryption using bouncycastle . It is giving the error which i am unable to find solution for... plz help... :sad: This is the error it is showing in …

Hey all, I've finally embarked on my journey of Mobile app development in java and I've ran into a stop sign already, lol. So I am working with the latest stable release of NetBeans, totally new to it, And I am working with a macbook (leopard 10.5.8) yeah I've had …

Hi I am designing a custom textfield in j2me. Can anyone suggest me how to make it predictive?

Hello The instructions for installing the Android SDK on Eclipse are different than on MyEclipse (following Google). Any step by step? Thank you

I have test midlet which requests my location via JSR-179 Location API. I use Nokia 6275i. Its java: MIDP-2.0, GPS enabled (I see blue icon on top of my mobile device) When I run this app I got the following error: "java.lang.securityexception: Positioning Log denied Location access." Google do not …

I am writing a program using J2ME and my goal is to count how many times each character appears in a string. I am not very good at java so the way i see i should do this is create 2 arrays. First array is used to hold characters. Second …

hello everyone..i'm trying to connect to the localhost through a windows pocket pc 5.0 emulator but I'm getting some error like "Cannot connect with current connection settings" and sometimes like "The page cannot be displayed because the server couldn't be found" though the local server is running..As I'm new to …

Hello, i have Eclipse Indigo & and i download Android SDK, atk im working with Android 2.2 version When i run Virtual Device for 1st time everything is ok, but when i close it and i try to run it for 2nd 3rd time eclipse stucks, and i must restart …

Hi, I am very much new to cocos2d.. I am developing an application in android using cocos2d.. In that, [code]public class BaseLayer extends CCLayer { ChildLayer cl = new ChildLayer(); this.addChild(cl); } public class ChildLayer extends CCLayer { public ChildLayer() { CCLayer.node(); } . . }[/code] In this, arrowed line …

Can any one say for an Android application which software is needed? Please reply.

hi.. I want to develop a simple mobile application for Java based mobile.. But I am completely unknown about the same. Can anybody tell what will be the requirements to do it? such as softwares, IDEs, books to be referred..

Hi.... I am a beginner of Android programming.I am now writing the Android applications with Eclipse IDE.But I have a problem that is where the error list is shown in Eclipse when the errors or exceptions occur in my programs. For Example, when we write J2ME programs, we can see …

Could anybody direct me to J2ME API link.. I couldn't found the download link.

So...I first tried NetBeans, and I had everything working again cept for this error about the package "R". So, then I went to eclipse and followed instructions of everything and again the error is there too. I am really lost with this and it always involves with this R package..any …

I am making a quick program to get basic database functions working before i create a larger app but my application keeps force closing when i try and read from the database. I am an amature at android programming and im just starting out. Does anyone know what is wrong? …

I would like to use a non-final variable in an On-click listener and converting the variable to final is not an option because the variable is an ArrayList<String> which i will be altering and editing throughout the coarse of the program. This is an overview of the code I have …

Hey there guys! :) I'm quite a newbie to Android programming, and I need to get the dimensions of the screen, that is the visible area of the screen. I know I can just set the layout of the controls in the .xml file, but I explicitly need to do …

hy! i am designing game in JAVA as my university project, i want to make myself unique by doing something different ---soo i though of making iphone game that runs java...I designed the iphone app, which is just a icon and few other things...when u click nothing happens but i …

hi everyone i m a begginer to iphone apps development ...i m ryt now studying the topics related to phonegap...and my problem is with creating database can anybody tel me how to create databaase for iphone using phonegap..

Hi, I have a couple of questions regarding Mobile Development, are all mobile apps developed using xcode and objective C ? I take it these are zipped up and offered as a download on an app store so to speak at a small cost ? Is it possible to make …

Hi all, I'm having problems getting my mobile device (Windows Mobile 6.1) to see my VB.NET application as genuine. Here are the steps I am taking - can anybody see why there is a problem? I use makecert.exe to create a new root certificate.... makecert -n "CN=McLernonsMARS" -r -sv McLernonsMARS.pvk …

hi all, i just started practicing android and sqlite database. i came across a very strange problem which i am unable to rectify.kindly help me out. Below i have out my DataBaseHelper class. (Description follows after the code block...) [CODE=java] package com.dialog.test; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.OutputStream; …

Making an Android app for my senior project. The app that the professor wants will have approximately 225 strings. It's basic Q and A with the questions and answers always being in the same order. Would it be better to use the sql database or the strings xml to store …

Hello, I want to make a Nokia S40 Software for my personal use. But I don't know which is the best tool for making this software. I can't find any tutorial on this on Daniweb forum, please help me and suggest me simple Mobile Dev tool.