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Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
To simplify the reading in the controls used to view large volumes of data, the end user has the ability to zoom the data found in the control...
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Developing applications for iPhone/iPad
To develop a WINDEV Mobile application for iPhone/iPad, you need:
Window with arrow (iPad)
The principle of windows with arrow is straightforward...
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
Compiling a WINDEV Mobile project in Xcode
When the WINDEV Mobile project for iPhone/iPad is generated on the development computer, the generated files must be transferred onto a Mac in order to be compiled...
Non-maximized windows in iOS
A non-maximized window can occupy a section of the screen only...
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
MacOS - Developing an application in Catalyst mode
Apple has recently released an SDK to natively compile iOS applications for MacOS...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
Using Objective-C code
You can use Objective-C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
Encryption (Property)
The Encryption property gets and sets the encryption algorithm used.
PrivateKeyPassword (Property)
The PrivateKeyPassword property sets the key file password (for a private key connection).
TimePicker (Function)
Opens the system time picker.
sfMergeResult (Type of variable)
The sfMergeResult type is used to find out the result of SFMerge...
sfLeadConvertResult (Type of variable)
The sfLeadConvertResult type is used to find out the result of SFConvertLead...
emailAttach (Type of variable)
The emailAttach type is used to handle an attachment.
Using the Salesforce service
Salesforce is a very popular CRM software......
Delete (Function)
Deletes an element at a given position: from a one-dimensional WLanguage array....
TableSortChild (Function)
Sorts a branch in a TreeView Table control on one or more columns.
User (Property)
The User property is used to identify and change the user of a feature.
FileToArray (Function)
Fills an array of classes or structures with the content of an HFSQL data file or query.
hFileParameter (Type of variable)
The hFileParameter type is used to define the data files taken into account by a scheduled...
Process (Property)
The Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available...
JSONToVariant (Function)
Converts a JSON string to a Variant variable.
dbgCheckEqual (Function)
Checks whether the expressions are equal in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
ExecuteMainThread (Function)
Triggers the execution of the procedure specified in the main application thread.
Mean (Function)
Calculates the mean of several elements: elements found in an array, numeric values, ......
MapDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes the following from a Map control: all markers, all shapes, all images....
PhotoRunApp (Function)
Starts the native camera application of the device in order to take a photo.
SWITCH statement
The SWITCH statement is used to choose the action that will be run according to the value...
PunctuationSensitive (Property)
The PunctuationSensitive property is used to determine if punctuation characters (comma, period,...
fExeDir (Function)
Returns the directory from which the execution is started.
ExceptionThrow (Function)
Artificially triggers the security mechanism of WLanguage by throwing an exception.
NoSpace (Function)
Returns a string after removing the spaces: from the left and right side of the initial string....
Upper (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined...