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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.
PrivateKey (Property)
The property PrivateKey property is used to manage private key connections (SSH, FTP or MQTT...
MemKeyVal (Function)
Returns the value (added or modified by MemAdd or MemModify) of the current element in a memory...
Managing geolocation and GPS
WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to exploit geolocation and GPS features found on mobile devices...
Caption (Property)
In a database, the Caption property is used to: Find out the caption associated with a file...
BackgroundColor (Property)
The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page...
AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image or Static control.
Error (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
AuthIdentify (Function)
Performs an authentication using the OAuth 2.0 protocol on any webservice.
Opacity (Property)
The Opacity property is used to get and define the opacity percentage for a window, or for controls...
CompactOption (Property)
The CompactOption property is used to: determine whether the options of a Check Box, Radio...
ContactSource (Type of variable)
The ContactSource type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a source (or account)...
DashMode (Function)
Opens or closes the Dashboard control edit mode.
StringDelete (Function)
Deletes: all the occurrences of a substring within a string. part of a string within another...
gBackground (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to define the display color (background color of a text,...
gPen (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to describe the color of the text and/or the color...
zipFileSize (Function)
Returns the size of one of the files found in the archive (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, TAR or TGZ...
OpenContextMenu (Function)
Automatically opens a context menu for the current control, window or page.
EmailAddress (Variable type)
The EmailAddress type is used to handle an email address as well as its type (home, office, etc.).
gFontSize (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to specify the size of the font for a text found in a graphic...
EmailSaveAttachment (Function)
Copies the attachment of current email onto the user computer (locally).
BrowsedItem (Property)
The BrowsedItem property is used to: Get the item used to automatically loop through Table,...
Empty (Property)
The Empty property is used to determine if: a Looper, Table, List Box or Combo Box control...
Notification (Type of variable)
The Notification type is used to handle the local notifications or the push notifications.