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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.
DateToDayInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the day that corresponds to a specified date.
ArcTan (Function)
Returns the arc tangent of a numeric value (integer or real).
ControlPrevious (Function)
Specifies the name of control that was in edit before the current control.
Power (Function)
Raise a number to a power.
StatError (Function)
Returns the error number for the last error caused by a Statxxx function (statistical functions).
HDeleteView (Function)
Deletes a previously created view. This function uses the former view mechanism.
HInfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file....
FTPDisconnect (Function)
Closes the connection between the current computer and the FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
grOrientation (Function)
Modifies the orientation of chart axes.
grExist (Function)
Checks the existence of a chart in memory.
HNoDatabaseAccess (Function)
Denies all new connections to a database or to all databases.
zipNbPartNeeded (Function)
Returns the number of parts of a given size required to split a single-part archive.
TableGiveChild (Function)
Returns the "children" of an element (lower level) in a TreeView Table control.
EmailSeekFirst (Function)
Finds one or more emails according to the criteria specified in the messaging software (Outlook,...
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
iCloseReport (Function)
Stops printing the current report immediately.
NbDescribedThumbnail (Property)
The NbDescribedThumbnail property is used to get the number of thumbnails expected for an item.
SourceDescription (Property)
The SourceDescription property is used to get the name of the element used as data source...
XMLExtractString (Function)
Extracts the content of a tag found in an XML document.
XMLElementName (Function)
Returns the name of current element (tag or attribute).
XMLElementType (Function)
Returns the type of current element (tag or attribute).
HErrorInfo (Function)
Returns a detailed information about the last error triggered by the HFSQL engine.
WordToArray (Function)
Fills an array with the words from a string.
Handling an Action Bar through programming
An Action Bar can be handled through programming. To do so, use the variable corresponding...