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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.
fSep (Function)
Returns the separator of directory according to the current platform ('\' or '/')....
SpeechSynthesisStop (Function)
Stops all the current read operations on the engine for speech synthesis.
WinInitialized (Function)
Used to find out whether the "end of initialization" code was run for a window.
StartShare (Function)
Opens a popup allowing you to select the application that will be used to share a resource (text...
iPrintingNation (Function)
Modifies the current language for the next print (programmed print or report print).
MapModifyMarker (Function)
Modifies a marker displayed in a Map control.
CharactTypeCount (Function)
Returns the number of characters matching a given type.
MapInfoPosition (Function)
Returns the coordinates (in pixels) of the point corresponding to a geographical position (latitude...
TelemetryAddPassage (Function)
Signals the code execution for a passage sensor.
TelemetryEnable (Function)
Enables the telemetry manually.
HExportJSON (Function)
Exports the records found in a data file (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to a JSON file.
Constants used by the functions for managing Tab controls
NumberDisplayedPage (Property)
The NumberDisplayedPage property is used to identify and change the number of the page currently...
Dynamic structure (Type of variable)
A structure can be allocated dynamically...
GOTO statement
The GOTO statement is used to run a code identified by a given label...
HeightInPixel (Property)
The HeightInPixel property is used to get the height in pixels of a control in a report.
NbItem (Property)
The NbItem property is used to get the total number of items (including composite keys) in a record...
MultitaskRedraw (Function)
Immediately redraws the window controls that will be graphically refreshed.
Control management functions
List of functions for managing controls...
Window management functions
List of functions for managing windows...
InitParameter (Function)
Initializes the management of persistent values.
MemRetrieve (Function)
Retrieves the return value of an element found in a memory zone.
Charact (Function)
Returns the character corresponding to the specified ASCII code.
Asc (Function)
Returns the ASCII code of the specified character.
Count (Function)
Returns the number of occurrences of a control in a window, in a page or in a group of controls.