How to remove all Debug logs from Volley Library?
This is simple, just do like this. It would be better if you do this once in the Class that extends the Application Class.
How to automatically generate comments for your function in Android Studio?
This is a simple trick in Android Studio. First you have to write the skeleton of your function like this Now to generate the comments for this function just type “/**” on top of the function and hit “enter”. You will see the comments generated for you. Now your function will look like this Leave… Read More »
Difference between shared and portable app in Xamarin
Read about this from my new programming website http://codespower.com/2017/05/25/difference-between-shared-and-portable-app-in-xamarin/
Simple Image Scaling Demo in Android
This article shows how you can do simple image scaling in Android. Here I have a simple class that Scales the image. The Utility class Layout The layout which shows the image for scaling. Set the above xml as layout for the Activity. Activity Please leave your comments at the end of the post.
Using Popup Window in Android
The popup windows is a floating container that appears on top of the current activity. Layout for PopUp Below is the layout for the popup window. Layout for Activity Create another layout for the activity activity_main.xml Implementation The activity which implements the popup.
Client-Server Programming in Android. Send Message to the Client and Back.
Hi all, Today I will show you how you can implement Client-Server architecture in an Android environment. Watch Video Demo Below is the demo of the app we are going to build. Watch Video Tutorial I wil be explaining the code in the below video tutorial. If you have any comments,… Read More »
Using Shelvesets in TFS
Using Shelvesets in TFS we can set aside pending changes in Visual Studio 2015. We can set aside a batch of pending changes from our current work space temporarily using the feature Shelvesets . We can later restore these changes into our work space or can into work space of another user. Read more from… Read More »
Built In Filters and Custom Filters in Angular JS
AngularJS provides filters to transform data: currency Format a number to a currency format. date Format a date to a specified format. filter Select a subset of items from an array. json Format an object to a JSON string. limitTo Limits an array/string, into a specified number of elements/characters. lowercase Format a string to lower… Read More »
Custom TimerView in iOS – Swift
Hello everyone, Here in this tutorial I will show you how you can create a Custom View for Timer without any layout in Swift. Custom Timer Class Our Custom timer class will look like this Here I am passing the superview in which timerview is going to be placed as the parameter. Then I am… Read More »
Android Testing Tools
Automated testing processes are now a common thing in every project. Lets see some of them MonkeyRunner You can checkout more from here Advantages Low Level tool Does not have to do coding to automate tests Written in Python It can run test cases on rela devices connected to a PC/Emulators. APIs available for controlling… Read More »
Core Image Tutorial in Swift
It allows developers to filter images in their apps. Advantages Core Image supplies 90+ filters. Powerful image filtering capabilities Core Image includes APIs for face detection Automatic image enhancements Custom effects through “chained” filters. You can get all kinds of effects, such as modifying the vibrance, hue, or exposure. It uses either the CPU or… Read More »
Upload bigger files from Android to server – Example
Below is the function which uploads bigger files from Android device to Server.
Find subscriber id, sim serial number, phone network type etc in Android
The android.telephony.TelephonyManager class provides information about the telephony services such as subscriber id, sim serial number, phone network type etc.You can also determine the phone state etc. Permission Before Starting, make sure you add the permission in the Android Manifest. Android Source Code Below code gets the information from the Android Telephony Manager and displays… Read More »
Place a view to the centre of the layout in iOS Autolayout
Below code explains how you can place a view to the centre of the layout using Autolayout in iOS.
Using SmsManager to send SMS
There are two ways to send SMS in Android Using SmsManager Using Built in Intent 1. SmsManager The SmsManager manages SMS operations such as sending data to the given mobile device. You can create this object by calling the static method SmsManager.getDefault() as follows: Initialize Sending Message Once you have SmsManager object, you can use… Read More »
Check if the Device is Charging in Android and the Power Source.
Your application peformance should be upto the mark. But it should perform differently not on the front end , but on the back end when it the device is connected to a power source or charging. Charging could be of from USB and from wire cable. When your device is charging itself , it is… Read More »
How to record Audio using AudioRecorder in iOS Swift
Well, its really easy for recording audio in an iOS application. We will decalre two variables in our View Controller Request Permisson from the User Start Recording Set Delegate Finish Recording Note : Sometimes iOS Stops the recording when a phone call comes. In that case we need to handle this. Since the delegate is… Read More »
Using Different Media Libraries in Android
Android provides two main API’s for playing sounds. SoundPool MediaPlayer SoundPool SoundPool can be used for small audio clips. It can repeat sounds and play several sounds simultaneously. The sound files played with SoundPool should not exceed 1 MB. SoundPool does load the file asynchronously. As of Android API8 it is possible to check if… Read More »
Event Handling using DataBinding in Android.
Using data binding, you can also handle events right from the layout xml using either Method references, or Listener bindings. For this we can create a seperate Class named “MyHandler”. Event Handler Class MyHandler.java Like my previous examples you have to initialize the listener in the Activity. Layout Now the layout that has a button… Read More »
DataBinding in Android using Observable Collections
As I shown in the previous post where we used BaseObservable and ObservableField to update UI when binding object is changed, this post will show you another simple way to achieve this. Do Check my previous posts for better understanding of DataBinding and methods used in DataBinding. http://www.coderzheaven.com/2017/01/15/simple-databinding-in-android-example/ http://www.coderzheaven.com/2017/01/20/data-binding-in-android-using-observables/ http://www.coderzheaven.com/2017/01/25/data-binding-in-android-using-observablefield-to-update-ui-automatically/ Here is another way to… Read More »
Data Binding in Android – Using ObservableField to Update UI automatically
As I shown in the previous post where we used BaseObservable to update UI when binding object is changed, this post will show you another simple way to achieve this. Do Check my previous posts for better understanding of DataBinding and methods used in DataBinding. http://www.coderzheaven.com/2017/01/15/simple-databinding-in-android-example/ http://www.coderzheaven.com/2017/01/20/data-binding-in-android-using-observables/ Here is another way to do it. In… Read More »
Data Binding in Android – Using Observables (BaseObservable) to Update UI automatically
In the last example, you may have got an idea of what DataBinding is. If not please check my tutorial here… Simple DataBinding in Android Example. Updating Objects using Observables. In the last tutorial you may have noticed, if you update the object which is data binded, the change is not reflected in the UI… Read More »
Using GSON in Android – Simple Demo
GSON is open source Java library developed by Google. It is an API for converting a Java object to json representation and viceversa. Uses Converts any Java object i.e new object or any existing/legacy object, to JSON and vice-versa. Finest support for generic objects Simple, convenient methods for conversions No need of any annotation for… Read More »
Android Navigation Drawer Simple Example
Navigation Drawer helps developers for creating easy menus in an application. Lets start to see how it works. We will start by creating a new project with a navigation drawer activity. Adding Navigation Drawer Activity If you want to add Navigation Drawer Activity to your existing project you can simply add it by going to… Read More »
Simple DataBinding in Android Example.
This is a latest technique in Android where the UI is updated when the data bind to it changes, which is called databinding. DataBinding DataBinding has its own expression language for layout files. It corresponds to Java expressions and has quite impressive capabilities. Below you can see the list of all available operators: mathematical operators;… Read More »