Draw primitive shapes such as rectangle, circle etc in ANDROID, A simple example.
The following example shows how to draw a rectangle using the Paint Class in ANDROID. Just copy and paste the following code to your file and you are done.
Dynamically Load images in ANDROID? OR Load image in ANDROID using a string path.
With the following code you can load images in your drawable folder dynamically by giving the filename as a String. For that you have to use getResources().getIdentifier which has parameters as the “path”,”drawable” and the “package name”. This returns a unique resource ID which can be used to set the image for a ImageView using… Read More »
Play all songs from your raw directory in ANDROID continuously.
In ANDROID all resource has a unique resource ID which we get by passing the song name to the function below playSong(). The function getAllResourceIDs() will convert this String which is the name of the song to the unique resource ID which can then be used to play the song. setOnCompletionListener() will be executed when… Read More »
HTTPClient in Titanium iPhone or ANDROID. How to check whether you request is complete?
Trim() function in ActionScript(Adobe AIR , FLEX etc)…
The function for trim in ActionScript is defined inside StringUtil Class. Checkout the following function. public function stringTrim(result:String):String{ result = StringUtil.trim(result); trace(result); return result; } Please post your valuable comments if the post was useful. The function for trim in ActionScript is defined inside StringUtil Class. Checkout the following function. public function stringTrim(result:String):String{ result =… Read More »
CCMenu Animation in Cocos2d iphone
You cal also animate CCMenu like other sprites to have some effect on your Menu. You can also place spritesheets in each MenuItem. -(void) setUpMenu { CCSprite *Home1 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@”Home1.png”]; CCSprite *Home2 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@”Home1.png”]; Home2.opacity = 100; CCSprite *Levels1 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@”levels2.png”]; CCSprite *Levels2 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@”levels2.png”]; Levels2.opacity = 100; CCSprite *Refresh1 =… Read More »
Access a remote database from Adobe AIR or FLEX.
Access a remote database from Adobe AIR or FLEX. Many often you need to access online database from your application. For doing it in Adobe AIR of FLEX you need HttpService. The following example shows how to access an online database from an AIR Application. Note that you cannot return an array from a remote… Read More »
How to use the Particle Designer and export the file in your Xcode?
Follow these steps…. Select your particle system from the Particle Designer . The go to file-> save as “file.plist” Copy file.plist to your resources folder. Copy the following code to your Xcode.
The RatingBar in ANDROID
Simply copy and paste the following code to see how to use the RatingBar in ANDROID.
Crop an Image in Adobe AIR or Flex.
Below code shows how to crop an image in Adobe AIR. Change the mx:WindowedApplication to mx: Application to run it as a FLEX Application. The code uses copyPixels to extract the desired part from the image file. The important line in the below code crops the image. cropBD.copyPixels(loadBD, new Rectangle(startPoint.x, startPoint.y, squareSize, squareSize),posPoint);
Using StyleManager in Adobe AIR and FLEX.
StyleManager can be used to change the theme of any control in Adobe AIR and Flex. The code shows how to sue StyleManager and dynamically change the theme of your window and others. HBox{ backgroundColor: #ffffff; }
Dynamically change the background of a window in Adobe AIR?
Change the background of your window with your selected image. Copy and paste the following code to your AIR file and view the result. Note: Please make sure that you have an image in your application source folder. Here the image name is “image.jpg” else you will get URL not found error.
Pass a variable from one window to another in Adobe AIR?
We often need to access another window variable in the current window. The following example shows how to access a variable from one window in the next window. The logic is to create an object of next window in the current window and assign the value of variable in the current window itself so that… Read More »
Create a polygon in Flash or Adobe AIR using Box2D.
The below function creates a polygon in the shape of a triangle. Please call the debugdraw function inside your update method to view the results. Make sure you import the Box2D classes into your file. public function init():void { debug_draw(); addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update); createTriangle(); } public function createTriangle():void { var fd : b2FixtureDef = new b2FixtureDef();… Read More »
How to Implement Box2D in Adobe AIR?
Everyone will be fascinated how flash games are built on the web that implements the real world physics. Well for your information there are a lot of physics engines available. One of them is the Box2D. Box2D was written in C++. Then it was converted to flash. So now I am going to show you… Read More »
How to Create a pin-Joint on a body in Box2D iphone?
Here mybody is a body to which I am connecting a pinpoint. The pin joint is between the world and the body. So it will appear as hanging in the wall if the gravity is downwards. ‘The ground’ is the other body to which the my_body is connected. First you create a big ground body… Read More »
How will you check whether you have touched a body in Box2D?
You can iterate through all bodies in the world and check whether you have touched a particular body. You can get all the userdata from the current body The userdata contains the width, height, sprite etc. Just Log the userdata in the current body to see all these. for (b2Body* b = world->GetBodyList(); b; b… Read More »
How to implement a bomb explosion in Box2D iphone?
Below code is a simplest way to do that.
How to check whether you have touched a body in Box2D iPhone?
You can check it by using the TestPoint function available for the Fixtures.
How to shoot a bullet in the direction of touch in Box2D iphone?
write the below code in “ccTouchesBegan” function and you are done. Here the ballBody represents the bullet body. You can increase the power variable to increase bullet speed.
How to rotate a body manually in Box2D?
The below code helps you to rotate a body in Box2D manually. Here the body is named “rotating_body” which is going to rotate and a sprite named “rot_sprite” is it’s userData, please give your own image for it. Make sure that you have it in your resources otherwise your program will crash. Note: call this… Read More »
How to get the ANDROID SDK Version? How to get your Phone’s IP Address in ANDROID? Also how to get your phone number from the phone?
Please checkout the “LogCat” for the output. If you don’t know about Logcat In Eclipse “Go to Window->showView and search for Logcat”.
How to get the ANDROID SDK Version? How to get your Phone’s IP Address in ANDROID? Also how to get your phone number from the phone?
Please checkout the “LogCat” for the output. If you don’t know about Logcat In Eclipse “Go to Window->showView and search for Logcat”.
How to get the ANDROID SDK Version? How to get your Phone's IP Address in ANDROID? Also how to get your phone number from the phone?
Please checkout the “LogCat” for the output. If you don’t know about Logcat In Eclipse “Go to Window->showView and search for Logcat”.
How to use Webview in ANDROID together with javascript?
The following java code helps you to show a webpage in ANDROID and enable javascript.