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getting the file size before downloading in android

Hi There, Can anybody tell me how to get the size of a file before downloading it from server(may be http,ftp or anything) in android?.Does streaming works?. Please Help me.. Regards Varnesh ...

Gridview Tutorial problems

Hey guys thanks for reading! I'm trying to get into android development and I'm going through the tutorials, however I'm really stuck on the HelloGridView tutorial and I'm surrounded by apple developers, so have nobody with any android experience to ask! I've attempted to do the HelloGridView tutorial and I get 17 Errors but cant see w...

Ad-hoc (WiFi or bluetooth) in flash-app on Android

Hi. Would it be possible to create an ad-hoc multiplayer connection (close range) between two or several phones in a flash application? ...

Android: Spinners for different screen sizes

Hello, I have a question about Spinner widget in android. All works well except that when I change device with small screen Spinner widgets are overlapped. Is there good practice with managing of sizes of Spinners? In runtime or during design of layout? ...

Android Word-Wrap EditText text

I have been trying to get my EditText box to word wrap, but can't seem to do it. I have deal with much more complicated issues while developing Android applications, and this seems like it should be a straight-forward process. However, the issue remains, and I have a large text box that is only allowing me to enter text on one line, co...

Android: Edit Text Go Button

I have an Edit Text that is defined as follows. <EditText android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:maxLines="1" android:inputType="text" android:hint="@string/field_text" android:id="@+id/field" /> I want to set a custom command so that when somebody clicks on the Done/Go button on the onscre...

Constants for resource types in Android

Are there constants for the various resource types (ie: "drawable") in Android? I want to code some conditional logic based on the return value of getResourceTypeName and I would prefer to avoid hardcoding the resource types. Example: final String type = context.getResources().getResourceTypeName(resid); if ("drawable".equalsIgnoreCas...

Execute action when an animation is repeated in Android

I'm trying stuff with android animation and I would like to know if there is a way to execute some code every time an animation is repeated? I looked at the google doc but didn"t find any method to do that... ...

When pressing Back the previous Listview has gone is empty

At first, I have a listview in layout1 to list the members' name which stored in a sqlite file. When I click one of the names, it goes to layout2 to show the detil imformation. But when I click a button I designed to back to layout1, layout1 will be empty and dark. Listview has gone. How can I keep the layout1 alive ?? ...

How to handle app dependencies to 3d party

The app I'm currently developing depends on a third party application (OIFileManager). My question is what is the general way to handle these kind of dependancies? Tell the user to resolve it? Embed the 3d-party apk (if its license allows it) Automatically resolve it (maybe android market has a system for it). Thanks! ...

Can't get a video thumbnail in Android 2.0+

I tried to create a video thumbnail as described here. I also read the reference here. In my app I first let the user choose a video with: startActivityForResult(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT).setType("video/*"), ACTIVITY_PICKVIDEO); Then I determine the video ID with: fileID = Integer.parseInt(contentUri.getLastPathSegment()...

How to force a connection to a a2dp bluetooth device by an activity or service

I'm using my Nexus One with Android 2.2 Froyo in my car dock. For the audio output I'm using a a2dp receiver which is hooked up to my car stereo. Now, when I put the phone in the car dock it automatically connects to the car dock but not to my a2dp receiver, I have connect it manually in the settings (already paired). I'm also using a c...

drawable getResources().getIdentifier problem

Hi all, this is my first time here (I find the website very useful). I'm new to android and I need to find out why I can't dynamically load images in my list view. I have three arrays of strings: private String lv_arr[]={"News", "Events", "Other"}; private String lv_arr_d[]={"Get the latest news", "Latest eve...

Which method is called when user presses back button if a dialog is shown?

I defined a dialog the following way: public void displayAvailableDevices(Vector<UserDevice> availableDevices) { connector.setDevicesFound(true); UserDevice[] devices = new UserDevice[availableDevices.size()]; for (int i = 0; i < availableDevices.size(); i++) { devices[i] = availableDevices.elementA...

android:layout_below at runtime?

Is it possible to set in Java code (when creating a relative layout at runtime) the equivalent of android:layout_below ? ...

Testing Android ContentProvider that accesses the Internet

I've written my own Android ContentProvider for accessing certain Internet resources. I'm trying to write some unit tests, but I do not want those tests to actually access the Internet. Behind the scenes, my code is using the DefaultHttpClient class to access the web. Basically, I'd like to know how I can use the ProviderTestCase2 cla...

Zoom between images on a Canvas

Hi, I have a background bitmap drawn to the Canvas with drawBitmap(), I then have a secondary image drawn on top of this, smaller and with transparent sections. Just working with this canvas: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Canvas.html I need to make the transparent sections of the second image essentially like...

AsyncTask not generic?

Hi When I try to compile to following code, I get two errors: Description Resource Path Location Type Syntax error on token "void", invalid Expression AsyncTask.java /AsyncTask Project/src/org/me/asynctask line 19 Java Problem Description Resource Path Location Type The type AsyncTask is not generic; it cannot be parameterized with arg...

Android app with cloud database

Hello - I am quite familiar with web programming (HTML, PHP, MySQL) and semi-familiar with Android Java programming, and would like to begin a project that combines the two together. Can someone point me into the right direction for how I would access/manipulate a web-based MySQL database from an android app? Thanks in advance! ...

What is the recommended UI design for removing items from a list.

This may sound a little strange, but I'm making a game for the Android phone, but I don't own one myself. I'm in a bit of a loss in designing my UI and need some suggestions from Anroid phone owners. The general idea is to have a screen where a user can start a board from the beginning or load a previous save game. I'm trying to minimi...