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Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
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...
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
Non-maximized windows in iOS
A non-maximized window can occupy a section of the screen only...
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
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...
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
dStartDrawing (Function)
Indicates that the drawing functions that will be used are intended for: the specified Image...
Description of an Organizer control (control of a window)
The Organizer control can be configured in the editor via the description window ("Details" tab)......
Custom context menu
Custom context menus are created in the window editor and can be handled programmatically......
Report based on a data file
A report based on a data file is used to print the records coming from a single data file (HFSQL...
CheckBoxAdd (Function)
Adds a new option into a Check Box control.
TableInsert (Function)
Inserts a row into: a Table control, a TreeView Table control, a table displayed in a Combo...
TimestampUTC (Property)
The TimestampUTC property is used to: Find out whether a timestamp item will use UTC time...
geoTrackingProcedure (Function)
Defines the WLanguage procedure that will be called when the location of the user changes.
CalculatedDefaultValue (Property)
The CalculatedDefaultValue property is used to: Find out the SQL expression that defines...
PersistedCalculatedItem (Property)
The PersistedCalculatedItem property is used to: Find out whether the value of a calculated...
Manipulating Map controls programmatically
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to programmatically manipulate Map controls....
Programming charts
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a Chart control (that can be used in the window editor,...
dArc (Function)
Draws an arc of circle or an arc of ellipse: in an Image control, in an Image variable,...
Customizing the interface of a Table control
In a Table control, you have the ability to customize the following elements......
Port (Property)
The Port property is used to identify and change a server connection port.
Before (Property)
The Before property replaces or inserts a procedure before the other procedures in: a Procedure...
After (Property)
The After property replaces or inserts a procedure after the other procedures in: a Procedure...
RESTSend (Function)
Sends a REST request and waits for the server response.
Error handling WLanguage procedure called by zipExtractDirectory
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") called if an error is encountered when extracting files...
Properties associated with the attributes of a Looper control
The attributes of a Looper control found in a window or in page can be handled by the WLanguage...
Events associated with windows
List of events associated with windows...
SourceToScreen (Function)
Automatically updates the controls in a window or page with: the values of the bound items...
The triggers
A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification...
Multiple assignments of arrays, structures and classes
The multiple assignment of arrays consists in assigning a set of simple values (boolean, integer,...
Queue (Type of variable)
A Queue variable is a structured type that groups a set of elements of the same type.