BlackBerry Device Date/Time Update Listener? - blackberry

Is there a listener in RIM API which can detect that the user has changed the Date/Time settings of his Blackberry device ? I need to catch this event how could i do this ?

There is a list of documented global events sent by the OS. On this list, I see one for "Date Changed" and one for "Time Zone Changed."

you can also try RealtimeClockListener
public class MyApp extends UiApplication implements RealtimeClockListener
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
...
}
public MyApp()
{
addRealtimeClockListener(this);
}
public void clockUpdated()
{
//it will call every minute
}
}

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how to pause and resume a download in javafx

I am building a download manager in javafx
I have added function to download button which initialises new task.More than one download is also being executed properly.
But I need to add pause and resume function. Please tell how to implement it using executor. Through execute function of Executors, task is being started but how do i pause & then resume it??
Below I am showing relevant portions of my code. Please tell if you need more details. thanks.
Main class
public class Controller implements Initializable {
public Button addDownloadButton;
public Button pauseResumeButton;
public TextField urlTextBox;
public TableView<DownloadEntry> downloadsTable;
ExecutorService executor;
#Override
public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
// here tableview and table columns are initialised and cellValueFactory is set
executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4);
}
public void addDownloadButtonClicked() {
DownloadEntry task = new DownloadEntry(new URL(urlTextBox.getText()));
downloadsTable.getItems().add(task);
executor.execute(task);
}
public void pauseResumeButtonClicked() {
//CODE FOR PAUSE AND RESUME
}
}
DownloadEntry.java
public class DownloadEntry extends Task<Void> {
public URL url;
public int downloaded;
final int MAX_BUFFER_SIZE=50*1024;
private String status;
//Constructor
public DownloadEntry(URL ur) throws Exception{
url = ur;
//other variables are initialised here
this.updateMessage("Downloading");
}
#Override
protected Void call() {
file = new RandomAccessFile(filename, "rw");
file.seek(downloaded);
stream = con.getInputStream();
while (status.equals("Downloading")) {
byte buffer=new byte[MAX_BUFFER_SIZE];
int c=stream.read(buffer);
if (c==-1){
break;
}
file.write(buffer,0,c);
downloaded += c;
status = "Downloading";
}
if (status.equals("Downloading")) {
status = "Complete";
updateMessage("Complete");
}
return null;
}
}
You may be interested in Concurrency in JavaFX.
I guess you should also have a look at pattern Observer.
By the way I think you should not use constant string as a status ("Downloading", etc), creating an enum would be a better approach.
In your loop, around the read/write part, there should be a synchronization mechanism, controlled by your pause/resume buttons (see the two links).

OutboundMessageListener doesn't detect outgoing sms

The following piece of code should print out a message when an sms is sent from the device. I've tried it several times on the simulator but nothing gets printed when I send an sms. What am I doing wrong? Why doesn't the app pick up that an sms has been sent.
public class BackGroundApp extends UiApplication implements OutboundMessageListener, javax.wireless.messaging.MessageListener {
private MessageConnection messageConnection;
public static void main(String args[])
{
BackGroundApp theApp = new BackGroundApp();
theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
}
public BackGroundApp(){
try {
MessageConnection _mc = (MessageConnection)Connector.open("sms://");
_mc.setMessageListener(this);
} catch (IOException e) {}
}
public void notifyIncomingMessage(MessageConnection messageconnection){
}
public void notifyOutgoingMessage(javax.wireless.messaging.Message message) {
System.out.println("SMS just sent from your device!");
}
}
You need to register your listener with the MessageConnection per the API documentation.
The simulator can't really send SMS messages so you may have to do this on a device.

I ported my midlet to Blackberry and I can't assign a listener to the ESCAPE key

Here is some of the code in my midlet:
the addKeyListener method presents an error as the function is not recognized.
import net.rim.device.api.system.KeyListener;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Keypad;
public class PhraZApp extends javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet implements ActionListener{
public PhraZApp {
addKeyListener (new KeyPadListener());
}
protected void keyPressed(int key) {
System.out.println(key);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
System.out.println(evt.getKeyEvent());
}
public final class KeyPadListener implements KeyListener {
public boolean keyChar(char key, int status, int time) {
return false;
}
public boolean keyDown(int keycode, int time) {
if (Keypad.KEY_ESCAPE == Keypad.key(keycode)) {
System.out.println("key: " + keycode);
return true;
}
//let the system to pass the event to another listener.
return false;
}
public boolean keyUp(int keycode, int time) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}
public boolean keyRepeat(int keycode, int time) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}
public boolean keyStatus(int keycode, int time) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}
}
The keyPressed action is not heard by any of those listeners.
Ive been told to add the keylistner to a GUI component, but none that I try it with accept it.
Furthermore, one of the possible issues is that the addKeyListener method is not declared, but in that case I don't know how to declare it.
If i change extends javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet to extends UiApplication, the addKeyListener becomes accepted but the entire midlet falls to a RuntimeErrorException.
How can I get my Midlet to hear the escape key? I have searched through many forums and none of the suggestions have worked so far.
Thanks in advance.
You need to create a LWUIT Command and assign it to the parent form using the setBackCommand method. You can handle the command event like you handle every other command in LWUIT. E.g. through a command listener or even just by subclassing it and overriding actionPerformed(ActionEvent).
Thanks to Shai pointing me in the right direction, I solved it.
Here is how I did it.
Command backCommand = new Command("",Keypad.KEY_ESCAPE);
form.setBackCommand(backCommand);
then
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
if (evt.getCommand().getId() ==Keypad.KEY_ESCAPE){
//execution code
}
I didn't try, but if I had included text in the command I imagine it would appear as such when I push the menu button. The important thing is that I finally got the MIDlet to hear out the escape button after MANY hours of trying and searching for solutions.

How to silence an incoming call

I am trying to silence an incoming call and prevent the BlackBerry device from ringing. I tried Alert.setVolume(0) and some EventInjector keys but this didn't work.
So how to silence an incoming call?
I was puzzled by your question and decided to take up the challenge. I tried different thing including
Playing a "silence" audio file hoping to overlap the device's ringing or occupy the media player
Hacking the phone screen via UiApplication.getUiApplication().getActiveScreen()
Injecting keyboard events
Eventually, injecting VOLUME UP key (VOLUME DOWN key works as well) event worked for me and muted the device ringing on incoming call. The drawback with this approach is that sometimes the device did ring for a fraction of second before muting.
import net.rim.blackberry.api.phone.AbstractPhoneListener;
import net.rim.blackberry.api.phone.Phone;
import net.rim.device.api.system.Application;
import net.rim.device.api.system.EventInjector;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Keypad;
class Muter extends AbstractPhoneListener {
public void callIncoming(int callId) {
Thread muterThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
EventInjector.invokeEvent(new EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent(EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent.KEY_DOWN, (char) Keypad.KEY_VOLUME_UP, 0));
EventInjector.invokeEvent(new EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent(EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent.KEY_UP, (char) Keypad.KEY_VOLUME_UP, 0));
}
});
muterThread.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
muterThread.start();
}
}
public class MuterApp extends Application {
public static void main(String[] args){
Phone.addPhoneListener(new Muter());
new MyApp().enterEventDispatcher();
}
}
The following also works (replace Muter thread in callIncoming() method with the following code).
UiApplication.getUiApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
EventInjector.invokeEvent(new EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent(EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent.KEY_DOWN, (char) Keypad.KEY_VOLUME_UP, 0));
EventInjector.invokeEvent(new EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent(EventInjector.KeyCodeEvent.KEY_UP, (char) Keypad.KEY_VOLUME_UP, 0));
}
});
You won't be able to disable the sound programmatically (found a couple other sources that said the same thing). The best workaround people have seemed to come up with was to use the EventInjector to change the phone's sound profile to silent.
Some Blackberry phones have a mute key. You may try the following idea:
public void callIncoming(int callId) {
if (KeyPad.hasMuteKey()) {
/* Inject KEY_SPEAKERPHONE event */
}
else {
/* Inject KEY_VOLUME_DOWN event N times, so that you get the mute effect */
}
}
i am quite new to all this...but i thought i might as well put in my 2 cents worth...
i have been trying to find ways to programatically change the profile settings...
i have found that, while we cannot(yet) change the profile settings, we can change the setting that we are using( change the profile thats in use, i think)- this is something i came across searching for info-though i should give credit to alishaik786 for the code.
public final class LoadingScreen extends MainScreen implements FieldChangeListener
{
public LoadingScreen()
{
createGUI();
}
private void createGUI()
{
try
{
ApplicationManager.getApplicationManager().launch("net_rim_bb_profiles_app");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//Exception
}
}
public void fieldChanged(Field field, int context)
{
}
}

previous instance still active error in blackberry

I created app which user can start from menu and from icon. I do not use GlobalEventListener in my app, just register ApplicationMenuitem. And now I am getting error: previous instance still active when launch my app.
Steps to reproduce not so trivial:
launch app from icon
do not close it, just switch to another app
launch app from icon again
I founded article in blackberry's forum about it , but I can't find solution where I should remove my ApplicationMenuItem: it added on phone boot and should show all the time.
My code:
public class Jingu extends UiApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ApplicationManager app = ApplicationManager.getApplicationManager();
boolean keepGoing = true;
while (keepGoing) {
if (app.inStartup()) {
try {
Thread.sleep(1000);
} catch (Exception e) {}
} else {
keepGoing = false;
}
}
Jingu theApp = new Jingu();
theApp.initMenuItem();
theApp.showMainScreen();
theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
}
public Jingu() {
}
public void showMainScreen() {
showScreen(new JinguMainScreen(this));
}
public void initMenuItem() {
// Create menu item
Object o = RuntimeStore.getRuntimeStore().get(JinguMenuItem.MY_MENU_ID);
// register only if not done already.
if (o == null) {
new JinguMenuItem(this).registerInstance();
}
}
public void showScreen(Screen aScreen) {
synchronized (Application.getEventLock()) {
try {
UiApplication.getUiApplication().popScreen(aScreen);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
UiApplication.getUiApplication().pushScreen(aScreen);
}
}
}
public class JinguMenuItem extends ApplicationMenuItem {
public static final long MY_MENU_ID = 0xb9739d5240d5943dL;
private final Jingu jingu;
public JinguMenuItem(Jingu jingu) {
super(0x350100);
this.jingu = jingu;
}
public void registerInstance() {
Object menuItem = RuntimeStore.getRuntimeStore().remove(MY_MENU_ID);
if (menuItem == null) {
ApplicationMenuItemRepository amir = ApplicationMenuItemRepository.getInstance();
amir.addMenuItem(ApplicationMenuItemRepository.MENUITEM_SYSTEM, this);
RuntimeStore.getRuntimeStore().put(MY_MENU_ID, this);
}
}
public Object run(Object context) {
jingu.setDefaultFont(Font.getDefault());
jingu.setMainApp(false);
jingu.setBbmEditField(null);
jingu.showMainScreen();
return context;
}
public String toString() {
return "My Menu";
}
}
plz advice where I should delete ApplicationMenuItem in my app?
my regards,
Vadim
If you are registering an ApplicationMenuItem from your application, as a user I would consider it bad style for your application to remove and exit, even if RIM provided a way to do this. You may want to separate your application into two parts. One provides the minimal support for responding to the ApplicationMenuItem selection, that starts automatically and runs in the background. The other has all the rest and can run and exit as needed.
My solution for this situation is:
create alternative entry point and run it on app load
register menu in it
do not use runtimeStore

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