Genero Mobile Androidâ„¢ front calls

This section describes front calls specific to the Android platform.

This table shows the functions implemented by the Android front-end in the "android" module.

Table 1. Android module front-end functions
Function Name Description
ui.Interface.frontCall("android","askForPermission",
  [permission], [result])
Ask the user to enable a dangerous feature on the Android device.
ui.Interface.frontCall("android", "showAbout",
  [],[])
Shows the GMA about box displaying version information.
ui.Interface.frontCall("android", "showSettings", [], [])
Shows the GMA settings box controlling debug options.
ui.Interface.frontCall("android","startActivity",
  [action, data, category, type, component, extras],
  [])
Starts an external Android application (activity), and returns to the GMA application immediately.
ui.Interface.frontCall("android", "startActivityForResult",
  [action, data, category, type, component, extras],
  [outdata, outextras])
Starts an external application (Android activity) and waits until the activity is closed.