A new updated version of Fordonsjägaren is released. It's not a final version since it's still not using the intended webservices.
Search for stolen cars and motorcycles, just search for "Fordonsjägaren" on Android Market.
Soon you can find more info on www.jeyspot.com
It would be nice to be able to offer this service to more countries!
tisdag 9 februari 2010
onsdag 28 oktober 2009
Using Map and List in the same activity
One of Javas problems (not correct to call it a problem maybe) is the lack of support for multiple inheritance. This means that you cannot extend both for instance MapActivity and ListActivity from the same class. So how do you implement a map with a list then? It's easy!
The ListActivity is nothing more than a wrapper around the ListView. What it does is only making it slightly easier to use a listView but it doesn't give you any extra value.
Instead of using the getListView() of ListActivity you simply fetch your own declared ListView exactly the same way as you fetch any other view
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.my_list_view);
You can then use this in any way you prefer. Put an adapter to it by using setAdapter() instead for ListActivity.setListAdapter() (it does the same thing).
This actually took me a while to figure out since almost all tutorials and the examples always extends the ListActivity instead of using the raw view.
The ListActivity is nothing more than a wrapper around the ListView. What it does is only making it slightly easier to use a listView but it doesn't give you any extra value.
Instead of using the getListView() of ListActivity you simply fetch your own declared ListView exactly the same way as you fetch any other view
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.my_list_view);
You can then use this in any way you prefer. Put an adapter to it by using setAdapter() instead for ListActivity.setListAdapter() (it does the same thing).
This actually took me a while to figure out since almost all tutorials and the examples always extends the ListActivity instead of using the raw view.
fredag 2 oktober 2009
Localhost settings for Android emulator
Recently I stumbled upon a problem when trying to connect to a local webservice through the Android emulator. Everytime I tried to connect it ended up with a "Connect refused" exception.
The answer to the problem and the solution is simple. What I was trying to do was to connect to "http://localhost:7001/myWebservice". The emulator interprets this as a connect to itself because it sees itself as localhost (of course :) ).
The solution? As Google states in their Android documenatation, http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html#emulatornetworking , the emulator runs behind a virtual router/firewall and you can reach the host loopback interface (127.0.0.1) by using the adress 10.0.2.2.
The answer to the problem and the solution is simple. What I was trying to do was to connect to "http://localhost:7001/myWebservice". The emulator interprets this as a connect to itself because it sees itself as localhost (of course :) ).
The solution? As Google states in their Android documenatation, http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html#emulatornetworking , the emulator runs behind a virtual router/firewall and you can reach the host loopback interface (127.0.0.1) by using the adress 10.0.2.2.
torsdag 1 oktober 2009
SOAP webservices on Android
To be able to consume SOAP ws on your Android phone please follow the simple steps in this blog http://android.amberfog.com/?p=45 .
You also may need to rename HttpConnectionSE to HttpConnection or update the code using your *HttpConnectionSE class instead.
You also may need to rename HttpConnectionSE to HttpConnection or update the code using your *HttpConnectionSE class instead.
fredag 11 september 2009
New version of Fordonjägaren coming up
I just got some time over to continue on the project Fordonsjägaren.
Next update will primary fix some bugs and it will also switch over to use a much more reliable data source instead of the old "less good" one :)
The stolen vehicle data is updated once every 24h from police and insurance compaines and there will be a possibility to search not for only registered vehicles but also for boats!
I expect the new version to be launched by mid october. Hopefully there will also be some more features added like geotaging of locations, search history and maybe maybe maybe a first sample of number plate recognition via taken photos.
Next update will primary fix some bugs and it will also switch over to use a much more reliable data source instead of the old "less good" one :)
The stolen vehicle data is updated once every 24h from police and insurance compaines and there will be a possibility to search not for only registered vehicles but also for boats!
I expect the new version to be launched by mid october. Hopefully there will also be some more features added like geotaging of locations, search history and maybe maybe maybe a first sample of number plate recognition via taken photos.
tisdag 25 augusti 2009
Fordonsjägaren beta released on android market
Yesterday I released the very first version of Fordonsjägaren. This application is meant to assist people in the hunt for stolen vehicles and with the help of the easy to use gui one can enter a registration number from a car or motorcycle and easily get hold of information wheter it was stolen or not. In the case of a theft you will also see details about the vehicle such as date it was stolen, location, brand, color etc.
This first version is of very simple nature just to show the concept. Later versions will have support for reporting geographical locations, fast dial to the police and so on, there are many cool features to add! However it turned out to have a couple of bugs, making it hard to use on some phones :( Will look in to that next week.
You can find the program via Android Market under the name "Fordonsjägaren".
Hooked on Android!
Recently I understood the power of Googles new Android so now I am proud to announce my self to the family of android developers. Yesterday I realeased my first application, more of that in the post!
To all of you who haven't tried Android out yet, please do, it's possible to do all sorts of crazy stuff like using the GPS and map support for creating new mind bending applications!
To all of you who haven't tried Android out yet, please do, it's possible to do all sorts of crazy stuff like using the GPS and map support for creating new mind bending applications!
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