com.weebly.opus1269.clipman.app

Class AppUtils

java.lang.Object

com.weebly.opus1269.clipman.app.AppUtils

public class AppUtils
extends java.lang.Object

General static constants and utility methods

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static java.lang.String	ERROR_ACTIVITY
private static java.lang.String	PACKAGE_NAME
private static java.lang.String	PLAY_STORE
private static java.lang.String	PLAY_STORE_WEB
private static java.lang.String	TAG
private static int	VERSION_CODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	AppUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	capitalize(java.lang.String s) Capitalize a String
static int	dp2px(android.content.Context ctxt, float dipValue) Convert device density to pixels
static java.lang.String	getAppName(android.content.Context ctxt) Get the app name
static java.lang.String	getRandomString() Get a pseudo-random string of a fixed length
static java.lang.String	getRandomString(int length) Get a pseudo-random string of the given length
static java.lang.CharSequence	getRelativeDisplayTime(android.content.Context ctxt, long time) Get a time string relative to now
static boolean	isDualPane(android.content.Context context) Check if the MainActivity is in dual pane mode
static boolean	isEmpty(java.util.Collection coll) Null-safe check if the specified collection is empty.
static boolean	isJellyBeanOrLater() Check if we are running on a jellybean or newer device
static boolean	isLollipopOrLater() Check if we are running on a lollipop or newer device
static boolean	isMyServiceRunning(android.content.Context ctxt, java.lang.Class<?> serviceClass) Check if one of my services is running
static boolean	isOreoOrLater() Check if we are running on an oreo or newer device
static boolean	isWhitespace(java.lang.CharSequence s) Is String null or all whitespace
static void	performWebSearch(android.content.Context ctxt, java.lang.String text) Launch an Intent to search the web
static int	px2dp(android.content.Context ctxt, float pxValue) Convert pixels to device density
static void	showInPlayStore(android.content.Context ctxt) Show the App in the play store
static void	showMessage(android.content.Context ctxt, android.view.View view, java.lang.String msg) Display a toast or snackbar message
static void	showWebUrl(android.content.Context ctxt, java.lang.String uri) Launch an Intent to show a Uri
static int	size(java.util.Collection coll) Null-safe size of Collection
static void	startActivity(android.content.Context ctxt, android.content.Intent intent) Try to start an activity
static boolean	startNewTaskActivity(android.content.Context ctxt, android.content.Intent intent) Try to start an activity as a new task

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TAG

private static final java.lang.String TAG

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Constant Field Values

PACKAGE_NAME

private static final java.lang.String PACKAGE_NAME

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Constant Field Values

PLAY_STORE

private static final java.lang.String PLAY_STORE

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Constant Field Values

PLAY_STORE_WEB

private static final java.lang.String PLAY_STORE_WEB

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Constant Field Values

VERSION_CODE

private static final int VERSION_CODE

ERROR_ACTIVITY

private static final java.lang.String ERROR_ACTIVITY

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AppUtils

private AppUtils()

Method Detail

getAppName

public static java.lang.String getAppName(android.content.Context ctxt)

Get the app name

Returns:

app name

isOreoOrLater

public static boolean isOreoOrLater()

Check if we are running on an oreo or newer device

Returns:

boolean

isLollipopOrLater

public static boolean isLollipopOrLater()

Check if we are running on a lollipop or newer device

Returns:

boolean

isJellyBeanOrLater

public static boolean isJellyBeanOrLater()

Check if we are running on a jellybean or newer device

Returns:

boolean

isDualPane

public static boolean isDualPane(android.content.Context context)

Check if the MainActivity is in dual pane mode

Returns:

boolean

isMyServiceRunning

public static boolean isMyServiceRunning(android.content.Context ctxt,
                                         java.lang.Class<?> serviceClass)

Check if one of my services is running

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

serviceClass - Class name of Service

Returns:

true if service is running

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Stack Overflow

startActivity

public static void startActivity(android.content.Context ctxt,
                                 android.content.Intent intent)

Try to start an activity

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

intent - Activity intent

startNewTaskActivity

public static boolean startNewTaskActivity(android.content.Context ctxt,
                                           android.content.Intent intent)

Try to start an activity as a new task

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

intent - Activity intent

Returns:

true if successful

showMessage

public static void showMessage(android.content.Context ctxt,
                               android.view.View view,
                               java.lang.String msg)

Display a toast or snackbar message

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

view - a view to use for snackbar

msg - message to display

showInPlayStore

public static void showInPlayStore(android.content.Context ctxt)

Show the App in the play store

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

showWebUrl

public static void showWebUrl(android.content.Context ctxt,
                              java.lang.String uri)

Launch an Intent to show a Uri

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

uri - A String that is a valid Web Url

performWebSearch

public static void performWebSearch(android.content.Context ctxt,
                                    java.lang.String text)

Launch an Intent to search the web

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

text - A String to search for

getRelativeDisplayTime

public static java.lang.CharSequence getRelativeDisplayTime(android.content.Context ctxt,
                                                            long time)

Get a time string relative to now

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

time - epoch time

Returns:

CharSequence time

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.util.Collection coll)

Null-safe check if the specified collection is empty.

Null returns true. from: Commons Collections 3.2

Parameters:

coll - the collection to check, may be null

Returns:

true if empty or null

size

public static int size(java.util.Collection coll)

Null-safe size of Collection

Null returns 0.

Parameters:

coll - the collection to check, may be null

Returns:

size, 0 if null

isWhitespace

public static boolean isWhitespace(@Nullable
                                   java.lang.CharSequence s)

Is String null or all whitespace

Parameters:

s - string to check

capitalize

public static java.lang.String capitalize(java.lang.String s)

Capitalize a String

Parameters:

s - String to captialize

Returns:

capitalized String

getRandomString

public static java.lang.String getRandomString(int length)

Get a pseudo-random string of the given length

Parameters:

length - length of string to generate

Returns:

a pseudo-random string

getRandomString

public static java.lang.String getRandomString()

Get a pseudo-random string of a fixed length

Returns:

a pseudo-random string

dp2px

public static int dp2px(android.content.Context ctxt,
                        float dipValue)

Convert device density to pixels

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

dipValue - Value to convert

Returns:

Value in pixels

px2dp

public static int px2dp(android.content.Context ctxt,
                        float pxValue)

Convert pixels to device density

Parameters:

ctxt - A Context

pxValue - Value to convert

Returns:

Value in device density