B4A: Rapid Android App Development using BASIC

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Erel Uziel

Preface

Introduction

Who this Book is For

For the Beginner

For the Professional

How this Book is Organized

Conventions Used in this Book

Code

Specifying Menus

Specifying Functional Arguments

Acronyms

Resources

Free Upgrades

Newsletter

We’d Like to Hear from You

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Basics

1.1 Getting Started

Versions

Version of B4A

Version of Android

Two Versions

What You Need to Run B4A

Installing the Trial Version

Download B4A Trial

Install and Run the Trial

What you see

Your First App

Adding Your First Command

Debugging

Legacy vs Rapid Debugger

Breakpoints

Save the program

B4A-Bridge

Install the B4A-Bridge app on your device

Run B4A-Bridge on your device

Notes on Wireless Connection

B4A-Bridge Source Code

Connect the IDE to the device or Emulator

Changing Connection

Connect via [Tools > B4A-Bridge]

B4A-Bridge Status Bar

Remote Compilation Mode

B4A Designer

Stopping B4A-Bridge

Compiling your new app

Remote Compilation

Approve the app on your device

Breakpoint

Debug Window

Popup Variable Evaluation

Continuing the Run

Logging Events

Rotating the Device

More about Debugging

Your Second App: Using the Designer

The View and Layout Concepts

Running the Designer

Connect the Designer to your device.

Add a button

Configure your button

Generate Members

Adding Code for the Button

Add code to button

Load the Layout

Run your app

Your Third App

Stopping B4A-Bridge

More about Designer

1.2 The Integrated Development Environment

Icons

Icon Picker

Icon Picker Interface

Using Icon Picker in the Code Area

Using Icon Picker within the Visual Designer

File Menu

Edit Menu

Designer

Project Menu

Modules

Package Options

Compile Options

Tools Menu

IDE Options Sub-Menu

Debug Menu

Windows Menu

Help Menu

Toolbar

Module Tabs

Closing a Module

Popup Module Tab Menu

Code area

Subroutine Dropdown List

Zoom Control

Code Editor Splitter

Code

Revision Color Coding

Regions

Code header

Commenting and uncommenting code

Indentation

Autocomplete

Autocomplete event subroutines

Comments as Documentation

Block Completion

Context Menu

Highlighting occurrences of words

Structure Matching

URLs Clickable

Windows Area

Window Tabs

Libraries Manager

Files Manager

Modules Window

Logs Window

Find All References (F7)

Quick Search

The Warning Engine

Ignoring Warnings

The warnings

The IDE Meta File

1.3 Docking

Window Menus

Module Menu

Window Menu

Floating

Tab Groups

Horizontal Tab Group

Vertical Tab Group

Docking

Dragging Windows

Docking a Module

Docking Windows

Moving a Tab Group

Docking Windows

Auto Hide

Visual Designer

Restoring All Windows

1.4 Upgrade to Full Version

About Full Versions

B4A Standard Version

B4A Enterprise Version

B4A Site License

Academic Licenses

Purchase

Registering B4A

Java JDK and Android SDK Installation

Check if the Java JDK is already installed

Install the 32 bit Java JDK

Install the Android SDK and a platform

Install and configure B4A

Download and install B4A

Open  B4A

License

Configure Paths

Javac.exe

Android.jar

Additional Libraries

Shared Modules Folder

Updating to a new version

Part 2: Creating Your App

2.1 The Project

Modules

Main Module

Starter Service

Attributes

Project Attributes

#AdditionalRes: Location, Package (optional)

#ApplicationLabel:

#BridgeLogger: True

#CanInstallToExternalStorage:

#CustomBuildAction: Step, Command, Arguments

#DebuggerDisableOptimizations: Value

#DebuggerForceFullDeployment:

#DebuggerForceStandardAssets:

#ExcludeClasses: Value List

#MultiDex: True

#SignKeyAlias:

#SignKeyFile:

#SignKeyPassword:

#SupportedOrientations: Value

#VersionCode: Value

#VersionName: Name

Library compilation attributes

Project Icon

Package name

Unique name

Allowed Characters

Google Play URL

Caution: Name cannot be changed

The Manifest

Manifest Editor

Escaping end of string characters

Manifest commands

minSdkVersion

android:targetSdkVersion

Conditional Manifest Commands

#Region and #End Region

Manifest editor macros

More information

2.2. Designing Your App

Fulfilling Wants and Needs

Android Versions

Popularity of Android Versions

The Android Screen

Status Bar

Navigation Bar

Notifications

App Design Step by Step

Basic Design Principles

Title Bar

Action Bar

Menu

Tabbed Views

Sliding Pages

Navigation Drawer

Animating your App

Advertising

Android Themes

More Advice

Managing Settings

Editing Settings

Saving and Retrieving Settings

Screens and Layouts

The Designer

Multiple activities

Returning from an Activity

Overlays

Menu Overlay

Layout as Overlay

How to Detect the Display Size

LayoutValues

Detecting Device Orientation

Allowed Screen Orientation

Adding views by code

Example

dips

DipToCurrent(Length as Int)

Percentage of Activity

Does the device have a keyboard?

App or Widget ?

Managing Permissions

Before Android 23

Runtime Permissions

2.3 Communicating with your User

Dialogs

Async Dialogs

Modal Dialogs

ToastMessageShow

Alarms

Notifications

ProgressDialog

ProgressBar

2.4 The Visual Designer

Layouts

Docking Windows

File Menu

New

Open

Save (Ctrl+S)

Save As

Remove Layout

AddView Menu

WYSIWYG Designer Menu

Connect (F2)

Disconnect (Shift+F2)

Tools Menu

Generate Members

Change grid

Send To UI Cloud (F6)

Windows Menu

Properties Window

Variants Window

Files Window

Script Windows

Views Tree

Reset

The Abstract Designer

Match Chosen Variant

View Controls

Context menus

Selecting views

Designer Scripts

Adding views in code

2.5 Designer Scripts Reference

Background

Designer Scripts and Activity Code

Running Scripts

Key Concepts

Pixel

Resolution

dpi : dots per inch

Screen Size

dip

Text Size

Standard Screen

Scale

Dock and Fill Strategy

Designer Scripting Basics

Selecting Variants

Script Language

Variables

%x and %y

Properties Within Scripts

Warning: Set Internal Properties before External

Text Properties

Other Properties

Methods

Other Keywords

Activity Methods

Activity.RerunDesignerScript (LayoutFile As String, Width As Int, Height As Int)

AutoScale: Layouts for Different Sized Devices

How AutoScale works

How to See the Effect of AutoScale

How to See the Effect of AutoScale on Text Size

How to Use AutoScale

AutoScaleRate(rate)

AutoScaleAll

AutoScale(View)

Different Layouts for Portrait and Landscape

Scaling strategy

Editing Views in a program

2.6 Compiling, Debugging & Testing

Compiling

Android Version

Build Configuration

Defining a Build Configuration

Build Configuration List

Conditional Compilation

Compilation Modes

Debug Mode

Release Mode

Release (obfuscated)

Conditional Compilation

Command Line Compiler

Running from Batch Files

Debugging

#ExcludeFromDebugger Attribute

Restart (F11)

Rapid debugging

Limitations of the Rapid Debugger

How the Rapid Debugger Works

Editing Code using the Rapid Debugger

Legacy Debugging

Breakpoints

Breakpoint Limitations

Debugger Control

Debug Window

Call Stack

Variables List

Watches

Hovering

Logging

Logging with B4A-Bridge in Release Mode

Compiling for Material Design

Holo Theme

Material Themes in WYSIWYG Designer

Testing your App

Connecting the Debugger to a Device or Emulator

Debugging Communication Channels

Opening the Channel

B4A-Bridge

USB Debugging

Connecting the Device via USB

Android Debug Bridge

Debugging with USB

The Emulator or Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager

Introduction

How B4A interacts with Emulated Devices

Using the Android Virtual Device Manager

Missing Tabs

Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)

Creating an AVD

AVD Name (Required)

Device (Required)

Target (Required)

CPU / ABI (Required)

Keyboard

Skin (Required)

Front / Back Camera

Memory Options

Internal Storage

SD Card

Emulation Options

Creating a Device Definition

Running a Virtual Device and scaling for Real Size Emulation

No Scaling

Scale display to real size

Interacting with your Virtual Device

PC Keyboard Shortcuts

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Exchanging files with the PC

Troubleshoot Connection Problems

2.7 Graphics and Drawing

Drawing Methods

Setting Backgrounds of Views and the Activity

View Drawables

Bitmaps

Drawables

Background Property

ColorDrawable

GradientDrawable

BitmapDrawable

Example Code

StateListDrawable

NinePatchDrawable

Canvas Object

Initializing a Canvas

Drawing onto a Canvas

Importing a Bitmap file into Canvas

Copying a Drawable onto a Canvas

Making the Canvas Draw Itself

Restricting the Drawing Area

Most common Canvas functions

DrawBitmap (Bitmap1 As Bitmap, SrcRect As Rect, DestRect As Rect)

DrawBitmapRotated (Bitmap1 As Bitmap, SrcRect As Rect, DestRect As Rect, Degrees As Float)

DrawCircle (x As Float, y As Float, Radius As Float, Color As Int, Filled As Boolean, StrokeWidth As Float)

DrawColor (Color As Int)

DrawLine (x1 As Float, y1 As Float, x2 As Float, y2 As Float, Color As Int, StrokeWidth As Float)

DrawRect (Rect1 As Rect, Color As Int, Filled As Boolean, StrokeWidth As Float)

DrawRectRotated (Rect1 As Rect, Color As Int, Filled As Boolean, StrokeWidth As Float, Degrees As Float)

DrawText (Text As String, x As Float, y As Float, Typeface1 As Typeface, TextSize As Float, Color As Int, Align1 As Align)

DrawTextRotated (Text As String, x As Float, y As Float, Typeface1 As Typeface, TextSize As Float, Color As Int, Align1 As Align, Degree As Float)

Example Program

More Complex Examples

Animating Bitmaps

Diagrams / Charts

Charts Framework

Out of Memory Errors

2.8 Databases

Storing Data

Database fundamentals

Database

Table

Record

Field

Primary Key

Field Type

Relational Data

Database Files

KeyValueStore2 Library

Encrypting Databases

Showing Tables to the User

Database Administration

DBMS Tools

SQLiteBrowser

SQLiteSpy

DBMS Apps

SQL Object

Declare SQL Object

Initialize SQL Object

DBUtils

DBUtils Fundamentals

Preliminary SQL Steps

DBUtils Field Types

DBUtils Functions

Sample DBUtils Program

SQLite

SQL

SQLite

More Information on SQLite

Sample SQLite Program

Manifest Typing

SQLiteExceptions

SQL Library

SQLite Commands

Database  Creation

Table creation

Dropping a Table

Adding records

Updating records

Retrieving data

Deleting data

Rename a table

Add a field

Using SQLite to Convert Ticks to Strings

Implementing a Database Relationship

2.9 Modules

Process

When Does Android Kill a Process?

Creating or Adding Modules

Shared Modules

Module Attributes

#AdditionalJar

#ExcludeFromLibrary

Visibility and Lifetime of Variables and Subs

Summary

Public Variables

Private Variables

Variables within Other Subs

Visibility of Subroutines

Activity Global Variables

Class_Globals

Local variables in Subs

Documenting Modules

Documenting a Class

Documenting a Service, Activity or Code Module

Sub Process_Globals

Modules Containing Process_Globals

Process_Globals Variables

Initialization of Process_Globals

Lifetimes of Process_Globals Variables

Process_Globals in Starter Service

Restriction of Process_Globals Variables

Rotating Device

How to Access Process_Globals Variables

Activity Module

The Activity Concept

Activity Module

Activity Attributes

Variables within an Activity

Activity Life Cycle

Activity Events

Sub Activity_Create (FirstTime As Boolean)

Sub Activity_Resume

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)

StartActivity (Activity As Object)

Activity.Finish vs ExitApplication

Creating a Menu

Activities vs Windows Forms

Multiple Activity Modules

Class module

What is a Class?

Benefits of Classes

Example

Sub Class_Globals

Public vs Private Variables

Public vs Private Subs

Classes vs Types

Classes vs Code Modules

Adding a class module

Class structures

Polymorphism

Self reference

Classes and Activity Object

Activities that Extend Classes

Limitations of Classes

Code module

Service Module

Why use a Service

How the user interacts with a Service

Alternative to an Activity

Starter Service

Android’s View of Services

How to Start a Service

Starting a Service While App is in Background

When Services End

Wake Lock

Service Code

Service Attributes

SubRoutines

When to Use a Service

Notifications

Accessing other modules

Sample Projects Using Services

2.10 Publishing and Monetizing Your App

User Help

Branding and Marketing

Setting Your Project Parameters

Package Name

Project Attributes

Setting Icons

Google Play Store Icon

Launcher Icon

[Project > Choose Icon]

Action Bar Icons

Creating Icons

Sources of Icons

Implementing MipMap

Notification Icon Recommendations

Icon Sizes

Installing Icons

Generating Your APK

APK File

Keys and Certificates

Signing

Debugging Certificates

Signing for Distribution

Creating or Loading a Private Key

The KeyStore

Compiling the APK

SHA1 Certificate Fingerprint

Monetizing Your App

Ways of Monetizing Your App

Libraries Supporting Advertising

AdMob

AdBuddiz

AdiQuity

TapForTap

AppLovin

Selling Your App

In-App Billing

Licensing

Registering as a Google Play Developer

How to Register as a Google Play Developer

Merchant Account

Prepare Your App’s Google Play Page

User Support

Google Play Developer Console

Upload your App to Google Play

Distributing Apps elsewhere

Preparing the User’s Device

Amazon Appstore

By Email

Downloading from a website

Other App Publishers

2.11 Getting More Help

Anywhere Software

Forum

Chat Room

Video Tutorials

On-Line Tutorials

Facebook

Twitter

Linked In

On-line Documentation

PDF Guides

Library Browsers

B4a Object Browser

B4AHelp

Part 3: Language and Core Objects

3.1 B4A’s Language

BASIC

B4A

Lexical Rules

Statement Separator

Comments

Splitting Long Lines

Variables

Constants

Types

Primitive Types

Hex Literals

Non-Primitive Types

Core Types

Reference to Non-Primitives

Type Conversion

Rank

Creating Your Own Types

Objects

Initialization of Objects

Declaring Variables

Dim Statement

No Option Explicit

Editor Warnings of Undeclared Variables

Allocating Values

Type Checking

Use of Unassigned Variables

Pass by Value

Pass by Reference

Naming of Variables

Hungarian Notation

Arrays

Dimensions

Declaring an Array

Default Type

Cannot Change Dimensions

Saving and Retrieving Data

Filling an array using the Array keyword

Length of an Array

Arrays of Objects

Array Dimensions are Fixed

Lists

Maps

Type variables

Declaring Types

Recursive Types

Casting

Visibility of Variables

Expressions and Operators

Mathematical expressions

Relational Operators

Logical Operators

Regular Expressions

Conditional statements

If – Then

If-Then-End If

If-Then-Else-End If

Select – Case

Loop structures

For – Next

For-Each

Do-While

Do-Until

Exit a Loop

Differences between B4A and Visual Basic

Subs

Declaring a Sub

Naming

Calling a Sub

Parameters

Returned value

Creating Tooltips for Subs

Resumable Subs

Can be paused

Contains either Sleep or Wait For

Resumable Sub is Paused

ResumableSub Type

Sleep

Wait For

Events

Core Object Events

Reacting to an Event

Example

Shared Event Handler

View Events

Commonest View Events

Error Handling

Runtime Errors

Exceptions

Uncaught Runtime Exceptions

Try-Catch

When to use a Try-Catch

String manipulation

Mutable Strings

The String functions

Number formatting

Keywords

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Abs (Number As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ACos (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ACosD (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Array

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Asc (Char As Char) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ASin (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ASinD (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ATan (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ATan2 (Y As Double, X As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ATan2D (Y As Double, X As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ATanD (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png BytesToString (Data() As Byte, StartOffset As Int, Length As Int, CharSet As String) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSub (Component As Object, Sub As String) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSub2 (Component As Object, Sub As String, Argument As Object) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSub3 (Component As Object, Sub As String, Argument1 As Object, Argument2 As Object) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSubDelayed (Component As Object, Sub As String)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSubDelayed2 (Component As Object, Sub As String, Argument As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CallSubDelayed3 (Component As Object, Sub As String, Argument1 As Object, Argument2 As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CancelScheduledService (Service As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Catch

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png cE As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Ceil (Number As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CharsToString (Chars() As Char, StartOffset As Int, Length As Int) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Chr (UnicodeValue As Int) As Char

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ConfigureHomeWidget (LayoutFile As String, EventName As String, UpdateIntervalMinutes As Int, WidgetName As String) As RemoteViews

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Continue

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Cos (Radians As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png CosD (Degrees As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png cPI As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png CreateMap() As Map

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png CRLF As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png Density As Float

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Dim

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png DipToCurrent (Length As Int) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png DoEvents

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Exit

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ExitApplication

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png False As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png File As File

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Floor (Number As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png For

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png For Each

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png GetDeviceLayoutValues As LayoutValues

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png GetType (object As Object) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png If

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png InputList (Items As List, Title As String, CheckedItem As Int) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png InputListAsync (Items As List, Title As CharSequence, CheckedItem As Int, Cancelable As Boolean) As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png InputMap (Items As Map, Title As String)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png InputMapAsync (Items As Map, Title As CharSequence, Cancelable As Boolean) As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png InputMultiList (Items As List, Title As String) As List

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Is

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png IsBackgroundTaskRunning (ContainerObject As Object, TaskId As Int) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png IsDevTool (ToolName As String) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png IsNumber (Text As String) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png IsPaused (Component As Object) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png LastException As Exception

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png LoadBitmap (Dir As String, FileName As String) As Bitmap

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png LoadBitmapResize (Dir As String, FileName As String, Width As Int, Height As Int, KeepAspectRatio As Boolean) As Bitmap

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png LoadBitmapSample (Dir As String, FileName As String, MaxWidth As Int, MaxHeight As Int) As Bitmap

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Log (Message As String)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Logarithm (Number As Double, Base As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png LogColor (Message As String, Color As int) As void

Max (Number1 As Double, Number2 As Double) As Double

Me As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Min (Number1 As Double, Number2 As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Msgbox (Message As CharSequence, Title As CharSequence)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Msgbox2 (Message As CharSequence, Title As CharSequence, Positive As String, Cancel As String, Negative As String, Icon As Bitmap) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png MsgboxAsync (Message As CharSequence, Title As CharSequence, Positive As String)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Msgbox2Async (Message As CharSequence, Title As CharSequence, Positive As String, Cancel As String, Negative As String, Icon As Bitmap, Cancelable As Boolean) As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Not (Value As Boolean) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png Null As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png NumberFormat (Number As Double, MinimumIntegers As Int, MaximumFractions As Int) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png NumberFormat2 (Number As Double, MinimumIntegers As Int, MaximumFractions As Int, MinimumFractions As Int, GroupingUsed As Boolean) As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png PerXToCurrent (Percentage As Float) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png PerYToCurrent (Percentage As Float) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Power (Base As Double, Exponent As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ProgressDialogHide

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ProgressDialogShow (Text As String)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ProgressDialogShow2 (Text As String, Cancelable As Boolean)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png QUOTE As String

Regex As Regex

Regex Options

Regex Methods

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Return [value]

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Rnd (Min As Int, Max As Int) As Int

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png RndSeed (Seed As Long)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Round (Number As Double) As Long

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Round2 (Number As Double, DecimalPlaces As Int) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Select

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Sender As Object

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Sin (Radians As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png SinD (Degrees As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Sleep (Milliseconds As int) As void

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Sqrt (Value As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png StartActivity (Activity As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png StartService (Service As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png StartServiceAt (Service As Object, Time As Long, DuringSleep As Boolean)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png StartServiceAtExact (Service As Object, Time As Long, DuringSleep As Boolean)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png StopService (Service As Object)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Sub

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png SubExists (Object As Object, Sub As String) As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png TAB As String

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Tan (Radians As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png TanD (Degrees As Double) As Double

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png ToastMessageShow (Message As String, LongDuration As Boolean)

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\11.png True As Boolean

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Try

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Type

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png Until

Wait For [(Sender)]

G:\SkyDrive\PennySystems\Android\Basic4Android\Book\Images\15.png While

3.2 VB6 versus B4A

Controls vs. Views

Dim

ReDim

Boolean Operations

Not

Using Integers as Boolean

Global Const

Repeating Structures

For…Next

Loops, If-Then, Select Case

Exit

ElseIf/EndIf

Colors

Subroutines

Declaring a Sub

Calling a sub

Functions

Exit Sub

DoEvents

Format

InputBox

Loop

MsgBox

Random Numbers

Rnd

RndSeed

Randomize

Round

Val()

SetFocus

Divide by Zero

Shell

Timer

TabIndex

Setting Label Transparency

Constants

String Members

Left$ and Right$

Len

Replace

Case

Trim

Instr

Error Trapping

VB6

B4A

Immediate Window vs. Logs Tab

3.3 Core Objects

List of Core Objects

General

Constants

Drawing Objects

File Objects

Views

Activity