Hi,
I have created a simple app on app inventor that makes use of TinyDB.
I store a series of values (fixed values), which I can select using a spinner.
the values pull in a series of fixed values.
I can then modify these values and save them to a working set, the working set of values load up at default.
I want to convert my app into code and I am ploding along slowly.
Can anyone help point things out please.
How it works:-
1. select option with spinner
2. the option pulls in fixed data, which varies for each selection of the spinner.
3. these values can be modified and saved for a working set of values. the orignal values still remain in tact and can be recalled if someone makes a mistake and they can start with the default values.
Example:-
Tinydb app inventor:-
procedure series 1,2,3,4
series 1:- (these are fixed values and dont change)
apptag value 1
headertag value 2
titletag value 3
series 2:- (these are fixed values and dont change)
apptag value 1A
headertag value 2A
titletag value 3A
series 3:- (these are fixed values and dont change)
apptag value 1B
headertag value 2B
titletag value 3B
series 4:- (these are fixed values and dont change)
apptag value 1C
headertag value 2C
titletag value 3C
series working set:-
apptag as selected
headertag as selected
titletag as selected
the best I have managed is that before I save to the working set, outside of app inventor, I can select my different values, once selected I can not go back without ressetting my data in applications manager.
However, I need to be able to pull in the default values at will and not reset the app to go back.
what I have done:-
spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
// storing string resources into Array
spinner = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinner_array);
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "You have selected : " +spinner[index],
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
I have done this using if (index === 0){
apptag.setText(settings.getString("app_tag", "value1")); } else{
and so on for all the possabilities, the problem being the command setText...... only updates if there are no entries already saved, hence I can select on first use and then cant select anymore without resetting.
I want the code to be clean and smart and understanderable.
I think the best way would be to have files with all the options in theres about 20 options per series and 20 series, so there is quite a few to go at.
Call the files so they are read and go the editTex id and saved ready to be used by the app, but if I want to i can go and select another set of presets and run them.
Please be gentle new to hard code, all tutorials you can recommend or methods i can try for this implimenattion with maybe a litle guide on what each bit does I would be greatful, the shared preferences and other tutorials have got me this far but it is in room for some serious improvement.
Thanks
Wayne