Another thing you can do is check the API level... I do that for a few features in my app. Then you don't have to use reflection.
Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:51 AM, G. Blake Meike <[email protected]>wrote: > Many of the features in 4.1 can also be found in the Support Package > (formerly the ACL). Depending on the exact features you need, you may be > able to build your app for 4.1 and then backport it to 2.2, by adding the > Support Library to the project. > > G. Blake Meike > Marakana > > The second edition of Programming Android is now on-line: > http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do > > > On Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:45:56 AM UTC-7, Jeremy Villalobos wrote: >> >> Yes >> >> Do note that some API calls will throw Exceptions on Froyo. To avoid >> this, use Reflections >> >> For example: my app supports from Froyo upward, but Froyo does not >> support icons on the Preference Activity. So I use this to set the icon >> for ICS, and skip the step on Froyo >> >> void workAroundSetPicture(**Preference pref, int resource){ >> try { >> Method m = pref.getClass().getMethod("**setIcon", int.class); >> m.invoke( pref, resource ); >> } catch (SecurityException e) { >> e.printStackTrace(); >> } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { >> e.printStackTrace(); >> } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { >> e.printStackTrace(); >> } catch (IllegalAccessException e) { >> e.printStackTrace(); >> } catch (InvocationTargetException e) { >> e.printStackTrace(); >> } >> } >> >> The top right corner on the Android Developer documentation mentions for >> which Version the methods were introduced. >> >> On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:27:06 AM UTC-4, Eric oboite wrote: >>> >>> When creating my new app should I build against 2.2 or 4.1? I know 2.2 >>> has 83% of the market right now but can I build against 4.1 and make the >>> min sdk android 2.0? >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
