Thanks for the response Dianne, I still live in the cotton wool word of University where third parties are friendly types. Understood, I did some more searching and found another thread in which you contributed regarding this topic;
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/7ee9248deeacd556/b116df9cffe4e045?lnk=gst&r#b116df9cffe4e045 In case anyone else is on this trail. I will also reply to your message there as I need a little further clarification on the options available for a plugin style architecture. Kind regards, Gavin On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, this is not currently supported. > > And you really really wouldn't want to do this, because it would allow any > other app installed on the device to take over your own and use any of its > permissions for malicious purposes under the guise of being you. > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:09 AM, Gav <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hey! >> >> BACKGROUND >> >> I would like my users to develop their own routines for image >> manipulation. Lets presume that a third party has written a class >> which implements one of my interfaces; >> >> public abstract class PixelBinaryFilter extends BinaryFilter{ >> ... >> protected abstract int generatePixel(int p1, int p2); >> ... >> } >> >> And hence has a class with one method defined, which could multiply >> pixel values together, subtract them find their lowest common multiple >> basically any routine they can think of. >> >> This class would be complied and then converted to DEX using the dx >> tool. >> >> The third party would then download the .dex file to their phones >> SDCARD, probably via my application using a 'Get New Routines' request >> which takes the URL of the file. >> >> QUESTION >> >> If I have a .dex file on the SDCARD how can I load it at runtime? The >> class name and path would be known. >> >> I have been using the Class.forName command for the standard routines >> but I don't know how (if) this will work with classes outside of the >> application. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Gavin >> >> >> > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
