FMX.SetResetBadgeNumber Sample

This sample demonstrates how to set the application icon badge number on iOS devices.

Location

You can find the SetResetBadgeNumber sample project at:

• Start | Programs | Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle | Samples and then navigate to:
  • Object Pascal\Mobile Snippets\Notifications\SetResetBadgeNumber
  • CPP\Mobile Snippets\Notifications\SetResetBadgeNumber
• Subversion Repository:
  • Delphi: http://sourceforge.net/p/radstudiodemos/code/HEAD/tree/branches/RADStudio_Seattle/Object%20Pascal/Mobile%20Snippets/Notifications/SetResetBadgeNumber
  • C++: http://sourceforge.net/p/radstudiodemos/code/HEAD/tree/branches/RADStudio_Seattle/CPP/Mobile%20Snippets/Notifications/SetResetBadgeNumber

Description

The SetResetBadgeNumber sample shows you how to use the Notification API in order to set the badge number on the application icon on iOS devices to a specified value or to reset the badge number to 0.

How to Use the Sample

1. Navigate to one of the locations given above and open:
   • Delphi: SettingResettingBadgeNumber.dproj.
   • C++: SettingResettingBadgeNumber.cbproj.
2. Select the iOS platform in the Project Manager.
3. Press F9 or choose Run > Run.

Files

File in Delphi	File in C++	Contains
SettingResettingBadgeNumber.dproj NativeControlsDemo.dpr	SettingResettingBadgeNumber.cbproj SettingResettingBadgeNumber.cpp	The project itself.
uMain.pas uMain.fmx	uMain.h uMain.cpp uMain.fmx	The main form.

Classes

TSettingBadgeNumberForm is the main form that represents the main window of the sample. It contains the following components:

• A TNotificationCenter object.
• A TListBox object with a ListBox Item that contains:
  • Two TButton objects named btnBadgeNumberDown and btnBadgeNumberUp.
  • A TNumberBox object.
• A ToolBar object that contains:
  • Two TButton objects named btnResetBadgeNumber and btnSetBadgeNumber.
• A TLabel object.

Implementation

• The sample uses TNotificationCenter to allow the user to access the notification service.
• The sample uses TButton to enable or activate a function such as set or reset the badge number.

When you run the aplication, you see the TNumberBox object set to 0. This is the badge number of the application. To increase the badge number, use the buttons btnBadgeNumberDown and btnBadgeNumberUp. To increase the badge number, click on the btnBadgeNumberUp button. To decrease the badge number, click on the btnBadgeNumberDown button. Once the badge number is set to the desired one, if you click on the btnSetBadgeNumber button, the sample uses the ApplicationIconBadgeNumber property of TNotificationCenter to update the application badge number. Finally, if you click on btnResetBadgeNumber button, the application badge number is reset to 0.

Uses

• TNotificationCenter
• ApplicationIconBadgeNumber
• TListBox
• TButton
• TNumberBox
• ToolBar
• TLabel

See Also

• Using Notifications
• Mobile Tutorial: Using Notifications (iOS and Android)
• Using the Mac OS X Notification Center

Samples

• FireMonkey Send Cancel Notification sample
• FireMonkey Notification Mac (Delphi)
• FireMonkey Notification Mac (C++)
• OSX Dock Badges (Delphi)