How do you find out what orientation the phone is in?

[rleiman]

Hi Everyone,

Simple question:
How do you find out what orientation the phone is in?

I plan to do this in an If statement in the Activity_Resume sub.

Thanks.

 

[klaus]

Check

If Activity.Width > Activity.Height Then 
   landscape
Else
   portrait
End If

Best regards.

 

[rleiman]

Hi klaus,

Thanks for the code.

 

[eps]

Just out of interest why do you want to detect this?

 

[rleiman]

Hi EPS,

I used it in this code to adjust the layout of some buttons.

' Layout the buttons according to the orientation of the device.
   '---------------------------------------------------------------
   If Activity.Width > Activity.Height Then 
   
      ' The device is in landscape.
      '----------------------------
      panelButtonBackground.Left = 10dip
      panelButtonBackground.Top = 15dip
      panelButtonBackground.Height = buttonVisits.Height + 25dip
      
      buttonVisits.Left = 10dip
      buttonVisits.Top = 15dip
      buttonVisits.Width = 30%x
   
      buttonMaintenance.Top = 15dip
      buttonMaintenance.Width = 50%x
      buttonMaintenance.Left = Activity.Width - buttonMaintenance.Width - 30dip
   Else

      ' The device is in portrait.
      '---------------------------
      panelButtonBackground.Left = 10dip
      panelButtonBackground.Top = 12dip
      panelButtonBackground.Height = buttonVisits.Height + 20dip
      
      buttonVisits.Left = 10dip
      buttonVisits.Top = 12dip
      buttonVisits.Width = 30%x
   
      buttonMaintenance.Top = 12dip
      buttonMaintenance.Width = 50%x
      buttonMaintenance.Left = Activity.Width - buttonMaintenance.Width - 30dip
   End If

 

[eps]

This is what I thought. I create 2 layouts in the designer. 1 portrait and 1 landscape and then position elements in both, but each to their own!