Android Question There's got to be a way to get the resolution of a widget

[NeoTechni]

Without using a set value in the layout. On my Nexus 5 lockscreen, the widgets resize, and can detect what resolution they're at. I'd love to do that, but right now I have to have the user enter the resolution in themselves to support resizing properly.

 

[Erel]

There is a new broadcast intent in Android 4.1 that should allow you to get the size range named android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE_OPTIONS

Try to add an intent filter with AddReceiverText and then handle this intent in Service_Start.

It seems to me that it will only be raised when the user resizes the widget.

 

[NeoTechni]

I've got the data, but it's in a bundle. I can't figure out how to get the data out of the appWidgetOptions bundle...
StartingIntent.ExtrasToString = Bundle[{appWidgetId=7, appWidgetOptions=Bundle[mParcelledData.dataSize=272]}]

Java stuff beyond me...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...nschanged-not-being-called-on-widget-placemen
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/appwidget/AppWidgetManager.html

 

[NeoTechni]

public static final String OPTION_APPWIDGET_MAX_HEIGHT
Added in API level 16
A bundle extra that contains the upper bound on the current width, in dips, of a widget instance.

Constant Value: "appWidgetMaxHeight"
public static final String OPTION_APPWIDGET_MAX_WIDTH
Added in API level 16
A bundle extra that contains the upper bound on the current width, in dips, of a widget instance.

If we could get those somehow, that'd be a lot of help.

 

[Erel]

Good.
Try this:

Dim jintent As JavaObject = StartingIntent
Dim widgetOptions As JavaObject = jintent.RunMethod("getBundleExtra", array As Object("appWidgetOptions"))
Log(widgetOptions.RunMethod("getInt", Array As Object("appWidgetMaxHeight")))

 

[NeoTechni]

That works to get both the height AND the width. Thank you.

 

[NeoTechni]

I recommend rewriting the widget guide to include that one guy's instructions for handling multiple widget types in a single program (or including it in the next version of Android) as well as this, cause these are really handy.