In some cases it may be of interest to also get the Build Phase of the OS; so I built you a class you can use to get both the Major and Minor version of the OS as the Build Phase on macOS, Windows and iOS. In addition, you can use this class with Xojo releases previous to Xojo 2019r3.
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Have a class that has an object property that needs to be initialized or instantiated? You can always instantiate the property in the Constructor (or Open event) like this:
Comments closedIn a desktop Canvas control you have two ways to handle a right mouse button press.
Comments closedThis guide is going to walk you through the steps to set up in-app purchases in your iOS apps. It may be best to get…
Comments closedAs if software development isn’t hard enough, the approach you or your team adopts can make a dramatic difference in project success. Using a traditional project management approach may not lend itself to “learn, discover, and adapt” inherent with software development. Although most Xojo developers are aware of Scrum and other popular agile methodologies, it may be unnecessary to use. Being a Xojo developer and a Certified ScrumManager, my goal is to demystify how agility, specifically Scrum, helps improve product quality, prioritize functionality, and provides an intuitive framework to complete work.
Comments closedAs part of API 2.0, the DatabaseRow class was introduced alongside RowSet and DatabaseColumn. These three classes replace DatabaseRecord, RecordSet and DatabaseField respectively.
Comments closedIn this release we have reverted the changes we made to event names in 2019r2. We did this because for developers of add-ons to Xojo,…
Comments closedXojo 2019R2 has a lot of new features and enhancements, including the simplification of updating the User Interface in apps from threads running in combination with the main app thread. Doing that in previous releases required the use of a thread in combination with a Timer, for example.
Comments closedIt was reported that Apple is rejecting from the Mac App Store apps written using the Electron framework. This is where we see the advantage of writing a native application.
Comments closedYou might be assuming you absolutely must upgrade to API 2.0 right now, but that’s not the case. We have designed it so that you have tremendous flexibility in terms of what and when and even if you move to API 2.0.
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