Xojo 2024r2 introduces two new styles for the iOS DateTimePicker control. In previous releases, the DateTimePicker control offered only the Wheels Display Style. This release adds two more options: Compact and Inline. The Compact and the Inline Display Styles will allow you to create cleaner and more flexible user interfaces in your iOS apps.
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Back in March we wrote about Apple’s new privacy policy for AppStore approval and how, and when, your Xojo iOS apps would meet this new requirement. In Xojo 2024r2 we’ve included a new Privacy Editor in the Xojo IDE. Continue reading to discover how to use the iOS Privacy Editor.
Comments closedBased on user feedback, we added new functionality to the Chart control for Desktop, Web and iOS. Xojo 2024r2 includes inline labels for Pie charts, more rendering options and full DarkMode support. You will also find fixes to a bunch of Chart related bugs.
Comments closedNow in Xojo 2024r2, we’ve enhanced emojis with vivid colors!
Comments closedWhile Xojo has always supported adding database connections, the old method was far from ideal. Let’s delve into the improved approach using the new DatabaseConnection project items and explore some recent additions to our database API.
Comments closedThis tutorial will equip you with all the knowledge to select and use Bootstrap themes for your Xojo web apps. By the end of this guide, you’ll have the tools and confidence to create a visually appealing, user-friendly app that turns heads and wins hearts.
Comments closedA recent blog post, A Beginner’s Guide to Handling Text Files in Xojo, covered the basics of text file handling in Xojo. This post delves into advanced techniques for reading and writing large files in chunks. This method is crucial for managing large datasets efficiently, minimizing memory usage, and maintaining application performance.
1 CommentIf you’re familiar with the command-line tool curl, you may wonder how to use curl in Xojo effectively. Curl is a powerful tool for making HTTP requests, but it’s not always the most convenient for working within a graphical application like Xojo. That’s where Xojo’s URLConnection class shines! It provides a simple and elegant way to make HTTP requests directly from your Xojo code, making it easy to use curl in Xojo. In this article, you will learn how to adapt common curl commands to Xojo’s URLConnection. Let’s get started.
Comments closedThere are many ways to develop with Xojo and use Database Servers. You might be working on a multi user Desktop Application that stores data in a Database. Or you’re creating a multi user Xojo Web Application that needed to be scaled up to a couple of running instances – and use a Database for data storage. Or maybe you’ve written a mobile application that connects to a Backend REST API – again possibly written in Xojo (e.g. with the open source Express, or with Xojo Web).
Comments closedAs developers, we often need to work with text files. This could be for reading configuration settings, parsing log files, or generating reports. Text files are a common part of software development, and knowing how to access and manipulate them is important for building strong and flexible Xojo applications. In this article, we will make use the key Xojo classes and techniques for working with text files. We will start by looking at how to read the contents of text files using the TextInputStream class. You will learn how to read an entire file into a string and how to process the file line-by-line.
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