Adobe AIR Development

[sillyPanda]

Hi All,

Is there a way to check whether the target is simulator or real device?

Thanks

[sillyPanda]

Is this the right answer?

http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Tablet-OS-SDK-for-Adobe-AIR/How-to-Detect-if-an-Application-i...

[peter9477]

There are multiple ways to do it, so that's certainly "a" right answer.

[sillyPanda]

Thanks Peter.

Loading Capabilities causes lots, which I would like to avoid. Is there another easy way to do it?

Thanks

[peter9477]

"Causes lots" of what?

Can you explain what you're trying to do in more detail, so we can provide a better solution if there is one? You haven't given any reason yet why this approach should be a problem for you.

[sillyPanda]

:-)  How bigger is the Capability? If we can avoid loading bigger class, should we do it?

[peter9477]

I have no idea how big it is, but I try to avoid "premature optimization".

Given what that class does, it seems unlikely it's going to add much to your app, but if you're concerned, why not just try a build with and without it, and see for yourself?

[sillyPanda]

Thanks Peter for your suggestion. I will do that for sure.

Go back to my original question, Is there another easy way to detect whether target is simulator or is a real device?

Thanks

[jdolce]

Yes this is the correct way to determine if you are running in the simulator or on the device.