Cascades Development

[TheMarco]

Is there an example anywhere like the WebWorks 'Share Targets' one but for Cascades?

This is the example:

https://github.com/blackberry/BB10-WebWorks-Samples/tree/master/ShareTargets

I want to do this in a Cascades app but I'm not sure how. I saw a Facebook share example but I would like to pull up the share card so people can share something to any channel of their choice.

Any ideas?

[slashkyle]

this does it but onArmed is causing the share card to launch as soon as the app is started

Button {                  
   attachedObjects: [
                         Invocation {
                             id: invoke
                                 query: InvokeQuery {
                                 id: invokeQuery
                                 mimeType: "text/plain"
                                 }
                             onArmed: {
                                 invoke.trigger("bb.action.SHARE");
                                 }
                                 }
                                 
                             ]
                    
                    onClicked:{
                        invokeQuery.data = myTextArea.text;
                        invokeQuery.updateQuery();
                        }

[AllSystemGo]

This is what I'm using to invoke the share card

        contextActions: [
            ActionSet {
                actions: [
                    InvokeActionItem {
                        title: "Share"
                        query {
                            mimeType: "text/plain"
                            invokeActionId: "bb.action.SHARE"
                        }
                        onTriggered: {
                            data = "This the text that is going to be shared"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]

here is a great example on that : http://www.bbcascades.com/index.php/tutorial-list/47-invoke-share-card?highlight=YToxOntpOjA7czo1OiJ...

Hope it helps

[slashkyle]

is it possible to use the InvokeActionItem outside of context actions or a pre-defined menu(in a button or label)... that was how i was using it previously but I wanted to be able to instantly open the menu which required me to create my own, now that's done the reason i did it, doesnt work heh

[TheMarco]

Unfortunately none of these work for me.

The first one launches the card immediately (not desired) and the second one uses ActionItems. I don't have those. The invocation is supposed to happen when the user taps a button I defined...

Starting to wonder if this can be done in QML at all or whether I need C++?

[AllSystemGo]

I think C++ is going to be your only bet right now. I tried a couple of different stuff on a button but didn't make it happen.

[TheMarco]

Yeah it seems so. I just tried this which seems to make sense to me but... it crashes the app when tapping the button.

            Button {
                horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment.Center
                attachedObjects: [
                    Invocation {
                        id: invoke
                        query {
                            mimeType: "text/plain"
                            onQueryChanged: invoke.query.updateQuery()
                        }
                    }
                ]
                onClicked: {
                    invoke.query.data = "This is it" + lastValue;
                    invoke.trigger("bb.action.SHARE");
                }
                text: qsTr("Send answer")
            }

[TheMarco · Accepted solution]

I got it to work with C++. Since this wasn't exactly easy for me I decided to write down what I did in a little tutorial for others to hopefully help.

https://forrst.com/posts/Adding_Social_Sharing_through_Invocation_to_your-Fmz

[AllSystemGo]

Nice tutorial. 

Thank you for sharing.

[jmoukel]

great help!