Cascades Development

[kamalakshan]

Hi,

Would like to know if BB10 supports Qt Mobility API's.

[smacmartin]

Currently supported Qt classes for cascades are documented in:

https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/cascades/reference/qt_index.html

Stuart

[djmbb]

Looks like its not supported then...eg no QGeoPositionInfoSource

What is then the recommended way of using mobility like functionality (eg determining the current position) in a cascades project?

[djmbb]

Or showing a Map at all (as can be done with the Map element from Qt Quick)

[selom]

Hello,

You can access the geolocation, accelerometer and other data from the device sensors using the The Blackberry Platform Services API located here. https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/native/reference/com.qnx.doc.bps.lib_ref/com.qnx.doc.bps.lib_ref...

There is also the device namespace in Cascades namespace e.g. bb::cascades::Gravity class https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/cascades/reference/bb__device__Gravity.html which simplies the BPS code above into a Cascades class. You can find more classes from the /target/qnx6/usr/include/bb/device folder for the 10.0.4 NDK in cascades.

Unforunately there is no maps API supported in the released version of the NDK.

Cheers

Selom

[djmbb]

Hi Selom.

Thanks for the helpful reply.

We have some apps we're currently considering porting to blackberry. They all show one or more maps however.

What are our options? None for Blackberry 10? Can you give me any idea when its planned to make this possible if its not yet?

Thanks in Advance.

Best Wishes,

Declan

[selom · Accepted solution]

Hi Declan,

Unfortunately I do not have information regarding future features in the upcoming NDK releases. This is normally done through the offical RIM channels. You could use the device features available in the native NDK at this time from your Cascades app, minus the map.

Please monitor official RIM developer channels for announcements related to upcoming releases.

Cheers

Selom

[djmbb]

Hi Selom.

Thanks.

>Please monitor official RIM developer channels for announcements related to upcoming releases.

Can you please advise me where the best places for this would be.

Thanks in Advance.

[selom]

Hello again

The main developer page https://developer.blackberry.com/

and the twitter feed: http://twitter.com/BlackBerryDev

are two good places to monitor for new information.

Cheers

[Jaffa]

I was told at the BB10 Dev Jam in London that Qt Mobility should be coming in the next beta; although it wouldn't be all of the APIs in the first batch.