Java Development

[gopi_riar]

hello..

I want to get list of installed applications from blackberry device... I have been using below code :

int[] handle = CodeModuleManager.getModuleHandles();

but it gives me list of handles for all singleton and eldest-sibling modules.

i want the list as there in options>device>applicationManagement ..

Can anyone help me regarding this?????

[simon_hain]

you have to work with these information, the only other method is for visibly running apps in http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.1.0api/net/rim/device/api/system/ApplicationManager.html...

[gopi_riar]

No .. i have the list of running applications .... but i need installed applications list ... 

there is no way to get the list of installed app...?????? 

[simon_hain]

you have to work with the module handles.

[gopi_riar]

Can't u give me some more information about it ????

i m not getting any idea .. how to work on handles??

[simon_hain]

Retrieve information about an installed module. Once you have the module's handle, you can get back a variety of information about the module:

try {
// retrieve specific information about a module
String name = CodeModuleManager.getModuleName( handle );
String vendor = CodeModuleManager.getModuleVendor( handle );
String description = CodeModuleManager.getModuleDescription( handle );
int version = CodeModuleManager.getModuleVersion( handle );
int size = CodeModuleManager.getModuleCodeSize( handle );
int timestamp = CodeModuleManager.getModuleTimestamp( handle );
} catch( IllegalArgumentException iae ) {
// deal with an invalid module handle
}

taken from the API docs http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.1.0api/net/rim/device/api/system/CodeModuleManager.html

[gopi_riar]

i know how to get module information .. i want only list of installed app's not there information ....

[simon_hain]

well, the name should be sufficient, then.

these are the APIs available.

[gopi_riar]

But CodeModuleManager.getModuleHandles() gives the inner packages too...  It gives me 554 module names on my bb device...

[simon_hain · Accepted solution]

maybe working with codemodulegroups is better, see
http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/7.1.0api/net/rim/device/api/system/CodeModuleGroupManager....