Wargo, J: Apache Cordova API Cookbook

Foreword xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix Chapter 1: Introduction to Apache Cordova 1 Introduction to Apache Cordova 1 Supported Platforms 5 Coding Cordova Applications 5 Configuring a Cordova Development Environment 6 Building Cordova Applications 6 Anatomy of a Cordova Application 9 Resources 15 Wrap Up 17 Chapter 2: Accelerometer 19 Measuring Device Orientation 20 Watching a Device's Orientation 28 What Can Go Wrong 33 Chapter 3: Camera 35 Taking a Picture 36 Configuring Camera Options 44 iOS-Only Capabilities 58 What Can Go Wrong 58 Chapter 4: Capture 61 Using the Capture API 62 Configuring Capture Options 66 Capture in Action 66 What Can Go Wrong 77 Chapter 5: Compass 79 Getting the Device Heading 79 Watching the Device Heading 86 What Can Go Wrong 95 Chapter 6: Connection 97 Using the Connection API 97 An Example 99 What Can Go Wrong 103 Chapter 7: Contacts 105 Creating a Contact 106 Searching for Contacts 115 Cloning Contacts 124 Removing Contacts 124 What Can Go Wrong 124 Chapter 8: Device 127 Using the Device API 127 An Example 128 What Can Go Wrong 133 Chapter 9: Events 135 Managing Event Listeners 136 deviceready Event 137 Application Status Events 138 Battery Status Events 141 Button Events 144 Network Status Events 149 What Can Go Wrong 152 Chapter 10: File 153 Storage Locations 154 Accessing the Device's File System 156 Reading Directory Entries 159 Accessing FileEntry and DirectoryEntry Properties 163 Writing Files 167 Reading Files 170 Deleting Files or Directories 172 Copying Files or Directories 173 Moving Files or Directories 173 Transferring Files 174 What Can Go Wrong 179 Chapter 11: Geolocation 181 Getting a Device's Current Location 182 Watching a Device's Location 189 What Can Go Wrong 197 Chapter 12: Globalization 201 Example Applications 202 Using the Globalization API 204 Currency 206 Date 208 Language and Locale 217 Number 218 What Can Go Wrong 223 Chapter 13: InAppBrowser 225 Example Application 225 Managing an

John M. Wargo has more than twenty years of experience designing and developing enterprise applications with a focus on collaboration and process automation. He has spent the last five years focusing on mobile development and is the author of BlackBerry Development Fundamentals, PhoneGap Essentials, and Apache Cordova 3 Programming (all from Addison-Wesley). He is currently a Product Manager at SAP, focusing on the SAP Mobile Platform. He is the Product Manager for the Kapsel SDK, SAP's suite of enterprise plugins for Apache Cordova and the SAP Fiori Client, a Cordova application available today in the Android and iOS app stores. John's personal blog can be found at www.johnwargo.com.