Android: navigation between screens

Each screen called "Activity"

create a new class that extends from "Activity"
create a new Android XML file to set up the layout

make sure that this new Activity is included in the AndroidManifest.xml.
in eclipse, open the AndroidManifest.xml > Application tab > Application nodes > Add... > Create a new element at top level > Activity.
Name: Browse > select new Activity class created

easier way is to edit the xml manually and add
<activity android:name="{name of new Activity subclass}"></activity>
in the <application> tag.

using Singleton design pattern, data can be passed to next screen.

For example:


public class Apple {
public static int number = 1;
double price = 0.5;
int size = 2;
String color = "red";
public static String name = "Apple";
public static Apple instance;
public void grow()
{
size++;
}
public String getColor()
{
return color;
}
}

in main Activity subclass:

Apple a = new Apple();
Apple.instance = a;

Apple.number++;
// et is editable text UI
Apple.name = et.getText().toString();
a.grow();


// go to next screen
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NextActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);

next Activity subclass:


public class NextActivity extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener{
Button b;
TextView tv;
@Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.next);
        tv = (TextView)this.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        b = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button1);
        tv.setText("Hello, " + Apple.name + ", size: " + Apple.instance.size+ ". number of apple: " + Apple.number);
        b.setOnClickListener(this);
}


public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
// end this activity to go back to prev screen
this.finish();
}
}

  

Android: Hello World, XML, Java

Follow instructions to install Android SDK, Eclipse, ADT plugin
Set up AVD
Start new Android project

in res\layout\main.xml
open it to set up layout.
set id. strange why android makes programmer to add "@+id/" before the id. more memory load for the programmers.

main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World" android:id="@+id/hello_txt"/>

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="123">

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="146dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Press me!" />

</LinearLayout>

HelloActivity.java

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.*;
import android.widget.*;

public class HelloActivity extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener{
TextView tv;
Button b;
EditText et;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        tv = (TextView)this.findViewById(R.id.hello_txt);
        b = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button1);
        et = (EditText) this.findViewById(R.id.editText1);
        b.setOnClickListener(this);
    }
    // implement interface View.OnClickListener method
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
tv.setText("Hello, " + et.getText());
}
}

WP7: XML reading from RSS

WebClient client = new WebClient();
client.OpenReadCompleted += new OpenReadCompletedEventHandler(client_OpenReadCompleted);
client.OpenReadAsync(new Uri("http://www.todayonline.com/RSS/Todayonline", UriKind.Absolute));

void client_OpenReadCompleted(object sender, OpenReadCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(e.Result);
    reader.ReadToFollowing("title");
    // assume there is a textbox named "textBox1"
    textBox1.Text = reader.ReadElementContentAsString() + "\n\n";
}

Windows 7 Mango Training - 8-9 Feb

Silverlight, C# in windows 7 phone
Summary of lessons learnt:

1. same as WPF technology. XAML for layout of UI with CS controlling interactivity and behaviour of app. similar to Flex with MXML and AS 
2. no Console.Writeline(), have to use System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine()
3. Loading and Activating events has 10 sec limit. if exceeded OS will terminate app
4. Loading and Activating event is mutually exclusive
5. NavigationService.Navigate(Uri) to move from one XAML page to another. eg.: NavigationService.Navigate(new Uri("/IntroPage.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute));
6. Dormant and Tombstone states
7. recall x:Name attribute for XAML elements for C# code integration and reference
8. use Blend to create animation (new StoryBoard, record mode. use timeline) and use Visual Studio to call the animation for interactivity. make sure that XAML file is saved before switching to and fro the 2 tools. file can be overwritten if not careful. 
9. Easing in blend for a animation segment is set at the end keyframe. eg.: if bounce easing is to be applied between frame 1 and 2, then easing is to be set in frame 2, instead of 1. unlike Flash.
10. PNG image for App Icon
11. use System.Windows.Threading.DisptacherTimer to perform timer functions instead of Timer due to access restriction of UI across threads
12. To change default XAML for a app, change the WMAppManifest.xml in the project to reflect the xaml page in the DefaultTask element.
13. Touch.FrameReported event (eg.: Touch.FrameReported += new TouchFrameEventHandler(Touch_FrameReported); ) to capture multitouch events on screen. but be careful of the reference point when getting the TouchPoint. Example: TouchPoint pt = e.GetTouchPoints(ContentPanel)[0]; // gets 1st touch with respect to UI Element named "ContentPanel"
14. for network security access issues when debugging app, may have to run Visual Studio as administrator. right click on "Visual Studio ..." > "Run as administrator"
15. personal preference: show line numbers. Tool > Options > check "Show all options" > Text Editor > All languages > Display > check "Line numbers"
16. use WebClient for network HTTP communication
17. System.Net.Socket supported

iOS: Core Data

File > New Project > Empty Application
Select "Core Data" checkbox

".xcdatamodeld" file created in project

select data model file, "Add Entity" at bottom left corner
"Add attributes" using the "+" sign

File > New File > Core Data > NSManagedObject
Select data model, and entity to create the NS managed object
.h and .m created in project

File > New File > UIViewController

AppDelegate.h (add View controller )

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions

{

    self.window = [[[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] autorelease];

    // Override point for customization after application launch.

    self.window.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];

    // ADDED

    StartVC *vc = [[StartVC alloc] initWithNibName:@"StartVC" bundle:nil];

    // ADDED

    self.window.rootViewController = vc;

    // ADDED

    [vc release];

    

    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

    return YES;

}

VC .m

for adding/inserting data 

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

    // Do any additional setup after loading the view from its nib.

    

    AppDelegate *ad = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];

    Property *prop = (Property *)[NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Property" inManagedObjectContext:ad.managedObjectContext];

    prop.name = @"Sengkang";

    prop.seller = @"Beng";

    prop.price = (NSDecimalNumber *)[NSDecimalNumber numberWithInt: 100000];

    prop.address = @"123, Anchorvale #01-01";

    

    NSError *err;

    if(![ad.managedObjectContext save:&err])

        NSLog(@"error %@", [err domain]);

    else

        NSLog(@"Data added");

}

for reading data

// reading

    NSEntityDescription *desc = [NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"Property" inManagedObjectContext:ad.managedObjectContext];

    NSFetchRequest *req = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];

    [req setEntity:desc];

    

    NSArray *obj = [ad.managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:req error:&err];

    

    for(Property *p in obj)

    {

        NSLog(@"-------------");

        NSLog(@"Property name: %@", p.name);

        NSLog(@"Price: %f", p.price.floatValue);

        NSLog(@"Seller: %@", p.seller);

    }

iOS: XML

Download TBXML http://www.tbxml.co.uk

Add "libz.dylib" into project. Project > main directory > Build phases > link Binary with Libraries > "+" > iOS 5.0 - "libz.dylib" > Add

import "TBXML.h"

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    UITextView *tv = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(5, 50, self.view.frame.size.width-10, 300)];

    [self.view addSubview:tv];

    

    // load xml file

    TBXML *fileRead = [[TBXML alloc] initWithXMLFile:@"properties.xml"];

    // get root element "list"

    TBXMLElement *root = fileRead.rootXMLElement;

    

    NSString *str = [[NSString alloc] init];

    

    if(root)

    {

        NSLog(@"has root");

        

        // get first "property" child element from root element

        TBXMLElement *property = [TBXML childElementNamed:@"property" parentElement:root];

        

        while(property)

        {

            NSString *name = [TBXML textForElement:[TBXML childElementNamed:@"name" parentElement:property]];

            NSLog(@"name: %@", name);

            NSString *price = [TBXML textForElement:[TBXML childElementNamed:@"price" parentElement:property]];

            NSString *propertyID = [TBXML valueOfAttributeNamed:@"id" forElement:property];

            NSLog(@"id: %@", propertyID);

            

            // use current element "property" to fetch the next sibling "property"

            property = [TBXML nextSiblingNamed:@"property" searchFromElement:property];

            

            // append to string

            str = [str stringByAppendingFormat:@"%@: %@, $%@\n", propertyID, name, price];

        }

        // show on textview

        [tv setText:str];

    }

    

}

iOS: search bar with table view

// assuming table view is done
VC .h

@interface ViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, UISearchBarDelegate>

{

    // ADDED

    NSMutableArray *tableData;

    NSArray *array;

    NSMutableArray *searchResults;

    

    IBOutlet UITableView *tableView;

}

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *array;

@end

// assuming table view is done

VC .m

// ADDED: to search

- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText

{

    NSLog(@"searching: %@", searchText);

    searchText = [searchText lowercaseString];

    // search for text in array

    if(searchText.length > 0)

    {

        [tableData removeAllObjects];// clear all data

        [searchResults removeAllObjects];

        for (NSString *ostr in array)

        {

            //NSLog(@"looping: %@", str);

            NSString *str = [ostr lowercaseString];

            NSRange range = [str rangeOfString:searchText];

            if(range.location != NSNotFound)

            {

                NSLog(@"matched: %@", searchText);

                [searchResults addObject:ostr];

            }

        }

        //[tableData removeAllObjects];

        [tableData addObjectsFromArray:searchResults];

        [tableView reloadData];

    }

    else

    {

        [tableData removeAllObjects];// clear all data

        [tableData addObjectsFromArray:array];

        [tableView reloadData];

    }

}

- (void)searchBarCancelButtonClicked:(UISearchBar *)searchBar

{

    NSLog(@"Cancel Button Clicked");

    [searchBar resignFirstResponder]; // close keyboard

}

- (void)searchBarSearchButtonClicked:(UISearchBar *)searchBar

{

    NSLog(@"Search Button Clicked");

    [searchBar resignFirstResponder]; // close keyboard

}

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    tableView.delegate = self;

    tableView.dataSource = self;

    

    // ADDED

    self.array = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"Beng", @"Seng", @"Lian", @"Beng2", @"Seng2", @"Lian2", nil];

    // must alloc and init. strange. cannot use arrayWithArray

    tableData = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; //[NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:self.array];

    searchResults = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];//[NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:self.array];

    [tableData addObjectsFromArray:self.array];

    

    UISearchBar *searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, tableView.frame.size.width,  0)];

    [searchBar sizeToFit];

    searchBar.delegate = self;

    [searchBar setShowsCancelButton:YES animated:YES];

    //[searchBar showsSearchResultsButton];

    [self.view addSubview:searchBar];

    

    // place tableview just below search bar. else, the first row of the table view will be hidden behind search bar

    // hence adjust the y and height in the (x,y,w,h) of the table view's frame

    [tableView setFrame:CGRectMake(0, searchBar.frame.size.height, tableView.frame.size.width, tableView.frame.size.height - searchBar.frame.size.height)];

}

iOS: Table View

// in table view controller .h

@interface ViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource>

{

    // ADDED

    NSArray *array;

    IBOutlet UITableView *tableView;

}

@property (nonatomic, retain) NSArray *array;

@end

// in table view controller .m

@implementation ViewController

@synthesize array;

// ADDED: method to handle table cell click

-(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath

{

    NSLog(@"click cell: %i", indexPath.row);

    // show another VC

    AboutVC *avc = [[AboutVC alloc] initWithNibName:@"AboutVC" bundle:nil];

    [self.view addSubview:avc.view];

}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {

    return [self.array count];

}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    static NSString *MyIdentifier = @"MyIdentifier";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:MyIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {

        cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:MyIdentifier] autorelease];

    }

    // ADDED

    cell.textLabel.text = [self.array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]; // text label of the cell

    cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"myimage.gif"]; // image on the left

    cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDetailDisclosureButton; // show a '>' button

    // end 

    

    return cell;

}

- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning

{

    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];

    // Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.

}

#pragma mark - View lifecycle

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    tableView.delegate = self;

    tableView.dataSource = self;

    

    // ADDED

    self.array = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"Beng", @"Seng", @"Lian", nil];

}

iOS: UITabBarController

// in root view controller .m

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    UITabBarController *tbc = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];

    

    // create VC instances

    AboutVC *avc = [[AboutVC alloc] initWithNibName:@"AboutVC" bundle:nil];

    ContactVC *cvc = [[ContactVC alloc] initWithNibName:@"ContactVC" bundle:nil];

    

    // set tab bar properties if necessary. use system defined tab if necessary

    UITabBarItem *tbitem = [[UITabBarItem alloc] initWithTabBarSystemItem:UITabBarSystemItemFavorites tag:1];

    // link VC to this tab bar item

    [cvc setTabBarItem:tbitem];

    

    // interesting that if title is set in VC, it overrides the title here

    UITabBarItem *tbitem2 = [[UITabBarItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Hmm" image:[UIImage imageNamed:@"myimage.gif"] tag:2];

    // link VC to this tab bar item

    [avc setTabBarItem:tbitem2];

    

    // create array storing all the VCs

    NSArray *arr = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:avc, cvc, nil] ;

    

    // link array to tab bar controller. if title is set in VC, it will show in tab bar

    [tbc setViewControllers:arr];

    

    // set the view bounds of tab bar

    [tbc.view setFrame:self.view.bounds];

    

    // add tab bar to current view

    [self.view addSubview:tbc.view];

}

iOS: UINavigationController

// in app delegate .m

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions

{

    self.window = [[[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] autorelease];

    // Override point for customization after application launch.

    self.viewController = [[[ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"ViewController" bundle:nil] autorelease];

    

    //NEW - start

    UINavigationController *nc = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:self.viewController];

    self.window.rootViewController = nc;

    [nc release];

    // end

    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

    return YES;

}

// in viewcontroller .m ; assume IBAction to a button to click to go to another VC

-(IBAction) m1:(id)sender

{

    NSLog(@"about us");
    // NEW: create VC instance and push into nav controller

    AboutVC *about = [[AboutVC alloc] initWithNibName:@"AboutVC" bundle:nil];

    [self.navigationController pushViewController:about animated:YES];

}

// in AboutVC.m

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

    // Do any additional setup after loading the view from its nib.
    // NEW: set title on title bar of nav controller

    [self setTitle:@"About Us"];

}

iOS: Delegates

it works like an interface
Example:

@interface myVC:UIViewController <UIWebViewDelegate>
{
}
@end

// assume webViewToLoad IBOutlet
[webViewToLoad setDelegate:self];

// implement methods of delegate
-void webViewDidStartLoad: (UIWebView *) webview
{
  NSLog(@"started loading...");
}

-void webViewDidFinishLoad: (UIWebView *) webview

{

  NSLog(@"finished loading...");

}

iOS: Memory management

retain - increment reference count by 1
release - decrement by 1
retainCount - reference count
autorelease

tool
xcode > product > analyze

iOS: UIWebView

Assuming that IBOutlet urlTxtField and webViewToLoad
NSString *urlToLoad = [NSString stringWithString : @"http://www.google.com"];
[self.webViewToLoad loadRequest : [NSURLRequest requestWithURL : [NSURL URLWithString : urlToLoad]]];
[urlTxtField setText : urlToLoad];

// assume button IBAction
[urlTxtField resignFirstResponder]; //dismiss keyboard
[self.webViewToLoad loadRequest : [NSURLRequest requestWithURL : [NSURL URLWithString : urlTxtField.text]]];

iOS: View Programming

Eg.:

UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
CGRect bounds = CGRectMake(10, 20, 300, 200);
[label setText:@"This is a label"]; // put some text, if not, nothing seen on screen
[label setFrame:bounds];
[self.view addSubview:label];

// loading image

UIImage *img = [UIImage imageNamed:@"image.jpg"];    

UIImageView *imgView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:img];

// add to view with the same steps as above

...

// set color

[self.view setBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:0.1 green:0.7 blue:0.3 alpha:1]];

Note:

UIButton has a class method to create a button. [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect]

To programmatically add an action to a button, use addTarget:action:forControlEvents: of the UIControl

Example:

[button addTarget:self action:@selector(btnPressed:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

...

-(void) btnPressed:(id) sender
{
   UIButton *btn = (UIButton *) sender;
   if([btn.titleLabel.text isEqual:@"button label"])
   {
      // code to do something
   }
}

// to remove
[self.view removeFromSuperview];

To load and display a ViewController from XIB file

Screen01ViewController.m

Screen02ViewController *next = [[Screen02ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"Screen02ViewController" bundle:nil];    

[self.view addSubview:next.view]; // will put the new view on top of this current view

...

Screen02ViewController.m

[self.view removeFromSuperview]; // if you are done with this view and wants to close it

iOS: more basics

Random numbers
random() // gives you 0-(2^31-1)
to generate random number from 0 to 9: random() % 10
3 to 18: random() % ( 18-3 +1) + 3

if need numeric pad for textfield, interface builder > text input trait > num pad

Timer
NSTimer
[NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:0.5 /* seconds */ invocation: invocation repeats:YES]

NSDate
NSDate *now = [[NSDate alloc] init];
[date2 timeIntervalSinceDate:date1]; returns seconds
[date1 release];

iOS basics

- Variables: int, float, double
- Operators: +, -, *, /, %
- Conditional statements: if-else, switch-case
- Loops: for, while, do-while
- printf() function
- viewDidLoad event


Example:
int i = 1;
float f = 2.3;
printf("This is a string with integer: %d and a floating point number: %f", i, f);
NSLog(@"This is a string with integer: %d and a floating point number: %f", i, f);


Constants:
.h
extern const int MY_NUMBER;
.m
const int MY_NUMBER = 123;


Outlets
in .h
UITextField *tf;
@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITextField *tf;

in .m
@synthesize tf;
tf.text = @"Hello textfield";

in .xib
Reload class files, if necessary
File's Owner > Ctrl+Click and drag to textfield in "View" > New reference (outlet)

Actions
in .h
-(IBAction) whatToDoWhenButtonClicked:(id)sender;

in .m
-(IBAction) whatToDoWhenButtonClicked:(id)sender {
// do what ever
tf.text = @"button clicked";
}

in .xib
Reload class files, if necessary
Ctrl+click button in "View" and drag to "File's Owner" > "whatToDoWhenButtonClicked" (Action) TouchUpInside

NSString
NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"string %@ with %d and %f", someWords, i, f]
float f = [str floatValue]
int i = [str intValue]


Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
@interface
@property
@implementation
@synchronise
@end
methods

---

Creating a custom class, MyClass

1. MyClass.h
   @interface MyClass : NSObject {
      float myfloat;
      int myint;
   }
   @property float myfloat;
   @property int myint;
   -(void) myMethodWithParameter:(float) param1
   @end
2. MyClass.m
   #import "MyClass.m"
   @implementation MyClass
   @synthesize myfloat;
   @synthesize myint;
   -(void) myMethodWithParameter:(float) param1
   {
      NSLog(@"this is my method with %f", param1);
   }
   @end

Instantiation of an object and using the object

MyClass *myObject = [MyClass alloc];
[myObject init]; // or [[MyClass alloc] init];
[myObject myMethodWithParameter:4.5];
[myObject release];

---

NSNumber
NSNumber *fNum = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:12.3];
float f = [fNum floatValue];
NSString *str = [fNum stringValue];
NSNumber reference

NSArray & NSMutableArray
NSArray *names01 = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"Beng", @"Siti", @"Dinesh"];
NSMutableArray *names02 = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects: @"Beng", @"Siti", @"Dinesh"];
int number = [names01 count];
NSString *firstName = [names01 objectAtIndex:0];
OR for fast enumeration
for(NSString *n in names01)
{
NSLog(@"The name is %@", n);
}

HTML5 + Javascript

few lessons learnt:

1. <script /> is not valid. must use closing tag </script>
2. made a simple mistake and debug like crazy:
   canvas = document.getElementById("test");
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
context.fillStyle("#FF0000"); //SHOULD have been context.fillStyle = "#FF0000";
context.fillRect( 10, 20, 100, 50);
   More canvas reference: http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_ref_canvas.asp
3. must use addEventListener for mouse input: canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", mDown, false);
4. cannot get mouse (x,y) relative to canvas top left (0,0) so must manually calculate:
   var mouseX = (e.pageX -canvas.offsetLeft );
var mouseY = (e.pageY -canvas.offsetTop);
5. OOP
   function A() // create a class
{
this.v = 1; // fields or variables
this.name = "haha";
}
A.prototype.constructor = A;
A.prototype.m1 = function(){ // methods
this.v++;
}
A.prototype.m2 = function(){
this.v+=10;
}
// new class

B.prototype = new A();

B.prototype.constructor = B;

function B(){

  A.call(this); // call super class constructor if necessary

  this.x = 2;

}

B.prototype.m2 = function()

{

  A.prototype.m2.call(this); // call super class method if necessary

  // do additional stuff

}

var b = new B(); // create instance. BUT instantiation MUST be after the class declaration. debugged for a long time.

Flash player 11 + Flash builder 4.5 + Flash CS5

Finally managed to get flash builder 4.5 to publish SWF for flash player 11. 

specifically using Stage3D

1. Download the PlayerGlobal SWC and debugger player from http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
2. go to flash builder installation path: "Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\sdks\4.5.1\frameworks\libs\player"
3. create a new folder "11.0"
4. copy the SWC into this folder. 
5. install the debugger player for your browser
6. Create a new ActionScript project
7. Go to project properties > Flash Player version > 11.0.0
8. Add "-swf-version=13" under Compiler Arguments
9. Add code. eg.: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display3D/Context3D.html#drawTriangles() 
10. Run the application. 

should work now.

for Flash CS5

1. Do the same as above for step 1
2. go to flash cs5 installation path: "\Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0"
3. create a new folder "FP11"
4. copy the SWC into this new folder
5. go to: "Adobe Flash CS5\Common\Configuration\Players" folder
6. copy the old "FlashPlayer10_1.xml" to paste as a new "FlashPlayer11.xml"
7. Edit the XML using NotePad
   Change the following:
   'player id="FlashPlayer11" version="13" asversion="3"'
   '<name>Flash Player 11</name>'
   'as3="$(AppConfig)/ActionScript 3.0/FP11/playerglobal.swc" '
8. Save and close the XML. 
9. Go to folder: "Adobe Flash CS5\Players\Debug"
10. copy the debugger EXE into this folder. change the original FlashPlayerDebugger.exe to  FlashPlayerDebugger_OLD.exe and change the name of the copied EXE to  FlashPlayerDebugger.exe 
11. Close Flash CS5 and restart. 
12. Create a new Actionscript 3 FLA.
13. In Profiles > Version > Flash Player 11
14. Change rendering to "Direct"
15. Run the movie by using the Debug movie. Ctrl+shift+enter

Android phone: cannot send sms & make outgoing call

What an experience i have with an Android phone. Samsung Nexus S in particular.
1) cannot charge to 100%. had switched batt and sent to change motherboard. known problem in forums
2) found out later that this is different from Google Nexus S with AMOLED display
3) battery drains pretty fast, comparing to previous experience with iPhone 3G
4) recent encounters: SMS cannot be sent out and cannot make outgoing call when 3G data network is switched on. when switched to GPRS, it's ok. changed SIM card, sent phone for change of motherboard, still same problem. finally saw one suggestion in forums, clear data for the stock "Dialler" and "Messaging" apps. been working well so far.
Steps: Settings > Applications > Manage applications > All > "Dialler" AND "Messaging" > Clear Data

Afternote: the above does not solve the problem with 3G and SMS and voice calls (item 4). in the end, have to wait til M1 and Samsung to resolve this issue from their side. I'm just glad this saga is over and hope that it is the last of this phone. enough of bad experience.