i am new to Titanium and i am have 2 seemingly simple problems while trying to use it for the Android.
1) i am trying to navigate to the next page on click of a button. but instead it is showing me a blank black screen. i know my second page CreateNewMeetup.js
is correct because i tried displaying it as the landing page of my app and it works. my codes are as follows:-
ApplicationWindow.js
...
var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
height:44,
width:'auto',
title:'Create New Meetup',
top:20
});
self.add(button);
button.addEventListener('click', function() {
var newWindow = Ti.UI.createWindow({
url : "/ui/common/CreateNewMeetupWindow.js",
fullscreen: false
});
newWindow.open();
});
return self;
CreateNewMeetupWindow.js
//CreateNewMeetUpView Component Constructor
function CreateNewMeetupWindow() {
var self = Ti.UI.createWindow({
layout : 'vertical',
backgroundColor:'white'
});
var contactsField = Ti.UI.createTextField({
borderStyle : Ti.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
color : '#336699',
width : 400,
height : 60
});
self.add(contactsField);
var locationField = Ti.UI.createTextField({
borderStyle : Ti.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
color : '#336699',
width : 400,
height : 60
});
self.add(locationField);
var lblNotifyMe = Ti.UI.createLabel({
color : 'black',
text : 'Notify me when s/he is',
textAlign : Ti.UI.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT,
width : 'auto',
height : 'auto'
});
self.add(lblNotifyMe);
var btnGo = Ti.UI.createButton({
title : 'Go',
height : 'auto',
width : 100
});
btnGo.addEventListener('click', function() {
// Check console
Ti.API.info('User clicked the button ');
});
self.add(btnGo);
return self;
};
2) after installing the app onto my device, i tried to launch it. the app shows momentarily (about 3 seconds maybe) and then it shuts down by itself. i guess its an app crash? but it works well on the emulator.
Titanium experts please help :$
You can use the following methods in your program to navigate between windows
Method 1
//Your app.js file
var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
height:44,
width:'auto',
title:'Create New Meetup',
top:20
});
self.add(button);
button.addEventListener('click', function() {
//By doing this you're opening a new window
var newWindow = Ti.UI.createWindow({
url : "ui/common/CreateNewMeetupWindow.js",//Provide the correct path here
fullscreen: false
});
newWindow.open();
});
//Your CreateNewMeetupWindow.js file
var newWindow = Ti.UI.currentWindow;
var contactsField = Ti.UI.createTextField({
borderStyle : Ti.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
color : '#336699',
width : 400,
height : 60
});
newWindow.add(contactsField);
//You can add other controls here just like I added the contactsField
Method 2
var button = Ti.UI.createButton({
height:44,
width:'auto',
title:'Create New Meetup',
top:20
});
self.add(button);
button.addEventListener('click', function() {
var window = require('/ui/common/CreateNewMeetupWindow');
var newWindow = new window();
newWindow.open();
});
//Your CreateNewMeetupWindow.js file
function CreateNewMeetupWindow() {
var self = Ti.UI.createWindow({
layout : 'vertical',
backgroundColor:'white'
});
var contactsField = Ti.UI.createTextField({
borderStyle : Ti.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
color : '#336699',
width : 400,
height : 60
});
self.add(contactsField);
//Add other controls here
return self;
}
module.exports = CreateNewMeetupWindow;
You can use any single method from above. Do not mix the methods together.
You can use the following link for references
- http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Titanium.UI.Window-property-url
- http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Global-method-require
For your first problem, you are using the url
property with a CommonJS object. So instead instantiate your window like this:
var newWindow = require("/ui/common/CreateNewMeetupWindow");
newWindow.open();
You would use the url
property if your CreateNewMeetupWindow.js
was not a CommonJS module.
Not sure what your second problem is, check your device logs and crash reports, otherwise there is no way to know what is going on.