Android Question File in Assets logged as Not Being used. [Solved]

[Roger Daley]

Hi All.

In my Apps I have a file called Help.htm [different content of course] in each App it is loaded in to a webview in the same way. Most Apps Log that this file is not used, in one App it is not logged even though I cannot find any difference in how it is handled.
This is not actually causing any problems but is puzzling.

The file "helpfile.htm" is not referenced in the Main Activity or the Manifest.


Thanks in advance Roger



In the Main Activity

Sub HelpSub_Click
    BuzzBeep
    StartActivity(HelpActiv)
End Sub

In Help Activity Load Help file to Webview

#Region  Activity Attributes
    #FullScreen: true
    #IncludeTitle: false
#End Region

Sub Process_Globals
    'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
    'These variables can be accessed from all modules.
    
End Sub

Sub Globals
    'These global variables will be redeclared each time the activity is created.
    'These variables can only be accessed from this module.
    
    Private helpview As WebView

End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    'Do not forget to load the layout file created with the visual designer. For example:
    'Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
    
    Activity.LoadLayout("helplay")
    If Main.InfoFlag = False Then  helpview.LoadURL("file:///android_asset/helpfile.htm")

End Sub

Sub Activity_Resume

End Sub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)

End Sub

 

[drgottjr]

it's just the compiler trying to be "helpful". the file isn't referenced by any code (technically, it is mentioned within a longer string, but that's not the same as, eg, file.readstring(file.dirasset,"helpfile.htm") where there is a direct reference to a resource. at ease, soldier.

 

[Roger Daley]

Thanks for the reply.
I should have said I've been happily ignoring this for years. It is just yesterday I noticed one App was no longer causing the log. Presumably something I did in the last update some time ago.
I ask only as academic interest.

 

[Erel]

helpview.LoadURL("file:///android_asset/helpfile.htm")

Tip: not the correct way to load assets files. It will fail in debug mode. Use XUI.FileUri instead and it will work all modes and on all platforms.

 

[Roger Daley]

Thanks Erel,

It came with the Activity Module, [somewhere on the forums a long time ago] time for me to update.

Regards Roger

 

[Roger Daley]

Erel and all,

All good.

Add XUI library if required and make changes to code shown below, the annoying Log is gone and the HelpFile is displayed as normal.

Regards Roger

Help Activity Module.

#Region  Activity Attributes
    #FullScreen: true
    #IncludeTitle: false
   
#End Region

Sub Process_Globals
    'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
    'These variables can be accessed from all modules.

End Sub

Sub Globals
    'These global variables will be redeclared each time the activity is created.
    'These variables can only be accessed from this module.  
      
    Private xui As XUI                                                        'Add this line
   
    Private helpview As WebView
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    'Do not forget to load the layout file created with the visual designer. For example:
    'Activity.LoadLayout("Layout1")
   
    Activity.LoadLayout("helplay")
'    helpview.LoadURL("file:///android_asset/helpfile.htm")                  'Change this line
    helpview.LoadUrl($"${xui.FileUri(File.DirAssets, "helpfile.htm")}"$)    'to this line
End Sub

Sub Activity_Resume

End Sub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed As Boolean)

End Sub