Bug? file.writemap b4a and b4i do not generate same file

[imbault]

@Erel ,
in b4a, file.WriteMap, puts #Tue Apr 28 23:22:42 CEST 2015 at first line, then the map lines
in b4i just a map, key = values

The goal was porting a b4a app to b4i, maps files handling in both platform made me crazy, until I get the diffrence

I'm sorry, but I've wasted lot of time, concluding to this issue

For both platform, the file generated should be the same, if you put a # then a date time stamp on b4a, why not on b4i????


Regards

 

[Erel]

Use RandomAccessFile.WriteB4XObject / ReadB4XObject instead.

 

[imbault]

I find a workaround, but it has to be fixed...
Yours
Patrick

 

[Erel]

This is not considered a bug. B4J and B4A WriteMap is based on Java properties files. There is no equivalent feature in iOS.

If you want a cross platform solution then you should use WriteB4XObject which is cross platform and is much more powerful than WriteMap.

 

[imbault]

Right Erel, I didn't think using WriteB4XObject, but anyway, maybe it's not a bug, it's a problem, if your port an B4a app with Maps files embedded to a B4i app, you will have pb...

thx