For my 3rd year project at SLIIT, we used WPF to develop the software. Once we wanated to get the selected part of the WPF current form as a image to be save in a separate locatioin. In WPF, the controls to handels the form is different than the normal winforms. So after searching hours in the internet, i came up with a solution.

Example output


WPF code

private void button5_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

    {
        Image b = null;
        int w = (int)this.Width;
        int h = (int)this.Height;
        System.Drawing.Size sz = new System.Drawing.Size((int)ActualWidth, 

       (int)ActualHeight);
        System.Drawing.Point loc = new System.Drawing.Point((int)Left, (int)Top);
        Hide();
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

 
        using (b = new Bitmap(w, h))
        {
            using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(b))
            {
                g.CopyFromScreen(loc, new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0), sz);
            }

            Image x = new Bitmap(b);

            ImageBrush myBrush = new ImageBrush();
            x.Save(@"C:\Users\Dell\Desktop\testImg.jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
            myBrush.ImageSource = new BitmapImage(new Uri(@"C:\Users\Dell\Desktop\testImg.jpeg", 

            UriKind.Absolute));
            this.Background = myBrush;

        }
        Show();
    }

As replica phone are present in the market that looks similar to the original phone, to check whether your phone is original or fake there are two ways of checking it. These methods will help you a lot while buying a used cell phone.

First Check the following Features :

• Be careful about the spellings For example, Soniericsson, Nokla and Samsung
• Warranties:  Always insist on 12 months warranty certificate from the handset manufacturers; Never an oral agreement with the seller. Fake phones come with a shorter warranty periods since counterfeiters cannot guarantee it will last so long
• Check for performance of the handset: Some people carry their phones home without testing it first. Some dealers encourage this, knowing the handset is fake. As you check it out, you may notice some points of low performance such as memory which is smaller or poor quality photos.
• Appearances: like dull colors , Fake logos,built quality difference in weight, screen size, location of buttons and battery, quality of printing and paint finish, added or missing functions, quality control stickers and holograms and an overall lack of quality.
• The other method is checking Phones quality through 15 digit IMEI code :
• Dial *#06#

IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It is a 15-digit number and may be found in the packet of the mobile phone. It may also be found by removing the back cover and it may be placed on the battery sticker.
The number might be as below:
3 6 9 3 9 5 0 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 8

Now look at the 7th and 8th digit. These two digits will ensure your phone’s quality!

• If the seventh and eighth digits are 00 this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in Original Factory which ensures the best quality.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 01 or 10 this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in Finland which is high quality.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 13 this indicates your cell phone is assembled in Azerbaijan which is too bad. And it is also dangerous for health!
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 02 or 20 this indicates your cell phone is assembled in Emirates which is very poor quality. (NB: Some Indian sets have this number)
• If the seventh and eighth digits are either 03/30 04/40, this indicates your phone is made in China but its quality is good. But not good either as 00, 01 or 10.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 05 or 50 this indicates your cell phone is manufactured either in Brazil or USA or Finland.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 06 or 60 this indicates your cell phone is manufactured either in Hong Kong, or China or Mexico.
• If the seventh and eighth digits are 08 or 80 this indicates your cell phone is manufactured in Germany which is fair quality.

This will help you to pick the good one. Try it. But, remember, these tips may not work with the Sony Erickson Mobile Phone.
Though the above information has been collected from very reliable sources, 1 or 2 of them may slightly vary.

I recently wanted to call a method after some time for my project. What i rally wanted was, i have already created a splash screen for my app. And then after 5seconds or so i wanted to remain it in active and start another activity.( in fact MainActivity).

public void DoSomething()
{
     //do something here
}

IOS Approach For This Problem

Ex: In ios you will find a method called to do this task easilty

[self performSelector:@selector(DoSomething) withObject:nil afterDelay:5];

In Android what would be the best way to achieve this

I achieved this using java.util.concurrent package.

Here is the code

private static final ScheduledExecutorService worker = 
  Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();

void someMethod() {
 
  Runnable task = new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
      /* Do something… */
    }
  };
  worker.schedule(task, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
  ⋮
}

Note:

1. worker.schedule(task, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS); 

   Here i have set the delay to 5 seconds. 

2. /* Do something… */

   Insert your code to be run there after the given time exceeds.   

Android Hello World Example

When you create a new project, by default Google has included hello world code for you. But what happens behind the code is the important part.
 

1. Install Android SDK
2. Install ADT Eclipse plugin
3. Create an Android Virtual Device (AVD)
4. Create Android Project with Eclipse (Wizard)
5. Code it…
6. Start it in Android Virtual Device (AVD)

Android Developer Guide