Question

In my blackberry simulator i m running two application at the background now i want to retrive which are the application running in the background.I don’t how to do. Is it possible to show which are the application running in the background.

Answer 1

List and switch visible application

• To list all visible applications use ApplicationManager.getVisibleApplications()
• To bring some application foreground use ApplicationManager.requestForeground(processId)

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Code:

class Scr extends MainScreen {

    ApplicationDescriptor[] mAppDes;

    public Scr() {
        listApplications();
    }

    void listApplications() {
        ApplicationManager appMan = 
            ApplicationManager.getApplicationManager();
        mAppDes = appMan.getVisibleApplications();
        add(new LabelField("Visible Applications:"));
        for (int i = 0; i < mAppDes.length; i++) {
            boolean isFG = appMan.getProcessId(mAppDes[i]) == appMan
                    .getForegroundProcessId();
            String text = (isFG ? "[F]:" : "[B]") + mAppDes[i].getName();
            add(new LabelField(text));
        }
    }

    protected void makeMenu(Menu menu, int instance) {
        super.makeMenu(menu, instance);
        menu.add(refreshApps);
        makeAppMenuItems(menu);
    }

    MenuItem refreshApps = new MenuItem("Refresh", 0, 0) {
        public void run() {
            deleteAll();
            listApplications();
        }
    };

    class AppMenuItem extends MenuItem {
        ApplicationDescriptor mAppDes;
        public AppMenuItem(ApplicationDescriptor appDes) {
            super(appDes.getName(), 100000, 100000);
            mAppDes = appDes;
        }
        public void run() {
            ApplicationManager appMan = ApplicationManager
                    .getApplicationManager();
            int processId = appMan.getProcessId(mAppDes);
            appMan.requestForeground(processId);
        }
    }

    void makeAppMenuItems(Menu menu) {
        for (int i = 0, cnt = mAppDes.length; i < cnt; i++)
            menu.add(new AppMenuItem(mAppDes[i]));
    }
}