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How to get the JAR file for sun.misc.BASE64Encoder class?

I have some code in my Activity class that uses sun.misc.BASE64Encoder class. But it is showing java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError : sun.misc.BASE64Encoder. Do I need the jar? Where can I download it from? Answer Don’t use sun.* classes. For Base64 in Android, use its native class or add a library to your p…

Get Android Device Name

How to get Android device name? I am using HTC desire. When I connected it via HTC Sync the software is displaying the Name ‘HTC Smith’ . I would like to fetch this name via code. How is this possible in Android? Answer In order to get Android device name you have to add only a single line of code…

How to change menu item text dynamically in Android

I’m trying to change the title of a menu item from outside of the onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) method. I already do the following; however I’d like to be able to modify the title of a particular menu item outside of this method. Answer As JxDarkAngel suggested, calling this from anywhere i…

How To Check If A Method Exists At Runtime In Java?

How would one go about checking to see if a method exists for a class in Java? Would a try {…} catch {…} statement be good practice? Answer I assume that you want to check the method doSomething(String, Object). You might try this: This will not work, since the method will be resolved at compile-t…