libgdx - determining which platform is running

Question

I have a core project that is converted to 5 different platforms. I need to change some parameters depending the platform that is running. For example if it's android I need to change the ip to the emulator localhost 10.0.0.2 and more.

I tried to determine this using the following answer In Java, is it possible to know whether a class has already been loaded?

but the invoking of any (even non existent) class returned true.

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '14 at 15:16

Application.getType() method returns the platform the app is currently running on:

switch (Gdx.app.getType()) {
    case ApplicationType.Android:
        // android specific code
        break;
    case ApplicationType.Desktop:
        // desktop specific code
        break;
    case ApplicationType.WebGl:
        // HTML5 specific code
        break;
    case ApplicationType.iOS:
        //iOS specific code
        break;
     case ApplicationType.HeadlessDesktop:
        //Headless desktop specific code
        break;
     case ApplicationType.Applet:
        //Applet specific code
        break;
    default:
        // Other platforms specific code
}

On Android, one can also query the Android version the application is currently running on:

int androidVersion = Gdx.app.getVersion();

Here is the official docs on the Application#ApplicationType Enum

iOS simulator returns nothing. – Oliver Dixon Jan 09 '15 at 10:12 — Oliver Dixon, Jan 09 '15 at 10:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '14 at 14:46

1

You could use

Application#getType()

it will return one of the following outputs: Android, Applet, Desktop, iOS or WebGL.

answered Jul 28 '14 at 14:46

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