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palerdot
palerdot

Reputation: 7642

Android: How to write SDK specific Code?

I'm new to Android programming. I want to write some custom animation which is supported only in the latest Android 5.0 (API 21). I would like to know what is the best/recommended way to write SDK specific code.

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= SOME_SDK_VERSION) {
   // write api specific code here?
}

Is the above method the right way to do it? For example, if there are multiple SDK specific API calls, should I wrap everything in an above format?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1840

Answers (1)

Karakuri
Karakuri

Reputation: 38595

Yes, you can always do this:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
   // code for Lollipop and later
}

This will work even on pre-Lollipop devices (because the version code is inlined at compile time and SDK_INT is not).

Upvotes: 8

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