To know which application started

[pavan_sistla]

Hi,


I want to know which application is launched i.e. my own application needs the information of application which was started.

How to interfere in b/n OS and App launch.


Thanks,
Pavan.

[macoholic]

The sand box nature of the iPhone Applications prevent info sharing between applications.

To identify when your application is launched looke into the life cycle methods of the application...typically the ones in the app delegate!!

[coulls]

Originally Posted by pavan_sistla

Hi,
I want to know which application is launched i.e. my own application needs the information of application which was started.

A way I'd share information like this would be to use what's called a "Custom Protocol Handler".

Imagine your app is App A, and the second app is App B.
In App A, you register the custom protocol handler "appA://" and look for a component of that Url called "notify" for instance... and when App B starts, it tries to open the URL "appA://notify/appB".

Edit: Look at this for example
http://iphonedevelopertips.com/cocoa...rl-scheme.html

Just watch that if App A is not running, then iOS will launch A and bring it to the front.

Cheers,

Coulls