Requesting an SMS from the inbox folder in Qt
This code snippet demonstrates how to request SMS messages from the device's inbox folder in Qt, using the Qt Mobility Messaging module.
Article Metadata
Tested with
Devices(s): Nokia N97, Nokia N900
Compatibility
Platform(s): S60 5th Edition
Maemo 5
Maemo 5
Article
Keywords: QMessageService, QMessageManager, QMessage, QMessageId
Created: tepaa
(21 May 2010)
Last edited: hamishwillee
(17 Oct 2012)
Contents |
Qt project file
Link the Messaging Qt Mobility module to the project.
CONFIG += mobility
MOBILITY = messaging
Using Messaging requires the ReadDeviceData and WriteDeviceData capabilities from Open Signed Online. For more information, see the User guide: Symbian Signed.
symbian {
TARGET.CAPABILITY = ReadUserData \
WriteUserData \
ReadDeviceData \
WriteDeviceData
}
Header
#include <QtGui/QMainWindow>
#include <QPointer>
#include <QMessageBox>
// QtMobility
#include <qmessage.h>
#include <qmessageservice.h>
#include <qmessagemanager.h>
QTM_USE_NAMESPACE
class qtSnippets : public QMainWindow
{
Q_OBJECT
public:
qtSnippets(QWidget *parent = 0);
~qtSnippets();
// Execute query using filters
void queryMessages();
public slots:
// Listens messagesFound() signal of QMessageService
void messagesFound(const QMessageIdList&);
private:
QPointer<QMessageService> m_service;
QPointer<QMessageManager> m_manager;
};
Source
qtSnippets::qtSnippets(QWidget *parent)
: QMainWindow(parent)
{
// QMessageService class provides the interface
// for requesting messaging service operations
m_service = new QMessageService(this);
QObject::connect(m_service,
SIGNAL(messagesFound(const QMessageIdList&)),
this,
SLOT(messagesFound(const QMessageIdList&)));
// QMessageManager class represents the main interface for storage and
// retrieval of messages, folders and accounts in the system message store
m_manager = new QMessageManager(this);
// Query messages
queryMessages();
}
qtSnippets::~qtSnippets()
{
}
void qtSnippets::queryMessages()
{
// Create filers for query, we query SMS messages
// that exists in the inbox folder
QMessageFilter queryFilter(QMessageFilter::byType(QMessage::Sms) &
QMessageFilter::byStandardFolder(QMessage::InboxFolder));
m_service->queryMessages(queryFilter);
// NOTE: qtSnippets::messagesFound() is called if messages found
}
void qtSnippets::messagesFound(const QMessageIdList &ids)
{
foreach(const QMessageId& id, ids)
{
// Get QMessage
QMessage message = m_manager->message(id);
// Get message string
QString messageString = message.textContent();
// Show to user
QMessageBox::information(this,"Incoming SMS",messageString);
}
}
Postconditions
Existing SMS messages found in the inbox folder.
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