Archived:Reading IMSI in Qt for Symbian

Article Metadata

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Tested with

Devices(s): Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 3rd Edition, FP1, FP2
S60 5th Edition

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Article

Keywords: XQSysInfo::imsi()

Created: (20 Jun 2009)

Last edited: nayan_trivedi (19 Sep 2009)

Overview

This code snippets shows how to get IMSI number in Qt. The XQSysInfo class provides information about the device. imsi() method of class XQSysInfo return IMSI number.

This snippet requires ReadDeviceData capabilities. Self-signing is not possible because a Developer certificate is needed.

Preconditions

• Download the latest Qt for S60 distribution from Qt.
• Install Qt for S60:Installing Qt on S60
• Check this link for installation guide: How to install the package.
• Go through this article: Getting started with Qt for S60
• Go through this article: How to use Mobile Extension APIs

Headers required

 #include <XQSysInfo>

.pro file

symbian:LIBS += -letel3rdparty \
   -lsysutil \
   -lefsrv \
   -lfeatdiscovery
 
symbian:TARGET.CAPABILITY = ReadDeviceData

Source

XQSysInfo *sysInfo = new XQSysInfo();
/* show IMSI on label */
QLabel *IMSI = new QLabel("IMSI: "+sysInfo->imsi());

Code Example

• The Code Example will show IMSI on screen and is tested on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.