Send MMS using Qt Mobility

ID		Creation date	28th Mar 2010
Platform	S60 5th Edition	Tested on devices	Nokia N97 Mini
Category	Qt	Subcategory	Qt Mobility API

Keywords (APIs, classes, methods, functions): QMessageService

Overview

Send MMS using Qt Mobility messaging API

Project configuration file (.Pro file)

• Add the Qt Mobility project configuration option in the .Pro file as shown below

CONFIG += mobility
MOBILITY += messaging

Header File

#include <qmessage.h>
#include <qmessageservice.h>
 
public slots:
    // QMessageService
    void stateChanged(QMessageService::State s);
private:
    bool sendMMS(QString picturePath, QString phoneNumber);   
private:
    QMessageService* m_service;

Source File

    m_service = new QMessageService(this);    
    connect(m_service, SIGNAL(stateChanged(QMessageService::State)), this, SLOT(stateChanged(QMessageService::State)));

bool QtMMS::sendMMS(QString picturePath, QString phoneNumber) {
    // Send MMS
    QMessage message;
    message.setType(QMessage::Mms);
 
    message.setTo(QMessageAddress(QMessageAddress::Phone, phoneNumber));
 
    QStringList paths;
    paths << picturePath;
    message.appendAttachments(paths);
 
    return m_service->send(message);
    }

void QtMMS::stateChanged(QMessageService::State error) {
    if (error == QMessageService::FinishedState) {
        QMessageBox::information(this, "MMS", "Message sent");
        }
    else if (error == QMessageService::CanceledState) {
        QMessageBox::warning(this, "MMS", "Sending message failed");
        }
    }

Classes

• QMessageService

Reference links

• Read and Send messages in Qt for Symbian
• Delete messages using Qt Mobility API in Qt for Symbian
• Qt - cross-platform application and UI framework
• Qt Mobility API
• New Qt APIs Beta - Mobility Project
• SDK help

--skumar_rao 09:10, 28 March 2010 (UTC)