Class PackageManager

Definition

Namespace:: Tizen.Applications

Assembly:: Tizen.Applications.PackageManager.dll

API Level:: 3

PackageManager class. This class has the methods and events of the PackageManager.


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public static class PackageManager

Inheritance: Object

PackageManager

Remarks

The package manager is one of the core modules of the Tizen application framework and responsible for getting their information. You can also retrieve information related to the packages that are installed on the device.

Methods

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ClearAllCacheDirectory()

Clears all the application's internal and external cache directories.

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public static void ClearAllCacheDirectory()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OutOfMemoryException	Thrown when there is not enough memory to continue the execution of the method.
IOException	Thrown when the method fails due to an internal IO error.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.
SystemException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal system error.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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ClearCacheDirectory(String)

Clears the application's internal and external cache directories.

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public static void ClearCacheDirectory(string packageId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OutOfMemoryException	Thrown when there is not enough memory to continue the execution of the method.
IOException	Thrown when the method fails due to an internal I/O error.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.
SystemException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal system error.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.clearcache

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ClearDataDirectory(String)

Clears the application's internal and external data directories.

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public static void ClearDataDirectory(string packageId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package.

Remarks

All files under data, shared/data, and shared/trusted in the internal storage are removed. And, if the external storage exists, then all files under data and shared/trusted in the external storage are removed.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
OutOfMemoryException	Thrown when there is not enough memory to continue the execution of the method.
IOException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal IO error.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.
SystemException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal system error.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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CompareCertInfo(String, String)

Compares the certificate of the two packages.

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public static CertCompareResultType CompareCertInfo(string lhsPackageId, string rhsPackageId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	lhsPackageId	Package ID to compare.
String	rhsPackageId	Package ID to be compared.

Returns

Type	Description
CertCompareResultType	Returns certificate comparison result.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
IOException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal I/O error.

API Level: 3

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CompareCertInfoByApplicationId(String, String)

Compares the certificate of the two packages which contain each given application ID.

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public static CertCompareResultType CompareCertInfoByApplicationId(string lhsApplicationId, string rhsApplicationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	lhsApplicationId	Application ID to compare.
String	rhsApplicationId	Application ID to be compared.

Returns

Type	Description
CertCompareResultType	Returns certificate comparison result.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
IOException	Thrown when the method failed due to an internal I/O error.

API Level: 3

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GetPackage(String)

Gets the package information for the given package.

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public static Package GetPackage(string packageId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	The ID of the package.

Returns

Type	Description
Package	Returns the package information for the given package ID.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
OutOfMemoryException	Thrown when there is not enough memory to continue the execution of the method.
IOException	Thrown when the method fails due to an internal I/O error.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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GetPackageArchive(String)

Gets the package archive's information for the given archive path.

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public static PackageArchive GetPackageArchive(string archivePath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	archivePath	The path of the package archive.

Returns

Type	Description
PackageArchive	Returns the package archive information for the given archive path.

Remarks

Regular 3rd party apps do not need to use this API

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
IOException	Thrown when the method fails due to an internal I/O error.

API Level: 6

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GetPackageIdByApplicationId(String)

Gets the package ID for the given application ID.

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public static string GetPackageIdByApplicationId(string applicationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	applicationId	The ID of the application.

Returns

Type	Description
String	Returns the ID of the package.

Remarks

It returns null if the input is null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when input application ID does not exist.
OutOfMemoryException	Thrown when there is not enough memory to continue the execution of the method.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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GetPackages()

Retrieves the package information of all installed packages.

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public static IEnumerable<Package> GetPackages()

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Package>	Returns the list of packages.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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GetPackages(PackageFilter)

Retrieves the package information of all the installed packages satisfying the filter conditions.

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public static IEnumerable<Package> GetPackages(PackageFilter filter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PackageFilter	filter	Optional - package filters.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Package>	Returns the list of packages.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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GetPermissionTypeByApplicationId(String)

Gets the permission type of the package which has a given application ID.

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public static PermissionType GetPermissionTypeByApplicationId(string applicationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	applicationId	ID of the application.

Returns

Type	Description
PermissionType	Returns the permission type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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GetTotalSizeInformationAsync()

Gets the total package size information.

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public static Task<PackageSizeInformation> GetTotalSizeInformationAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Task<PackageSizeInformation>	Returns the total package size information asynchronously.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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Install(List<String>, InstallationMode)

Installs the packages located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(List<string> packagePaths, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
List<String>	packagePaths	Absolute paths for the package to be installed.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 8

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(List<String>, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback, InstallationMode)

Installs the packages located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(List<string> packagePaths, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
List<String>	packagePaths	Absolute paths for the package to be installed.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 8

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, String, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, string expansionPackagePath, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
String	expansionPackagePath	Absolute path for the expansion package to be installed.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, String, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, string expansionPackagePath, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
String	expansionPackagePath	Absolute path for the expansion package to be installed.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, String, PackageType, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, string expansionPackagePath, PackageType type, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
String	expansionPackagePath	Absolute path for the expansion package to be installed.
PackageType	type	Package type for the package to be installed.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, String, PackageType, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, string expansionPackagePath, PackageType type, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
String	expansionPackagePath	Absolute path for the expansion package to be installed.
PackageType	type	Package type for the package to be installed.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the installation request is successful, otherwise false.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of the installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, PackageType, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, PackageType type, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
PackageType	type	Package type for the package to be installed.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Install(String, PackageType, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback, InstallationMode)

Installs the package located at the given path.

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public static bool Install(string packagePath, PackageType type, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback, InstallationMode installMode = InstallationMode.Normal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packagePath	Absolute path for the package to be installed.
PackageType	type	Package type for the package to be installed.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.
InstallationMode	installMode	Optional parameter to indicate special installation mode.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if installation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for installation is successful. To check the result of installation, the caller should check the progress using the InstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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IsPreloadPackageByApplicationId(String)

Gets the package's preload attribute which contains a given application ID.

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public static bool IsPreloadPackageByApplicationId(string applicationId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	applicationId	ID of the application.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the package is preloaded, otherwise false.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown when the failed input package ID is invalid.
UnauthorizedAccessException	Thrown when an application does not have the privilege to access this method.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.info

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Move(String, PackageType, StorageType)

Moves the package to the given storage.

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public static bool Move(string packageId, PackageType type, StorageType newStorage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be moved.
PackageType	type	Optional - Package type for the package to be moved.
StorageType	newStorage	Storage package should be moved to.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the move request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for move is successful. To check the result of move, the caller should check the progress using the MoveProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Move(String, PackageType, StorageType, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback)

Moves the package to the given storage.

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public static bool Move(string packageId, PackageType type, StorageType newStorage, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be moved.
PackageType	type	Optional - Package type for the package to be moved.
StorageType	newStorage	Storage, package should be moved to.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	Optional - The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if move request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for move is successful. To check the result of move, the caller should check the progress using the MoveProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Move(String, StorageType)

Moves the package to the given storage.

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public static bool Move(string packageId, StorageType newStorage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be moved.
StorageType	newStorage	Storage package should be moved to.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the move request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for move is successful. To check the result of move, the caller should check the progress using the MoveProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Move(String, StorageType, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback)

Moves the package to the given storage.

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public static bool Move(string packageId, StorageType newStorage, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be moved.
StorageType	newStorage	Storage package should be moved to.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	Optional - The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if move request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for move is successful. To check the result of move, the caller should check the progress using the MoveProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Uninstall(String)

Uninstalls the package with the given name.

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public static bool Uninstall(string packageId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be uninstalled.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the uninstallation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for uninstallation is successful. To check the result of uninstallation, the caller should check the progress using the UninstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Uninstall(String, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback)

Uninstalls the package with the given name.

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public static bool Uninstall(string packageId, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be uninstalled.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	Optional - The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the uninstallation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for uninstallation is successful. To check the result of uninstallation, the caller should check the progress using the UninstallProgressChanged event or eventCallback.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Uninstall(String, PackageType)

Uninstalls package with the given names.

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public static bool Uninstall(string packageId, PackageType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be uninstalled.
PackageType	type	Optional - Package type for the package to be uninstalled.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the uninstallation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

The 'true' means that the request for uninstallation is successful. To check the result of uninstallation, the caller should check the progress using the UninstallProgressChanged event.

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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Uninstall(String, PackageType, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback)

Uninstalls the package with the given name.

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public static bool Uninstall(string packageId, PackageType type, PackageManager.RequestEventCallback eventCallback)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	packageId	ID of the package to be uninstalled
PackageType	type	Optional - Package type for the package to be uninstalled.
PackageManager.RequestEventCallback	eventCallback	Optional - The event callback will be invoked only for the current request.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns true if the uninstallation request is successful, false otherwise.

Remarks

API Level: 3

Privilege Level: platform

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/packagemanager.admin

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ClearDataProgressChanged

ClearDataProgressChanged event. This event occurs when data directories are cleared in the given package.

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public static event EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs> ClearDataProgressChanged

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs>

API Level: 3

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InstallProgressChanged

InstallProgressChanged event. This event occurs when a package is getting installed and the progress of the request to the package manager is changed.

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public static event EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs> InstallProgressChanged

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs>

API Level: 3

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MoveProgressChanged

MoveProgressChanged event. This event occurs when a package is getting moved and the progress of the request to the package manager is changed.

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public static event EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs> MoveProgressChanged

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs>

API Level: 3

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UninstallProgressChanged

UninstallProgressChanged event. This event occurs when a package is getting uninstalled and the progress of the request to the package manager is changed.

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public static event EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs> UninstallProgressChanged

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs>

API Level: 3

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UpdateProgressChanged

UpdateProgressChanged event. This event occurs when a package is getting updated and the progress of the request to the package manager is changed.

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public static event EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs> UpdateProgressChanged

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<PackageManagerEventArgs>