Notification API

Methods

post

Posts a notification to display.

void post(Notification notification);

Since: 2.3.1

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Parameters:

• notification: A notification to post.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type InvalidValuesError, if any of the input parameters contain an invalid value.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method or the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type TypeMismatchError, if any input parameter is not compatible with the expected type for that parameter.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  var appControl = new tizen.ApplicationControl(
      "http://tizen.org/appcontrol/operation/view", null, "image/jpg", null);

  var notificationGroupDict =
  {
    content: "This is a simple user notification.",
    actions: {soundPath: "music/Over the horizon.mp3", vibration: true, appControl: appControl}
  };

  /* Constructs and posts the simple user notification. */
  var notification =
      new tizen.UserNotification("SIMPLE", "User notification", notificationGroupDict);
  tizen.notification.post(notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

Code example:

try
{
  var notificationGroupDict =
  {
    content: "This is a thumbnail user notification.",
    thumbnails: {thumbnailIconPath: "images/thumbnail.jpg"}
  };

  /* Constructs and posts the thumbnail user notification. */
  var notification =
      new tizen.UserNotification("THUMBNAIL", "User notification", notificationGroupDict);
  tizen.notification.post(notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

Code example:

try
{
  var notificationGroupDict =
  {
    content: "This is an ongoing user notification.",
    images: {iconPath: "images/simple_icon.jpg"}
  };

  /* Constructs and posts the ongoing user notification. */
  var notification =
      new tizen.UserNotification("ONGOING", "User notification", notificationGroupDict);
  tizen.notification.post(notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

Code example:

try
{
  var notificationGroupDict =
  {
    content: "This is a progress user notification.",
    textContents: {progressValue: 20},
    actions: {soundPath: "music/Over the horizon.mp3", vibration: false}
  };

  /* Constructs and posts the progress user notification. */
  var notification =
      new tizen.UserNotification("PROGRESS", "User notification", notificationGroupDict);
  tizen.notification.post(notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

update

Updates a previously posted notification.

void update(Notification notification);

Since: 2.3.1

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Parameters:

• notification: A notification to update.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type InvalidValuesError, if any of the input parameters contain an invalid value.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method or the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type TypeMismatchError, if any input parameter is not compatible with the expected type for that parameter.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  /* Uses a variable for the previously posted notification. */
  notification.content = "My notification";
  tizen.notification.update(notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

remove

Removes a previously posted notification.

void remove(NotificationId id);

Since: 2.3.1

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Parameters:

• id: A previously posted notification ID to remove.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type NotFoundError, if NotificationId is not found in the previously posted notification.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method.

  • with error type TypeMismatchError, if any input parameter is not compatible with the expected type for that parameter.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  /* Uses a variable for the previously posted notification. */
  tizen.notification.remove(notification.id);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

removeAll

Removes all notifications that have been posted by the current application.

void removeAll();

Since: 2.3.1

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  tizen.notification.removeAll();
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

get

Gets a notification that has previously been posted by the current application. Note that the obtained notification's progressType is PERCENTAGE

Deprecated. Deprecated since 4.0. Use getNotification instead.

Notification get(NotificationId id);

Since: 2.3.1

Remark: This method is designed to return old-style notification.

Parameters:

• id: A previously posted notification ID.

Return value:

Notification: Notification posted previously by the current application.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type NotFoundError, if NotificationId is not found in the previously posted notifications.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  /* Uses a variable for the previously posted notification. */
  /* Saves the notification ID for future use. */
  var myId = notification.id;

  var myNotification = tizen.notification.get(myId);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

getNotification

Gets a notification that has previously been posted by the current application. Note that the obtained notification's progressType is PERCENTAGE.

Notification getNotification(NotificationId id);

Since: 4.0

Remark: This method is designed to return new representation of a notification.

Parameters:

• id: A previously posted notification ID.

Return value:

Notification: Notification previously been posted by the current application.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type NotFoundError, if NotificationId is not found in the previously posted notifications.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type AbortError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  /* Uses a variable for the previously posted notification. */
  /* Saves the notification ID for future use. */
  var myId = notification.id;

  var myNotification = tizen.notification.getNotification(myId);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

getAll

Gets all notifications that have previously been posted by the current application. Note that the obtained notification's progressType is PERCENTAGE

Deprecated. Deprecated since 4.0. Use getAllNotifications instead.

Notification[] getAll();

Since: 2.3.1

Remark: This method is designed to return old-style notifications.

Return value:

Notification[]: All notifications previously been posted by the current application.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type UnknownError, if any other error occurs.

Code example:

try
{
  var notifications = tizen.notification.getAll();

  for (var index = 0; index < notifications.length; index++)
  {
    console.log(notifications[index].id);
    console.log(notifications[index].title);
    console.log(notifications[index].statusType);
    console.log(notifications[index].type);
    console.log(notifications[index].content);
    console.log(notifications[index].postedTime);
    console.log(notifications[index].iconPath);
    console.log(notifications[index].soundPath);
    console.log(notifications[index].vibration);
    console.log(notifications[index].appControl);
  }
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

getAllNotifications

Gets all notifications that have previously been posted by the current application. Note that the obtained notification's progressType is PERCENTAGE.

Notification[] getAllNotifications();

Since: 4.0

Remark: This method is designed to return new representation of a notifications.

Return value:

Notification[]: All notifications posted previously by the current application.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type AbortError, if any error occurs.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

Code example:

try
{
  var notifications = tizen.notification.getAllNotifications();

  for (var index = 0; index < notifications.length; index++)
  {
    console.log(notifications[index].id);
    console.log(notifications[index].type);
    console.log(notifications[index].userType);
    console.log(notifications[index].content);
    console.log(notifications[index].postedTime);
    console.log(notifications[index].images.iconPath);
    console.log(notifications[index].actions.soundPath);
    console.log(notifications[index].actions.vibration);
    console.log(notifications[index].actions.appControl);
  }
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

saveNotificationAsTemplate

Saves a notification template to the notification database.

void saveNotificationAsTemplate(DOMString name, Notification notification);

Since: 4.0

An application can save the created notification as a template for later reuse. If the template has the same name as a saved one, the saved template will be overwritten.

A saved template can be loaded only by the application which saved it. All templates are removed when the application package is uninstalled.

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Remark: The number of templates is limited to 10. When you try to add more than 10 templates, exception is thrown.

Parameters:

• name: The name of template to be saved.
• notification: A notification to be saved as a template.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type TypeMismatchError, if any input parameter is not compatible with the expected type for that parameter.

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method or the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type QuotaExceededError, if the allowed number of templates is exceeded.

  • with error type AbortError, if the method cannot be completed because of any error.

Code example:

try
{
  var notificationGroupDict =
  {
    content: "This is a progress notification.",
    images: {iconPath: "images/image2.jpg"},
    actions: {soundPath: "music/Over the horizon.mp3", vibration: true}
  };

  /* Constructs the progress notification. */
  var notification =
      new tizen.UserNotification("PROGRESS", "Progress notification", notificationGroupDict);

  tizen.notification.saveNotificationAsTemplate("PROGRESS_TEMPLATE", notification);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}

createNotificationFromTemplate

Creates notification based on previously created template.

UserNotification createNotificationFromTemplate(DOMString name);

Since: 4.0

An application can load a saved template and post it. An application can load only templates that it has saved.

Privilege level: public

Privilege: http://tizen.org/privilege/notification

Remark: This method is designed to return only UserNotification objects, even if the template was saved as StatusNotification.

Parameters:

• name: The name of template to be used as source of notification.

Return value:

UserNotification: Created notification.

Exceptions:

• WebAPIException

  • with error type SecurityError, if the application does not have the privilege to call this method or the application does not have the privilege to access the storage. For more information, see Storage privileges.

  • with error type NotFoundError, if the method cannot find a template with a given name.

  • with error type AbortError, if the method cannot be completed because of any error.

Code example:

/* The template with name "SIMPLE_TEMPLATE" should be previously created. */
try
{
  var notification = tizen.notification.createNotificationFromTemplate("SIMPLE_TEMPLATE");
  console.log("UserNotification - " + notification.title);
}
catch (err)
{
  console.log(err.name + ": " + err.message);
}