mobileSetAllowedOrientations

Type

command

Summary

Set the list of allowed orientations.

Syntax

mobileSetAllowedOrientations <orientations>

Description

Use the mobileSetAllowedOrientations command to set the currently allowed orientations.

Use the mobileSetAllowedOrientations command to configure which orientations the application supports.

The setting take affect the next time an orientation change is applied. The interface orientation only changes if the new orientation is among the configured list.

note

Due to the limitation of the Android operating system, landscape left and portrait upside-down are only supported on Android 2.3 and later.

note

The iPhone X model doesn’t currently support upside-down portrait mode. Other Apple iPad and iPhone devices continue to support both standard and upside-down portait and landscape orientations.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
orientations	enum	A comma delimited list consisting of at least one of: "portrait" "portrait upside down" "landscape left" "landscape right"

Examples

mobileSetAllowedOrientations "portrait,portrait upside down"

mobileSetAllowedOrientations "landscape left"

Related

message: orientationChanged

command: mobileLockOrientation, mobileUnlockOrientation, mobileSetFullScreenRectForOrientations

function: mobileAllowedOrientations, mobileDeviceOrientation, mobileOrientation

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 4.5.3

OS

ios

android

Platforms

mobile