mobileComposeTextMessage
Type
command
Summary
Opens a new text message in the user's text messaging program.
Syntax
mobileComposeTextMessage <recipients>, [<body>]
Description
Use the mobileComposeTextMessage command to create a text message from within a mobile app.
This command interfaces with the mobile text composition interface.
Some devices are not configured with text sending capability. To determine if the current device is capable of sending text messages, use the mobileCanComposeTextMessage function. This returns true if the text client is configured.
Once the mobileComposeTextMessage command is called, you have no more control over what the user does with the message. They are free to modify the message and the telephone numbers as they see fit.
On Android, the text messaging application can be a user preferred application that allows multiple text massages to be sent. LiveCode only receives cancel. The success of text deliveries is not returned in these cases.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
recipients | A comma delimited list of telephone numbers. | |
body | The body text of the message. |
Examples
mobileComposeTextMessage "555 555 555", "This is the text body"
Related
function: mobileCanComposeTextMessage
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 5.5
OS
ios
android
Platforms
mobile