Programatically add items into App Settings

I have a user input in app settings with choices of inputs (string / number / float etc)

When user changes from string to number, (but didn't actually change the string to a number (there's another input for this) I will default it (internally in the app) to a float. Is there a way to update this float into the user settings?

eg:

In App Settings;

Select Options

Opt1 (string)

opt2 (float)

opt3 (number)

enter min:

100 {default. this is a string)

within the app, I use app.getproperty to get the value

app.getProperty("ALERT_RNG_MIN"),

when it comes back as a string, but the user actually selected opt2 (float) but neglected to change the value to say 1.0 I will do it internally within the app

if (ALERT_RNG_MIN.toNumber() > 1 {

ALERT_RNG_MIN.toNumber = 1.0;

Is there a way to update the value within app settings to reflect the 1.0 instead of 100?

I tried

app.setProperty(ALERT_RNG_MIN , 1.0 );

but it didn't work citing ALERT_RNG_MIN as not found. (ALERT_RNG_MIN is defined as part of properties.xml)

Thanks

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago

When a .iq is built, that includes json data used for app settings, so when a user whats to change settings for an app, that info is pulled down from the app store.

So the only way to change the type is to rebuild the .iq and uploading a new version.

0 Nikeow over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Sorry for being unclear. I don't meant to change the type.

I just want to "update" the value programatically.

eg: Original value in app settings is 100 (user input)

I want to overide that value to 1.0 using code and have that value (1.0) visible in the app settings page the next time the user opens the app settings page.

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Nikeow

Ok, for that you just setValue/setProperty in your app.

0 markdotai over 4 years ago in reply to Nikeow

So use the string "ALERT_RNG_MIN" like you do in getProperty() instead of ALERT_RNG_MIN:

app.setProperty("ALERT_RNG_MIN" , 1.0);

0 Nikeow over 4 years ago in reply to markdotai

Thanks.. The missing key was the quotes.

app.setProperty("ALERT_RNG_MIN" , "1.0");

that worked. Thanks!!