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mobileOrientation

Type​

function

Summary​

Returns the current interface orientation.

Syntax​

mobileOrientation()

Description​

Use the mobileOrientation function to find the current interface orientation.

The mobileOrientation function returns the current orientation of the interface.

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.

Examples​

put mobileOrientation() into theInterfaceOrientation

Value​

NameTypeDescription

return

enum

The mobileDeviceOrientation function returns a string value.

command: mobileSetAllowedOrientations, mobileLockOrientation, mobileUnlockOrientation, mobileSetFullScreenRectForOrientations

function: mobileDeviceOrientation, mobileAllowedOrientations

message: orientationChanged

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 4.5.2

OS

ios

android

Platforms

mobile

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