PackageInstallerInstall Method (String, Boolean, IPackageInstallerListener)

public virtual int Install(
	string apk,
	bool force,
	IPackageInstallerListener listener
)

Public Overridable Function Install ( 
	apk As String,
	force As Boolean,
	listener As IPackageInstallerListener
) As Integer

Parameters

apk

Type: SystemString
- String full path of the .apk to be installed.

force

Type: SystemBoolean
- boolean true force the upgrade in case the application is already installed, otherwise the upgrade is refused.

listener

Type: Com.Datalogic.Device.AppIPackageInstallerListener
- IPackageInstallerListener instance that implements the method [M:Com.Datalogic.Device.App.IPackageInstallerListener.OnResult(System.Collections.Generic.IList`1)] to handle the result of the method.

Return Value

Call this method to install the application contained within the .apk file specified by apk.

The method is executed alone, not grouped together with other methods as can be done using a PackageInstallerSession

. The result of the command is received through the listener method [M:Com.Datalogic.Device.App.IPackageInstallerListener.OnResult(System.Collections.Generic.IList`1)]

. Do not suspend the UIThread while waiting for the result of the method otherwise an application’s deadlock can occur.

Example:

PackageInstaller packageInstaller = new PackageInstaller(context);

PackageInstallerListener listener = new PackageInstallerListener{public void onResult(List results) {...}};

packageInstaller.install("/dir1/dir11/dir116/pkg1.apk", false, listener);

[Android Documentation]

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