NdefFormatable.Format(NdefMessage) Method
Definition
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Format a tag as NDEF, and write a NdefMessage.
[Android.Runtime.Register("format", "(Landroid/nfc/NdefMessage;)V", "")]
public void Format (Android.Nfc.NdefMessage? firstMessage);[<Android.Runtime.Register("format", "(Landroid/nfc/NdefMessage;)V", "")>]
member this.Format : Android.Nfc.NdefMessage -> unitParameters
- firstMessage
- NdefMessage
the NDEF message to write after formatting, can be null
- Attributes
Exceptions
if the tag leaves the field
if there is an I/O failure, or the operation is canceled
if the NDEF Message to write is malformed
Remarks
Format a tag as NDEF, and write a NdefMessage.
This is a multi-step process, an IOException is thrown if any one step fails.
The card is left in a read-write state after this operation.
This is an I/O operation and will block until complete. It must not be called from the main application thread. A blocked call will be canceled with IOException if #close is called from another thread.
<p class="note">Requires the android.Manifest.permission#NFC permission.
Java documentation for android.nfc.tech.NdefFormatable.format(android.nfc.NdefMessage).
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