getFormFactor Method 
getFormFactor Method
Use
The getFormFactor method returns the form factor (screen format) of the mobile device.
Features
An important feature for customizing a Web application is the form factor (screen format) of the mobile device on which the application is to be used. Form factor is the physical size and shape of a mobile device. The transitions regarding shape and form of devices can be seamless, and therefore the categorization of exact screen measures for mobile devices is not useful.
The device recognition process returns a value that helps to decide how to build the graphical user interface of a Web application.
Values
The form factor that is returned by the getFormFactor method provides a rough categorization (recommended by SAP) with the following values:
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Values |
Short Description |
Example |
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PC |
Large screen in full VGA format or greater |
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VGA |
Screen in full VGA format |
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halfVGA |
Screen in half VGA format |
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mediumLandscape |
Medium screen size as used by Smartphones |
For example |
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mediumPortrait |
Medium screen size as used by PDA’s ( Personal Digital Assistant) |
For example 160x160 pixel |
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phone |
Mobile telephone screen |
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unknown |
Unknown device |
Example
You can use this attribute for displaying data in a table. For the mediumPortrait format, which specifies the form factor of a
PDA, it is useful to display data in tables, but other options normally have to be chosen for mobile telephones due to their small screen size. ClientInfo Interface