(Android™) PC/SC Check the Status of each Smart Card Reader (and USB token)

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Demonstrates how to list the smart card readers and USB tokens connected to the computer, and check the status of each.

Note: This functionality was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSCard scard = new CkSCard();

    // First establish a context to the PC/SC Resource Manager
    boolean success = scard.EstablishContext("user");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, scard.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringTable stReaders = new CkStringTable();
    success = scard.ListReaders(stReaders);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, scard.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    int numReaders = stReaders.get_Count();
    int i = 0;
    while (i < numReaders) {
        String reader = stReaders.stringAt(i);

        Log.i(TAG, String.valueOf(i) + ": " + reader);

        // Connect to this reader.
        if (scard.Connect(reader,"shared","no_preference") == true) {

            // Check the status to get the reader state, active protocol, and card ATR (if a card is inserted).
            if (scard.CheckStatus() == true) {
                Log.i(TAG, "ReaderStatus: " + scard.readerStatus());
                Log.i(TAG, "CardAtr: " + scard.cardAtr());
                Log.i(TAG, "ActiveProtocol: " + scard.activeProtocol());
                }
            else {
                Log.i(TAG, scard.lastErrorText());
                Log.i(TAG, "CheckStatus failed.");
                }

            // Disconnect from this reader.
            success = scard.Disconnect("leave");
            }
        else {
            Log.i(TAG, scard.lastErrorText());
            Log.i(TAG, "Connect failed.");
            }

        Log.i(TAG, "---------------------------------------");
        i = i + 1;
        }

    // Sample output:

    // 0: Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0
    // ReaderStatus: specific
    // CardAtr: 3B7F96000080318065B0855956FB120FFE829000
    // ActiveProtocol: T0
    // ---------------------------------------
    // 1: Generic Smart Card Reader Interface 0
    // ReaderStatus: specific
    // CardAtr: 3BFC180000813180459067464A00641606F2727E00E0
    // ActiveProtocol: T1
    // ---------------------------------------
    // 2: SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0
    // ReaderStatus: specific
    // CardAtr: 3BDF96FF8131FE455A018048494443313158587300011B09
    // ActiveProtocol: T1
    // ---------------------------------------

    // Applications should always release the context when finished.
    success = scard.ReleaseContext();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, scard.lastErrorText());
        }


  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}