Android™ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+
;S:;P:;; and offer to join the network. T is WPA (also used for WPA2 and WPA3), WEP, or nopass for an open network, and H:true can be added for a hidden network. In the name and the password, the characters backslash, semicolon, comma, colon and double quote must each be preceded by a backslash.
Android™
Create a Wi-Fi QR Code
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Demonstrates a QR code that joins a phone to a Wi-Fi network when scanned. A QR code only holds text. Phones recognize text of the form WIFI:T:Chilkat Android™ Downloads
// 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);
boolean success = false;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("payload.text","WIFI:T:WPA;S:Chilkat Guest;P:correct-horse-battery-staple;;");
// Level Q, so that the code still scans when it is printed small or gets worn.
json.UpdateString("encoding.qr.errorCorrection","Q");
json.UpdateInt("render.moduleSize",8);
// Say which network it is under the code.
json.UpdateBool("render.text.enabled",true);
json.UpdateString("render.text.value","Wi-Fi: Chilkat Guest");
json.UpdateInt("render.text.scale",2);
json.UpdateString("output.path","qa_output/qr_wifi.png");
json.UpdateBool("output.overwrite",true);
json.UpdateString("output.return","none");
CkFormats fmt = new CkFormats();
CkJsonObject jsonOut = new CkJsonObject();
success = fmt.QrCode("generate",json,jsonOut);
if (success == false) {
Log.i(TAG, fmt.lastErrorText());
return;
}
Log.i(TAG, "file: " + jsonOut.stringOf("outputs[0].path"));
Log.i(TAG, "QR version: " + String.valueOf(jsonOut.IntOf("symbols[0].selectedEncoding.version")));
Log.i(TAG, "image: " + String.valueOf(jsonOut.IntOf("outputs[0].width")) + " x " + String.valueOf(jsonOut.IntOf("outputs[0].height")) + " pixels");
// The image written to qa_output/qr_wifi.png:
//
// Sample output:
// file: qa_output/qr_wifi.png
// QR version: 5
// image: 360 x 374 pixels
}
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."
}
}