(Android™) Save Email Credentials in Apple Keychain or Windows Credentials Manager

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This example demonstrates how to save (or update) email credentials in the Apple Keychain.

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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.

    CkSecrets secrets = new CkSecrets();

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    secrets.put_Location("local_manager");

    // Specify the name of the secret.
    // service and username are required.
    // appName and domain are optional.
    // Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("appName","MyEmailApp");
    json.UpdateString("service","SMTP");
    json.UpdateString("domain","example.com");
    json.UpdateString("username","joe@example.com");

    // Create or update the secret.
    // This secret is the SMTP password for the above email account.
    boolean success = secrets.UpdateSecretStr(json,"joes_password");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, secrets.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Let's save the IMAP secret for an account we'll read using IMAP..
    json.UpdateString("appName","MyEmailApp");
    json.UpdateString("service","IMAP");
    json.UpdateString("domain","example2.com");
    json.UpdateString("username","jane@example2.com");

    success = secrets.UpdateSecretStr(json,"janes_password");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, secrets.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Success.");

  }

  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."
  }
}