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MessageDialog
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Provides functionality to send content via the Facebook Message Dialog

Extends:FacebookDialogBase
Implements:Sharer
Package:widget
Constructors
MessageDialog(Activity)

Constructs a MessageDialog.

public MessageDialog(Activity activity)
ParameterDescription
activityActivity to use to send the provided content.
MessageDialog(Fragment)

Constructs a MessageDialog.

public MessageDialog(Fragment fragment)
ParameterDescription
fragmentAndroid.support.v4.app.Fragment to use to send the provided content.
MessageDialog(Fragment)

Constructs a MessageDialog.

public MessageDialog(Fragment fragment)
ParameterDescription
fragmentAndroid.app.Fragment to use to send the provided content.
Class Methods
show(Activity, ShareContent)

Helper to show the provided ShareContent using the provided Activity. No callback will be invoked.

public static void show(Activity activity, ShareContent shareContent)
ParameterDescription
activityActivity to use to send the provided content
shareContentContent to send
show(Fragment, ShareContent)

Helper to show the provided ShareContent using the provided Fragment. No callback will be invoked.

public static void show(Fragment fragment, ShareContent shareContent)
ParameterDescription
fragmentAndroid.support.v4.app.Fragment to use to send the provided content
shareContentContent to send
show(Fragment, ShareContent)

Helper to show the provided ShareContent using the provided Fragment. No callback will be invoked.

public static void show(Fragment fragment, ShareContent shareContent)
ParameterDescription
fragmentAndroid.app.Fragment to use to send the provided content
shareContentContent to send
canShow(Class)

Indicates whether it is possible to show the dialog for ShareContent of the specified type.

public static boolean canShow(Class contentType)
ParameterDescription
contentTypeClass of the intended ShareContent to send.
Returns
True if the specified content type can be shown via the dialog
Instance Methods
getShouldFailOnDataError()

Specifies whether the sharer should fail if it finds an error with the share content. If false, the share dialog will still be displayed without the data that was mis-configured. For example, an invalid placeID specified on the shareContent would produce a data error.

public boolean getShouldFailOnDataError()
Returns
A Boolean value.
getShouldFailOnDataError()
public boolean getShouldFailOnDataError()
setShouldFailOnDataError(boolean)

Specifies whether the sharer should fail if it finds an error with the share content. If false, the share dialog will still be displayed without the data that was mis-configured. For example, an invalid placeID specified on the shareContent would produce a data error.

public void setShouldFailOnDataError(boolean shouldFailOnDataError)
ParameterDescription
shouldFailOnDataErrorWhether the dialog should fail if it finds an error.
setShouldFailOnDataError(boolean)
public void setShouldFailOnDataError(boolean shouldFailOnDataError)
ParameterDescription
shouldFailOnDataError