Can I tell eclipse to skip validation of a single line or block of code

Question

I am trying to incorporate a try/catch in order to support a deprecated method.

If my minSdkVersion is too low to support the (newer) method that I am trying, Eclipse sees an error because it isn't supported (yet). How do I get Eclipse to ignore this line?

Here's the code:

    Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    Point size = new Point();

    try { 
        display.getSize(size); 
        width = size.x; 
        height = size.y; 
    } catch (NoSuchMethodError e) {
        width = display.getWidth();
        height = display.getHeight(); 
    }

With a minsdkversion before 14, eclipse doesn't like the Display.getSize(size).

Alternatively, is there a better way to do this?

thanks

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 27 '12 at 20:30

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This is a place where reflection is useful: try to get the getSize method from the class. If you successfully get it, use it, otherwise fallback to the old style.

answered Sep 27 '12 at 20:30

parsifal

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I use reflection for this purpose all the time but for some reason, SuppressLint was the first thing I thought of. I'm getting rusty or something. – Michael Celey Sep 27 '12 at 20:32
@MCeley - I wasn't aware that Eclipse (or the Android SDK) had that functionality, and to be honest, it scares me even though I think it's very useful for a platform that evolves as quickly as Android. – parsifal Sep 27 '12 at 20:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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I believe this is relevant: How to retrieve the android sdk version?

Build.VERSION.SDK_INT is the one you need. Simple if/else to replace the try/catch.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Sep 27 '12 at 20:38

ECrownofFire

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 27 '12 at 20:30

If you bump your build target up to Jelly Bean then you can use @SuppressLint("NewApi") to ignore the error. I don't think there's another way to ignore the error with the new Android tools.

EDIT: Actually, you don't need to bump your build target up to Jelly Bean. I have SuppressLint working in 4.0.3 currently. You just need the Android annotations JAR that comes with the SDK.

Can I tell eclipse to skip validation of a single line or block of code

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