The Application interface provides various methods to query properties of the run-time environment.
Getting the Application Type
Sometimes it is necessary to implement certain functionality differently depending on the platform it is running on. The Application.getType() method returns the platform the application is currently running on:
switch (Gdx.app.getType()) {
case Android:
// android specific code
break;
case Desktop:
// desktop specific code
break;
case WebGl:
// HTML5 specific code
break;
default:
// Other platforms specific code
}
On Android and iOS, one can also query the OS version the application is currently running on:
int androidVersion = Gdx.app.getVersion();
On Android, this will return the SDK level supported on the current device, e.g., 3 for Android 1.5; on iOS it will return the major version of the current OS.
Memory Consumption
For debugging and profiling purposes it is often necessary to know the memory consumption, for both the Java heap and the native heap:
long javaHeap = Gdx.app.getJavaHeap();
long nativeHeap = Gdx.app.getNativeHeap();
Both methods return the number of bytes currently in use on the respective heap.