New()

Description:

The New method creates an empty landmark or landmark category item. You can use the new item as a template.

This is a synchronous method.

Syntax:

New(parameters:Object):Object

Arguments:

  • parameters:

    This is an object that specifies the type of item to create. The following table describes the properties of this object.

Table: Parameters object properties

Property

Description

Value

parameters.Type

This is a text string that specifies the type of item to create.

Possible values:

  • "Landmark"

  • "Category"

Return value:

The New method returns an object that contains the empty item that it created, an error code, and an error message.

Table: Return value properties for New

Property

Description

Value

ReturnValue

This is an object that contains the empty landmark or landmark category item.

See Landmark or Landmark category, depending on which type of item was created.

ErrorCode

This is a number that specifies a predefined error code.

See Service API error codes.

ErrorMessage

This is a text string that describes the error.

Example code:

The following sample code illustrates how to create a new landmark object:

import com.nokia.lib.Service;
var landmark = new Service("Service.Landmarks", "IDataSource");
var inParams = {Type:"Landmark"};
var outParams = landmark.New(inParams);
var landmarkTemplate = outParams.ReturnValue;
var Id = txtoutput.text = landmarkTemplate.id;