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Android Build an Interactive Story App The Model-View-Presenter Pattern Why Do We Use MVP?

Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
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Posted by Arcee Palabrica
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Data format clarification: Does it means Java Language only?

Ben Jakuben mentioned that we can get the data even from a server as long as it's in the same format as how we store it on the phone. When we say "format" does it mean data created using Java language only? Like if I have a website built in Python that gathers data does that mean I cannot download those data for the app?

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Jason Anders
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Jason Anders
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Jason Anders
Jason Anders
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Hi Arcee,

No, the format here is the format the stored data, not the language the app is written in. So, as long as you have JSON formatted data on the device and are retrieving data in JSON format, then it will work. But, CSV formatted data on the phone and JSON from the server will not work.

Hope that helps. :) :dizzy:

Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
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Arcee Palabrica
Arcee Palabrica
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Hi Jason,

Thanks for that quick reply... so that means regardless of the language the database/website was created on which the data is stored as long as the format is the same you can make use of them(the data)? :)