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MIT App Inventor 2 Creating Components With Procedures

I'm exploring MIT App Inventor to use for some students I am working with, and I'm trying to get an idea of the limitations. One question I can't seem to find an answer to is: can you create new components (ie. buttons, horizontalArrangements, etc.) using a procedure in the blocks section. I'm thinking the answer is no, but I just want confirmation that I'm not missing something.

Thanks for your help! ~Zoltana

Solution

  • Yes correct you cann't create new components.

    Few other limitations are:

    • Limited set of components
    • Limited device accessibility options
    • To interact with Web, have to use their APIs but you can not use other protocols or APIs
    • Limited no# of screens in one App ( if I recall correctly In my recent App it was 30 screens)

    To create new components or Layout, try to use the existing ones and play with visibility options to hide/show , increase/decrease width/height etc...on demand.