It seems like there is a lot of items in the Knowledge base for Java etc but the stuff for IOS is a bit flaky. The documentation examples don’t work and even a simple method for getting a user properties isn’t well written or described in the docs.
So… I need some training is there a webinar/intro/training going on soon does anyone know or is this something someone could help me with.
I have looked at the YouTube videos but there are too old. I am not a full-time Objective-C developer so I just need a kind offer of someone to help me get started with Backendless please…
Could you tell me what you think is wrong with them?
There are plenty of other examples on working with user objects in the API CookBook. All the source code for the examples is in the git repo.
Have you gone through the getting started guide? That would be the place to start exploring Backendless with.
There is a webinar today and there is going to be another one next week. Today’s webinar is most likely will be full based on the number of registrations. Both webinars are listed here.
Ok, first! Love you guys for being soooooo responsive! AWESOME!
Have spent about 3 hours picking my way through the ToDoData sample but its like way to complex to try and pick through it as I don’t want to use a tableView for my project. I am a great believer of ‘less is more’ a simple sample of create, delete, edit, is all I want to see then if someone wants to integrate it into a tableView then let them.
current error I am getting with the code from this page is that the MessagingService has no visible interface for ‘describerUserClass’…
My point is that all I was hoping to fine was answers to my ‘i think’ simple questions but I am falling all over the place…
I have successfully used your API to use the FB idk to login a user to Backendless but that was 2 days ago and since then I haven’t even been able to call the current user object or properties as you call it then edit it and send it back to be saved.
I love the idea that you can do this on the fly so that as soon as a user edits some data its automatically updated in the Backendless data base and thats a million times better than Parse IMO but i can seem to get it to work.
So heres the deal:
I have one VC with the users FB name and Profile pick, a textView for their address and 2 textField’s for their telephone number and email.
I want to store all this information in the Users class, I have already edited the schema. Then At login or app open I want to populate the field with their data. Also allow them to edit it and save it back.
Last of all, I AM SOOOOOOO SORRY! I have only a handful of apps including meMessage(7k users) that I have written but I am not a full time developer, I am just trying to get my big idea off the ground!
current error I am getting with the code from this page is that the MessagingService has no visible interface for 'describerUserClass'...
There was a typo in the doc. It should be “userService” instead “messagingService”. The doc has been updated.
I want to store all this information in the Users class, I have already edited the schema. Then At login or app open I want to populate the field with their data. Also allow them to edit it and save it back.
Does it answer everything for you in the current thread? Please try creating a topic per question, it makes it easier to find topics and focus on specific questions in any given discussion.
Thanks to your time mate. I found the exact same things you said here a short time you posted but again thanks.
I just can’t seem to get anything to work. I have been brainwashed by parse!!! It does seem like you have quite a few conflicts when using the FBSDK for login. I have another topic open which explains one issue I have found but I just can’t seem to interact with the Users class at all…
I have the issue that when using FBSDK login with Backendless the user is registered in the Users Class. However it doesn’t have a password of course. Now when I want to update the users data maybe add more columns in the scheme for more data I can’t as I am unable to save any data back because a password is required… Anyway stressing a bit really as I want to make sure this new project works in Backendless first and I learn your API before I migrate my 7k users over from Parse for another of my apps.
Let’s try to digest the problem in smaller pieces. It seems you got the login working and you have a user object in the Users table. (please confirm).
Now moving on to the user object update. Could you please show a snippet of code you use to do that? Btw, the password is not required to update the user object. Please let me know how you arrive at that conclusion. If it is something in the docs that makes that impression, I’d like to correct that.
Please don’t worry and try not to stress out too much. We’ll help you escape the matrix…
I am not going to provide a technical solution because Backendless’ team will do way much better than me for that.
But I can provide user experience… I am experiencing the same situation. I have to move from Parse to another BaaS, I tried some, and I definitely chose Backendless.
We got used to use some services providing us a lot of methods and objects to complete our tasks (like Parse stuffs) which hide a lot to us. When I started to use Backendless I got lost (and still am I on some topics), but the situation gets better and better.
From my experience, try to understand it piece by piece. I first tried to work with Backendless as I would work with Parse. But finally, after a long research time and help from Mark and Jens, I found out that I always chose the harder path to make things happening. Do not think too complicated.
It is possible to eat an elephant by yourself. One piece at a time.
thanks Mark. Getting a Password error again for the user. But as I stated before to you, I am using the BackEndless FBSDK login so there is no password. I did try running an app without FB login and the code worked but when I use FB login it fails with the password error. Can someone look at the API please?