Method NdefRecord.createTextRecord(“en” , “string”) not working below API level 21

Question

This code works fine when I use it on a device with Android Lollipop (5.x) or Marshmallow (6.0):

@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
public NdefMessage          


        

Answer 1

Yes, createTextRecord is introduced in API 21, so you can't call it in the previous versions. https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NdefRecord.html

Check if your API level is 21 before to call createTextRecord.

public NdfeMessage create(String content){
    int currentapiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    if (currentapiVersion >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP){
        NdefRecord record = NdefRecord.createTextRecord("en", content);
        NdefMessage msg = new NdefMessage(new NdefRecord[]{record});
        return msg;
    } else{
        return null;
    }
}