Android: Get TargetSDKVersion in runtime

Question

Can I get the used TargetSDKVersion in runtime?

This is due to the fact that the WebView in Android API 19> handles pixels differently than pre 19.

This is for a library and so I would not like to have the developer enter it manually.

My comment: I am using my Nexus 5 API 21 Lollipop. Changing TargetSDKVersion changes the way javascript of the html reads the widths by a multiple of the screen density. I have just changed it to 14 then to 19, and I confirm this.

Answer 1

In my case, I've done this

int targetSdkVersion = getApplicationContext().getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion;

Answer 2

About target SDK version, look to the ApplicationInfo class (get it from here)

int version = 0;
IPackageManager pm = AppGlobals.getPackageManager();
try {
    ApplicationInfo applicationInfo = pm.getApplicationInfo(yourAppName, 0);
    if (applicationInfo != null) {
      version = applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion;
    }
}

OR

If we talk about device OS version

Build class contain information about version

android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT

Answer 3

This is another way to get the targetSdkVersionof my application in runtime, using Android Studio:

try {
            PackageInfo packageInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0);
            int targetSdkVersion = packageInfo.applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion;

        }
        catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
        }

the value of targetSDKVersion is defined into my build.gradle file

   defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.tuna.hello.androidstudioapplication"
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 22
        versionCode 12
        versionName "1.0"
    }