An alias is a user-specific identifier. Aliases are used to identify all devices owned by the same user (an iPhone, an iPad etc.). In addition, aliases are used to create segments of application users, based on user-specific properites (as opposed to application-specific properties). Note the difference between aliases and tags: Aliases are user-specific, and each user can only have one alias (shared by all the user's devices). Tags are app-specific and you can assign multiple tags to the same device

The alias API enables you to perform actions on a device's alias.

All the methods are callable through "Appoxee.methodName", since they are all public static methods.

Alias API Methods

setDeviceAlias

Sets the device alias, replacing the current alias value.

Syntax

public static boolean setDeviceAlias(String alias)

Parameters

String alias– the new string alias to be set. This alias overrides the existing alias.

Returns

true if the specified alias was set successfully; false otherwise.

removeDeviceAlias

Removes the device alias.

Syntax

public static boolean removeDeviceAlias()

Returns

true if the device alias was removed successfully; false otherwise.

getDeviceAlias

Returns the device alias.

Syntax

public static String getDeviceAlias() 

Returns

A string containing the device alias.

cleanAliasCache

Removes the device alias from the device's local cache.

Syntax

public static boolean cleanAliasCache()

Returns

true if the device alias was successfully removed from the local device cache; false otherwise.