Added in API level 10

NfcB

public final class NfcB
extends Object implements TagTechnology

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.nfc.tech.NfcB


Provides access to NFC-B (ISO 14443-3B) properties and I/O operations on a Tag.

Acquire a NfcB object using get(Tag).

The primary NFC-B I/O operation is transceive(byte). Applications must implement their own protocol stack on top of transceive(byte).

Note: Methods that perform I/O operations require the Manifest.permission.NFC permission.

Summary

Public methods

void close()

Disable I/O operations to the tag from this TagTechnology object, and release resources.

void connect()

Enable I/O operations to the tag from this TagTechnology object.

static NfcB get(Tag tag)

Get an instance of NfcB for the given tag.

byte[] getApplicationData()

Return the Application Data bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES at tag discovery.

int getMaxTransceiveLength()

Return the maximum number of bytes that can be sent with transceive(byte).

byte[] getProtocolInfo()

Return the Protocol Info bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES at tag discovery.

Tag getTag()

Get the Tag object backing this TagTechnology object.

boolean isConnected()

Helper to indicate if I/O operations should be possible.

byte[] transceive(byte[] data)

Send raw NFC-B commands to the tag and receive the response.

Inherited methods

Public methods

close

Added in API level 10
public void close ()

Disable I/O operations to the tag from this TagTechnology object, and release resources.

Also causes all blocked I/O operations on other thread to be canceled and return with IOException.

Requires the Manifest.permission.NFC permission.

Throws
IOException

connect

Added in API level 10
public void connect ()

Enable I/O operations to the tag from this TagTechnology object.

May cause RF activity and may block. Must not be called from the main application thread. A blocked call will be canceled with IOException by calling close() from another thread.

Only one TagTechnology object can be connected to a Tag at a time.

Applications must call close() when I/O operations are complete.

Requires the Manifest.permission.NFC permission.

Throws
IOException

get

Added in API level 10
public static NfcB get (Tag tag)

Get an instance of NfcB for the given tag.

Returns null if NfcB was not enumerated in Tag#getTechList. This indicates the tag does not support NFC-B.

Does not cause any RF activity and does not block.

Parameters
tag Tag: an NFC-B compatible tag

Returns
NfcB NFC-B object

getApplicationData

Added in API level 10
public byte[] getApplicationData ()

Return the Application Data bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES at tag discovery.

Does not cause any RF activity and does not block.

Returns
byte[] Application Data bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES bytes

getMaxTransceiveLength

Added in API level 14
public int getMaxTransceiveLength ()

Return the maximum number of bytes that can be sent with transceive(byte).

Returns
int the maximum number of bytes that can be sent with transceive(byte).

getProtocolInfo

Added in API level 10
public byte[] getProtocolInfo ()

Return the Protocol Info bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES at tag discovery.

Does not cause any RF activity and does not block.

Returns
byte[] Protocol Info bytes from ATQB/SENSB_RES bytes

getTag

Added in API level 10
public Tag getTag ()

Get the Tag object backing this TagTechnology object.

Returns
Tag the Tag backing this TagTechnology object.

isConnected

Added in API level 10
public boolean isConnected ()

Helper to indicate if I/O operations should be possible.

Returns true if connect() has completed, and close() has not been called, and the Tag is not known to be out of range.

Does not cause RF activity, and does not block.

Returns
boolean true if I/O operations should be possible

transceive

Added in API level 10
public byte[] transceive (byte[] data)

Send raw NFC-B commands to the tag and receive the response.

Applications must not append the EoD (CRC) to the payload, it will be automatically calculated.

Applications must not send commands that manage the polling loop and initialization (SENSB_REQ, SLOT_MARKER etc).

Use getMaxTransceiveLength() to retrieve the maximum number of bytes that can be sent with transceive(byte).

This is an I/O operation and will block until complete. It must not be called from the main application thread. A blocked call will be canceled with IOException if close() is called from another thread.

Requires the Manifest.permission.NFC permission.

Parameters
data byte: bytes to send

Returns
byte[] bytes received in response

Throws
if the tag leaves the field
IOException if there is an I/O failure, or this operation is canceled