Many a times it is required to launch an application from another application using its uid. This article provides code snippet to achieve the same. It finds the application with the provided uid and if exists launches it to the foreground. To use it you just have to add the function to your code and add the required header and library files.
Kamalakshan
Genreally launching of an application already installed in your device is done with application's name. If we acheive this by using application's UID, then we can prevent name-clashing problem and it doesn't need to search for the path of your application. The article illustrates the source-code to achieve this in a very simple manner. The libraries that should be included in MMP file are also mentioned.
This application is useful to intermediate developers to perform the mentioned task.
--Deepikagohil 02:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)