Target API reference (deprecated in 2.x)

These deprecated APIs are present in ACPTarget 2.x only.
Using the prefetch APIs
The prefetchContent API signature has changed. We recommend that you use parameters encapsulated in TargetParameters.
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Java
Using the TargetPrefetch builder
The TargetPrefetch builder helps create a TargetPrefetch instance with the specified data. The returned instance can be used with prefetchContent, which accepts a TargetPrefetch object list to prefetch offers for the specified mbox locations.
Syntax
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TargetPrefetch prefetchRequest = new TargetPrefetch.Builder("mboxName")
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                .setMboxParameters(new HashMap<String, String>())
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                .setOrderParameters(new HashMap<String, Object>())
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                .setProductParameters(new HashMap<String, String>())
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                .build();
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Using prefetchContent
Sends a prefetch request to your configured Target server with the TargetPrefetch list and specified profileParameters. The callback is invoked when the prefetch is complete, which returns a success status for the prefetch request.
Syntax
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public static void prefetchContent(final List<TargetPrefetch>                                                                         targetPrefetchList,
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                                   final Map<String, Object> profileParameters,
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                                   final AdobeCallback<Boolean> callback);
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Example
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// first prefetch request
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Map<String, Object> mboxParameters1 = new HashMap<>();
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mboxParameters1.put("status", "platinum");
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​
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// second prefetch request
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Map<String, Object> mboxParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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mboxParameters2.put("userType", "paid");
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​
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List<String> purchasedIds = new ArrayList<String>();
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purchasedIds.add("34");
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purchasedIds.add("125");
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​
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Map<String, Object> orderParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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orderParameters2.put("id", "ADCKKIM");
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orderParameters2.put("total", "344.30");
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orderParameters2.put("purchasedProductIds",  purchasedIds);
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​
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Map<String, Object> productParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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productParameters2.put("id", "24D3412");
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productParameters2.put("categoryId","Books");
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​
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TargetPrefetch prefetchRequest1 = new TargetPrefetch.Builder("mboxName1")
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                .setMboxParameters(mboxParameters1)
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                .build();
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​
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​
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TargetPrefetch prefetchRequest2 = new TargetPrefetch.Builder("mboxName2")
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                .setMboxParameters(mboxParameters2)
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                .setOrderParameters(orderParameters2)
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                .setProductParameters(productParameters2)
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                .build();
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​
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​
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List<TargetPrefetchObject> prefetchMboxesList = new ArrayList<>();
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prefetchMboxesList.add(prefetchRequest1);
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prefetchMboxesList.add(prefetchRequest2);
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​
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​
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// Call the prefetchContent API.
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Target.prefetchContent(prefetchMboxesList, profileParameters, prefetchStatusCallback);
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prefetchContent
Objective C
Use prefetchContent to send a prefetch request to your configured Target server with the ACPTargetPrefetchObject array and specified profileParameters. The callback will be invoked when the prefetch is complete, which returns a success status for the prefetch request.
Syntax
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+ (void) prefetchContent: (nonnull NSArray<ACPTargetPrefetchObject*>*) targetPrefetchObjectArray
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         withProfileParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) profileParameters
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                      callback: (nullable void (^) (BOOL success)) callback;
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Example
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NSDictionary *mboxParameters1 = @{@"status":@"platinum"};
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NSDictionary *productParameters1 = @{@"id":@"24D3412",
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                                        @"categoryId":@"Books"};
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NSDictionary *orderParameters1 = @{@"id":@"ADCKKIM",
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                                      @"total":@"344.30",
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                                      @"purchasedProductIds":@"34, 125, 99"};
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NSDictionary *mboxParameters2 = @{@"userType":@"Paid"};
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NSDictionary *productParameters2 = @{@"id":@"764334",
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                                         @"categoryId":@"Online"};
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NSArray *purchaseIDs = @[@"id1",@"id2"];
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NSDictionary *orderParameters2 = @{@"id":@"4t4uxksa",
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                                       @"total":@"54.90",
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                                       @"purchasedProductIds":purchaseIDs};
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​
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// Creating Prefetch Objects
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ACPTargetPrefetchObject *prefetch1 = [ACPTargetPrefetchObject prefetchObjectWithName:@"logo" mboxParameters:mboxParameters1];
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prefetch1.productParameters = productParameters1;
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prefetch1.orderParameters = orderParameters1;
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​
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ACPTargetPrefetchObject *prefetch2 = [ACPTargetPrefetchObject prefetchObjectWithName:@"buttonColor" mboxParameters:mboxParameters2];
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prefetch2.productParameters = productParameters2;
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prefetch2.orderParameters = orderParameters2;
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​
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// Creating prefetch Array
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NSArray *prefetchArray = @[prefetch1,prefetch2];
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​
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// Creating Profile parameters
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NSDictionary *profileParameters = @{@"age":@"20-32"};
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​
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// Target API Call
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[ACPTarget prefetchContent:prefetchArray withProfileParameters:profileParameters callback:^(BOOL isSuccess){
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       // do something with the Boolean result
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}];
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Load Target requests
Sends a batch request to your configured Target server for multiple mbox locations that are specified.
loadRequests API is deprecated and, for batch scenarios, has been replaced with retrieveLocationContent.
When working with prefetch APIs, and switching to the new retrieveLocationContent API, if you do not use locationsDisplayed, reporting will not work.
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TargetRequest Builder
TargetRequest builder helps create a TargetRequest instance. The returned instance can be used with loadRequests, which accepts a TargetRequest object list to retrieve offers for the specified mbox locations.
Syntax
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TargetRequest request = new TargetRequest.Builder("mboxName","defaultContent")
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                        .setMboxParameters(new HashMap<String, String>())
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                        .setOrderParameters(new HashMap<String, Object>())
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                        .setProductParameters(new HashMap<String, String>())
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                        .setContentCallback(new AdobeCallback<String>() {
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                         @Override
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                         public void call(String value) {
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                             // do something with target content.
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                         }
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                      }).build();
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loadRequests
Sends a batch request to your configured Target server for multiple mbox locations that are specified in the TargetRequest list. Each object in the array contains a callback function, which is invoked when content is available for its given mbox location.
Syntax
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public static void loadRequests(final List<TargetRequest> requestArray,
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                                final Map<String, Object> profileParameters);
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Example
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// define parameters for first request
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Map<String, Object> mboxParameters1 = new HashMap<>();
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mboxParameters1.put("status", "platinum");
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​
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// define parameters for second request
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Map<String, Object> mboxParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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mboxParameters2.put("userType", "paid");
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​
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List<String> purchasedIds = new ArrayList<String>();
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purchasedIds.add("34");
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purchasedIds.add("125");
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​
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Map<String, Object> orderParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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orderParameters2.put("id", "ADCKKIM");
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orderParameters2.put("total", "344.30");
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orderParameters2.put("purchasedProductIds",  purchasedIds);
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​
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Map<String, Object> productParameters2 = new HashMap<>();
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productParameters2.put("id", "24D3412");
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productParameters2.put("categoryId","Books");
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TargetRequest request1 = new TargetRequest.Builder("mboxName1", "defaultContent1")
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                .setMboxParameters(mboxParameters1)
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                .setContentCallback(new AdobeCallback<String>() {
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                    @Override
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                    public void call(String value) {
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                        // do something with target content.
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                    }
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                }).build();
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TargetRequest request2 = new TargetRequest.Builder("mboxName2", "defaultContent2")
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                .setMboxParameters(mboxParameters2)
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                .setOrderParameters(orderParameters2)
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                .setProductParameters(productParameters2)
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                .setContentCallback(new AdobeCallback<String>() {
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                    @Override
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                    public void call(String value) {
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                        // do something with target content.
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                    }
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                }).build();
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​
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// Creating Array of Request Objects
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List<TargetRequest> locationRequests = new ArrayList<>();
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locationRequests.add(request1);
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locationRequests.add(request2);
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​
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 // Define the profile parameters map.
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Map<String, Object> profileParameters = new HashMap<>();
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profileParameters.put("ageGroup", "20-32");
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​
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// Call the targetLoadRequests API.
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Target.loadRequests(locationRequests, profileParameters);
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loadRequests
Sends a batch request to your configured Target server for multiple mbox locations that are specified in theACPTargetRequestObject array. Each object in the array contains a callback function, which will be invoked when content is available for its given mbox location.
Syntax
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+ (void) loadRequests: (nonnull NSArray<ACPTargetRequestObject*>*) requests
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withProfileParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) profileParameters;
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Example
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NSDictionary *mboxParameters1 = @{@"status":@"platinum"};
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NSDictionary *productParameters1 = @{@"id":@"24D3412",
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                                        @"categoryId":@"Books"};
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NSDictionary *orderParameters1 = @{@"id":@"ADCKKIM",
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                                      @"total":@"344.30",
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                                      @"purchasedProductIds":@"34, 125, 99"};
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​
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NSDictionary *mboxParameters2 = @{@"userType":@"Paid"};
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NSDictionary *productParameters2 = @{@"id":@"764334",
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                                         @"categoryId":@"Online"};
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NSArray *purchaseIDs = @[@"id1",@"id2"];
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NSDictionary *orderParameters2 = @{@"id":@"4t4uxksa",
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                                       @"total":@"54.90",
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                                       @"purchasedProductIds":purchaseIDs};
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​
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ACPTargetRequestObject *request1 = [ACPTargetRequestObject requestObjectWithName:@"logo" defaultContent:@"BlueWhale" mboxParameters:mboxParameters1 callback:^(NSString *content){
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        // do something with the received content
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  }];
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request1.productParameters = productParameters1;
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request1.orderParameters = orderParameters1;
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​
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​
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ACPTargetRequestObject *request2 = [ACPTargetRequestObject requestObjectWithName:@"buttonColor" defaultContent:@"red" mboxParameters:mboxParameters2 callback:^(NSString *content){
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        // do something with the received content
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}];
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request2.productParameters = productParameters1;
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request2.orderParameters = orderParameters1;
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​
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// create request object array
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NSArray *requestArray = @[request1,request2];
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​
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// Creating Profile parameters
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NSDictionary *profileParameters = @{@"age":@"20-32"};
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​
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// Call the API
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[ACPTarget loadRequests:requestArray withProfileParameters:profileParameters];
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Send an mbox click notification
Sends a click notification to the configured Target server for a prefetched or regular mbox location. The click metric should be enabled for the provided location name in Target.
locationClicked API signature is changed and the recommended way is to use parameters encapsulated in TargetParameters
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locationClicked
If a notification is sent for a prefetched mbox, its contents should already have been requested with loadRequests, which indicates that the mbox was viewed.
Syntax
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public static void locationClicked(final String mboxName,
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                                   final Map<String, String> mboxParameters
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                                   final Map<String, String> productParameters
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                                   final Map<String, Object> orderParameters
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                                   final Map<String, String> profileParameters);
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Example
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// Define Mbox parameters
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Map<String, Object> mboxParameters = new HashMap<>();
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mboxParameters.put("membership", "prime");
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​
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// Define Product parameters
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Map<String, Object> productParameters = new HashMap<>();
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productParameters.put("id", "CEDFJC");
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productParameters.put("categoryId","Electronics");
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​
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List<String> purchasedIds = new ArrayList<String>();
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purchasedIds.add("81");
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purchasedIds.add("123");
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purchasedIds.add("190");
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​
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// Define Order parameters
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Map<String, Object> orderParameters = new HashMap<>();
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orderParameters.put("id", "NJJICK");
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orderParameters.put("total", "650");
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orderParameters.put("purchasedProductIds",  purchasedIds);
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​
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// Creating Profile parameters
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Map<String, Object> profileParameters = new HashMap<>();
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profileParameters.put("ageGroup", "20-32");
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Target.locationClicked("cartLocation", mboxParameters, productParameters, orderParameters, profileParameters);
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locationClicked
If a notification is sent for a prefetched mbox, its contents should already have been requested with loadRequests, which indicates that the mbox was viewed.
Syntax
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+ (void) locationClickedWithName: (nonnull NSString*) name
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                  mboxParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) mboxParameters
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               productParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) productParameters
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                 orderParameters: (nullable NSDictionary*) orderParameters
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               profileParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) profileParameters;
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Example
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// Define Mbox parameters
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NSDictionary *mboxParameters = @{@"membership":@"prime"};
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​
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// Define Product parameters
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NSDictionary *productParameters = @{@"id":@"CEDFJC",
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                                    @"categoryId":@"Electronics"};
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// Define Order parameters
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NSDictionary *orderParameters = @{@"id":@"NJJICK",
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                                  @"total":@"650",
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                                  @"purchasedProductIds":@"81, 123, 190"};
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​
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// Define Profile parameters
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NSDictionary *profileParameters = @{@"ageGroup":@"20-32"};
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​
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[ACPTarget locationClickedWithName:@"cartLocation"
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                    mboxParameters:mboxParameters
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                 productParameters:productParameters
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                   orderParameters:orderParameters
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                 profileParameters:profileParameters];
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Public classes
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TargetRequest
Using Builder to construct TargetRequest Object has been deprecated, and constructors are preferred way.
Here is a code sample for this class in Android:
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public class TargetRequest extends TargetObject {
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​
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    /**
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    * Builder used to construct a TargetRequest object.
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    */
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    @Deprecated
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    public static class Builder {
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        private TargetRequest targetRequest;
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​
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        /**
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         * Create a TargetRequest Builder.
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         *
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         * @param mboxName String mbox name for this request
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         * @param defaultContent String default content for this request
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         */
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        @Deprecated
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        public Builder(final String mboxName, final String defaultContent);
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        /**
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         * Set mbox parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param mboxParameters Map<String, String> mbox parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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        public Builder setMboxParameters(final Map<String, String> mboxParameters);
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​
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        /**
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        * Set order parameters for this request.
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        *
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        * @param orderParameters Map<String, Object> order parameters
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        * @return this builder
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        */
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        public Builder setOrderParameters(final Map<String, Object> orderParameters);
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        /**
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         * Set profile parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param productParameters Map<String, String> product parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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        public Builder setProductParameters(final Map<String, String> productParameters);
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        /**
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         * Set profile parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param profileParameters Map<String, String> profile parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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        public Builder setProfileParameters(final Map<String, Object> profileParameters);
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        /**
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         * Set Target parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param targetParameters TargetParameters object
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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        public Builder setTargetParameters(final TargetParameters targetParameters);
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        /**
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        * Set the callback function for this request.
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        *
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        * @param contentCallback AdobeCallback<String> which will get called with the returning content
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        * @return this builder
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        */
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        public Builder setContentCallback(final AdobeCallback<String> contentCallback);
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        /**
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         * Build the TargetRequest.
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         *
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         * @return TargetRequest the target request object
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         */
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        public TargetRequest build();
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    }
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}
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TargetPrefetch
Using Builder to construct TargetPrefetch Object has been deprecated, and constructors are preferred way.
Here is a code sample for this class in Android:
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public class TargetPrefetch extends TargetObject {
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    /**
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     * Builder used to construct a TargetPrefetch object
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     */
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    @Deprecated
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    public static class Builder {
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        private TargetPrefetch targetPrefetch;
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​
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        /**
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         * Create a TargetPrefetch Builder.
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         *
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         * @param mboxName String mbox name for this request
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         */
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         public Builder(final String mboxName);
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​
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        /**
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         * Set mbox parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param mboxParameters Map<String, String> mbox parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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         public Builder setMboxParameters(final Map<String, String> mboxParameters);
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​
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        /**
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         * Set order parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param orderParameters Map<String, String> order parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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         public Builder setOrderParameters(final Map<String, Object> orderParameters);
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​
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        /**
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         * Set product parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param productParameters Map<String, String> product parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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         public Builder setProductParameters(final Map<String, String> productParameters);
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​
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         /**
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         * Set profile parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param profileParameters Map<String, String> profile parameters
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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         public Builder setProfileParameters(final Map<String, Object> profileParameters);
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​
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        /**
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         * Set Target parameters for this request.
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         *
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         * @param targetParameters TargetParameters object
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         * @return this builder
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         */
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         public Builder setTargetParameters(final TargetParameters targetParameters);
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​
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         /**
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         * Build and return TargetPrefetch
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         *
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         * @return TargetPrefetch the target prefetch object
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         */
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         public TargetPrefetch build();
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    }
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​
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}
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ACPTargetRequestObject
This class extends ACPTargetPrefetchObject by adding default content and a function pointer property that will be used as a callback when requesting content from Target:
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@interface ACPTargetRequestObject : ACPTargetPrefetchObject
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​
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///< The default content that will be returned if Target servers are unreachable
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nonnull) NSString* defaultContent;
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​
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///< Optional. When batch requesting Target locations, callback will be invoked when content is available for this location.
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nullable) void (^callback)(NSString* __nullable content);
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@end
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The following method can be used to create an instance of a Target prefetch object that might be used to make a batch request to the configured Target server to prefetch content for mbox locations:
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+ (nonnull instancetype) requestObjectWithName: (nonnull NSString*) name
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                                defaultContent: (nonnull NSString*) defaultContent
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                                mboxParameters: (nullable NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>*) mboxParameters
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                                      callback: (nullable void (^) (NSString* __nullable content)) callback;
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ACPTargetPrefetchObject
This class contains the name of the Target location/mbox and parameter dictionary for mbox parameters, product parameters, and order parameters that will be used in a prefetch:
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@interface ACPTargetPrefetchObject : NSObject
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///< The name of the Target location/mbox
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nullable) NSString* name;
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​
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///< Dictionary containing key-value pairs of mbox parameters
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nullable) NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>* mboxParameters;
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​
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///< Dictionary containing key-value pairs of product parameters
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nullable) NSDictionary<NSString*, NSString*>* productParameters;
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​
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///< Dictionary containing key-value pairs of order parameters
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@property(nonatomic, strong, nullable) NSDictionary* orderParameters;
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@end
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The following method can be used to create an instance of a Target prefetch object that might be used to make a batch request to the configured Target server to prefetch content for mbox locations:
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+ (nonnull instancetype) prefetchObjectWithName: (nonnull NSString*) name
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                                 mboxParameters: (nullable NSDictionary*) mboxParameters;
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Contents
Using the prefetch APIs
Load Target requests
Send an mbox click notification
Public classes