Load Ads

Creating Interstitial & Rewarded Ads

To show an interstitial or rewarded ad, create a variable to hold a reference to either the Interstitial or Rewarded Mediation Ad:

val heliumInterstitialAd: HeliumInterstitialAd
val heliumRewardedAd: HeliumRewardedAd

private HeliumInterstitialAd heliumInterstitialAd;
private HeliumRewardedAd heliumRewardedAd;

Using the Placement Name set up on your dashboard, get an instance of a Mediation Ad:

heliumInterstitialAd = HeliumInterstitialAd(MYHELIUMPLACEMENT1, heliumInterstitialAdListener)
heliumRewardedAd = HeliumRewardedAd(MYHELIUMPLACEMENT2, heliumRewardedAdListener)

heliumInterstitialAd = new HeliumInterstitialAd(MYHELIUMPLACEMENT1, heliumInterstitialAdListener);
heliumRewardedAd = new HeliumRewardedAd(MYHELIUMPLACEMENT2, heliumRewardedAdListener);

In the above examples, we’re passing in the heliumInterstitialAdListener object and heliumRewardedAdListener to act as delegates/listeners and receive notifications about the SDK ad activity. See Android Delegate Usage for more details.

Loading Interstitial & Rewarded Ads

Create an instance for each Placement Name you want to use. Then, make the call to load the ad:

heliumInterstitialAd.load()
heliumRewardedAd.load()

heliumInterstitialAd.load();
heliumRewardedAd.load();

The loadID can be found in the listener's load callback.

For Mediation SDK 4.0.0:

• load() does not return a String

For Mediation SDK 3.0.0:

• load() returns a String representing the load request identifier. This return value is optional to consume.

Creating Banner Ads

There are two ways to create banners on Android:

• programmatically
• XML

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Note

The following banner sizes can be passed down. Some partners may not fill for some banner sizes.

Create Banner Ads Programmatically

1. Declare a variable to hold a reference to the Banner Mediation Ad.
2. Supply the corresponding Placement Name and Banner Size

/*
  The following Banner enum Sizes can be passed down:
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.STANDARD
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.MEDIUM
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.LEADERBOARD
*/
val bannerSize = HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.STANDARD
val heliumBannerAd = new HeliumBannerAd(context, placementName, bannerSize, bannerListener)

/*
  The following Banner enum Sizes can be passed down:
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.STANDARD
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.MEDIUM
  HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.LEADERBOARD
*/
HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize bannerSize = HeliumBannerAd.HeliumBannerSize.STANDARD;
HeliumBannerAd heliumBannerAd = new HeliumBannerAd(context, placementName, bannerSize, bannerListener);

Creating Banner Ads in an XML Layout

1. Set the HeliumBannerAd in the layout where you want to display the banner.
2. Set the app:heliumBannerSize to either STANDARD, MEDIUM, or LEADERBOARD.
3. Set the app:heliumPlacementName for the banner placement that you have in the dashboard.

...
  <com.chartboost.heliumsdk.ad.HeliumBannerAd
      android:id="@+id/bannerAd"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      tools:layout_height="50dp"
      app:heliumBannerSize="STANDARD"
      app:heliumPlacementName="PlacementName" />
...

Loading Banner Ads

For Mediation SDK 3.0.0:

• load() returns a String representing the load request identifier. This return value is optional to consume.
• Banners are now automatically shown. Add this banner view to the view hierarchy and the ads will automatically be shown.

You will need to create an ad instance for each placement name you want to use. Finally, make the call to load the ad:

// load() returns a String representing the load request identifier.
heliumBannerAd.load()

// load() returns a String representing the load request identifier.
heliumBannerAd.load();

Clearing Loaded Ads

Clearing loaded ads may be necessary on existing placements to request another ad (i.e. for an in-house programmatic auction).

Clearing Interstitial and Rewarded Ads

heliumInterstitialAd.clearLoaded()
heliumRewardedAd.clearLoaded()

heliumInterstitialAd.clearLoaded();
heliumRewardedAd.clearLoaded();

Clearing Banner Ads

For Mediation SDK 3.0.0 on banners:

• Call clearAd() to clear the currently displayed and cached banner ad.

// To clear currently showing and any cached ad loaded for auto refresh.
heliumBannerAd.clearAd()

// To clear currently showing and any cached ad loaded for auto refresh.
heliumBannerAd.clearAd();

• The 3.x.x clearAd and 2.x.x clearLoaded API returns a boolean and indicates if the ad object has been cleared and is ready for another load call.