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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:

For Helium SDK 3.0.0:

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

Prior to Helium SDK 3.0.0:

  • load() does not return a String.
// load() now returns a String representing the load request identifier.
heliumInterstitialAd.load()
heliumRewardedAd.load()

// load() now returns a String representing the load request identifier.
heliumInterstitialAd.load();
heliumRewardedAd.load();

// load() is a void method.
heliumInterstitialAd.load()
heliumRewarded.load()

// load() is a void method.
heliumInterstitialAd.load();
heliumRewarded.load();

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.

Banner EnumDimensions (Width & Height)
Standard(320 x 50)
Medium(300 x 250)
Leaderboard(728 x 90)

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);

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

/*
  The following Banner enum Sizes can be passed down:
  HeliumBannerAd.Size.STANDARD
  HeliumBannerAd.Size.MEDIUM
  HeliumBannerAd.Size.LEADERBOARD
*/
HeliumBannerAd.Size bannerSize = HeliumBannerAd.Size.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 Helium SDK 3.0.0:

  • load() now 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.

Prior to Helium SDK 3.0.0:

  • load() does not return a String.
  • Banners are not automatically shown and include a show() method.

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();

// load() is a void method.
heliumBannerAd.load()

// load() is a void method.
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 Helium 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();

heliumBannerAd.clearLoaded()

heliumBannerAd.clearLoaded();
  • 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.

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