# banner ads

Banner advertisements which display at the bottom of the app screen.

jump to: [banner](#banner) | [removeBanner](#remove-banner) | [Example](#example)
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<img src="banner.png" alt="banner ad" width="300" align="center" />
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# adMob.banner(banner_id, ad_size, ad_position) <a id="banner"></a><br>

## Usage:
```js
adMob.banner(banner_id,adMob.ad_sizes.RESIZE,adMob.ad_positions.BOTTOM).then(function () {
    // do anything after banner has loaded successfully
}).catch (function(err){
    // view or handle error messages
});
```

## Description:
 - show a banner ad at the top or bottom of the app screen
 - by default the ad size is "banner", 320x50, and the ad position is at the bottom of the screen
 - use after the start up of the device (`onDeviceReady`)

## Parameters:
- `Google AdMob id` - for a banner ad <br>
can be `"test"` for test ads, or normally an ad string (`"ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/6431168058"`), or an ad_id object:
```
var admob_ids = {
    'android' : {
        'banner': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/6431168058",
        'interstitial': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/1370413062",
        'rewarded': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/9712771663",
        'rewardedInterstitial': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/3530506691"
    }, 'ios' : {
        'banner': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/6694891931",
        'interstitial': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/2436352227",
        'rewarded': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/5286441495",
        'rewardedInterstitial': "ca-app-pub-4029587076166791/2300620853"
    }
};
```
- `ad_size` (optional - select a banner size, default is BANNER)` <br>
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.RESIZE` resizes to the get the largest fitting available banner
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.BANNER` default 320x50 ad banner
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.LARGE_BANNER` 300x100 (overlaps with UI on Android)
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.MEDIUM_RECTANGLE` 300x250 (overlaps with UI on Android)
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.FULL_BANNER` 468x60
    - `adMob.ad_sizes.LEADERBOARD` 728x90
- `ad_position` (optional - select a banner position, default is BOTTOM)` <br>
    - `adMob.ad_positions.BOTTOM` default
    - `adMob.ad_positions.TOP` 

## Errors:
```
- error["description"]      //short description about where the error is coming from 
- error["name"]             //name of the error (LOAD_AD_ERROR, SHOW_AD_ERROR, INVALID_ARGUMENTS, etc.) 
- error["message"]          //error message, more information about the error
- error["responseCode"]     //ad error response code from Google (if there is one)
- error["responseMessage"]  //ad error response message from Google (if there is one)
```
common error names: <br>
- `LOAD_AD_ERROR` may occur when an ad id is not reconized or not ready to show ads yet

## Tips:

- call this again if it fails

# adMob.removeBanner() <a id="remove-banner"></a><br>

## Usage:
```js
adMob.removeBanner().then(function () {
    // do anything after banners were removed
}).catch (function(err){
    // view or handle error messages (uncommon)
});
```

## Description:
 - remove the banner ad
 - use after a call to banner if you wish to remove it

## Parameters:
- none needed


# Example <a id="example"></a><br>
```js
function onDeviceReady() {
    adMob.banner(banner_id,adMob.ad_sizes.RESIZE).catch(function(err){});
}
```

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