Banner Ad

1. Basic requirements

  • Add ​ADX iOS SDK to your project.

  • Use the Ad Unit ID issued for Banner Ads.

  • Before requesting an ad, SDK initialization must be done first.

    • SDK initialization should be called only once when the app launches and ad requests should be made after SDK initialization is complete.

    • For iOS 14 and later, request ads only after obtaining ATT (App Tracking Transparency) permission.

2. Implementation

  1. Instantiate an ADXAdView using the initWithAdUnitId:adSize:rootViewController: method and register the ADXAdViewDelegate callbacks.

    ADXAdSize
    Size (width * height)

    ADXAdSizeBanner

    320 * 50

    ADXAdSizeLargeBanner

    320 * 100

    ADXAdSizeMediumRectangle

    320 * 250

    ADXAdSizeLeaderboard

    728 * 90

  2. Set the frame of the bannerView and add it to the ViewController.

  3. Call loadAd to request an ad.

#import <ADXLibrary/ADXAdView.h>

@interface BannerViewController () <ADXAdViewDelegate>

@property (strong) ADXAdView *bannerView;

@end

@implementation BannerViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    
    self.bannerView = [[ADXAdView alloc] 
        initWithAdUnitId:@"<ADX_BANNER_AD_UNIT_ID>"
        adSize:ADXAdSizeBanner
        rootViewController:self];

    self.bannerView.delegate = self;
    
    self.bannerView.frame = CGRectMake(
        (self.view.bounds.size.width - ADXAdSizeBanner.width) / 2,
        0,
        ADXAdSizeBanner.width,
        ADXAdSizeBanner.height);
    
    [self.view addSubview:self.bannerView];
    
    [self.bannerView loadAd];
}

#pragma mark - ADXAdViewDelegate

- (void)adViewDidLoad:(ADXAdView *)adView {
    NSLog(@"adViewDidLoad");
}

- (void)adView:(ADXAdView *)adView didFailToLoadWithError:(NSError *)error {
    NSLog(@"adView:didFailToLoadWithError: %@", error);
    
}
- (void)adViewDidClick:(ADXAdView *)adView {
    NSLog(@"adViewDidClick");
}

3. Callback

You can receive banner ad events through the ADXAdViewDelegate.

- (void)adViewDidLoad:(ADXAdView *)adView;
- (void)adView:(ADXAdView *)adView didFailToLoadWithError:(NSError *)error;
- (void)adViewDidClick:(ADXAdView *)adView;

4. Ad Revenue (paidEventHandler)

You can check the estimated ad revenue for ad impressions.

  • As shown in the example below, use paidEventHandler to check the estimated eCPM value.

  • Manually set values during mediation setup and actual values may be mixed, so it is recommended to treat this as an estimate.

  • The currency unit of eCPM is USD.

  • You can link ad revenue data with your MMP. For details, please refer to the SDK integration guides below:

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <ADXLibrary/ADXAdView.h>
#import <FirebaseAnalytics/FirebaseAnalytics.h>
#import <AppsFlyerAdRevenue/AppsFlyerAdRevenue.h>

@interface BannerViewController () <ADXAdViewDelegate>
@property (strong) ADXAdView * bannerView;
@end

@implementation BannerViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    
    self.bannerView = [[ADXAdView alloc] 
        initWithAdUnitId:@"<ADX_BANNER_AD_UNIT_ID>"
        adSize:ADXAdSizeBanner
        rootViewController:self];
                        
    self.bannerView.delegate = self;    
    
    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
    self.bannerView.paidEventHandler = ^(double eCPM) {
        __strong typeof(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
        if(!strongSelf) { return; }
        NSNumber * revenue = [NSNumber numberWithDouble:eCPM/1000];
        [strongSelf handleAdRevenue:revenue];
    };
}

- (void)handleAdRevenue:(NSNumber *)revenue {
    // 1) Firebase Analytics
    [FIRAnalytics logEventWithName:kFIREventAdImpression
                        parameters: @{
        kFIRParameterAdPlatform: @"AD(X)",
        kFIRParameterAdFormat: @"BannerAd",
        kFIRParameterAdUnitName: @"ADX Banner Ad",
        kFIRParameterCurrency: @"USD",
        kFIRParameterValue: revenune
    }];
    
    // 2) AppsFlyer
    NSDictionary * adRevenueParams = @{
        @"AdUnitName" : @"ADX Banner Ad",
        @"AdType" : @"BannerAd",
    };
    
    AppsFlyerAdRevenue * appsFlyerAdRevenue = [AppsFlyerAdRevenue shared];
    [appsFlyerAdRevenue 
        logAdRevenueWithMonetizationNetwork:@"AD(X)"
        mediationNetwork:AppsFlyerAdRevenueMediationNetworkTypeCustom
        eventRevenue:revenune
        revenueCurrency:@"USD"
        additionalParameters:adRevenueParams];
}

#pragma mark - ADXAdViewDelegate
- (void)adViewDidLoad:(ADXAdView *)adView {}
- (void)adView:(ADXAdView *)adView didFailToLoadWithError:(NSError *)error {}
- (void)adViewDidClick:(ADXAdView *)adView {}

@end

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