I'm pretty new to Android development and completely new to Kotlin. I have an app with a navigation drawer, and am trying to change the color of the AppBarLayout based on what the user selects from the navigation drawer. I've tried a few different methods, and the closest I've come has been to change the toolbar color instead of the whole AppBar. This might be acceptable, but instead of actually setting it to the color I want, it always changes it to a dark grey.
when (item.itemId) {
R.id.nav_audit -> {
txtMain.text = "Audit"
toolbar.setBackgroundColor(R.color.colorAudit)
loadAudits()
}
R.id.nav_testing -> {
txtMain.text = "Testing"
toolbar.setBackgroundColor(R.color.colorTesting)
}
R.id.nav_workflow -> {
txtMain.text = "Workflow"
toolbar.setBackgroundColor(R.color.colorWorkflow)
}
R.id.nav_other -> {
txtMain.text = "Other"
toolbar.setBackgroundColor(R.color.colorPrimary)
}
}
I've also looked at possibly changing the theme, but it looks like it may not be easy to do that after the application has already loaded. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Besides changing the color of the Toolbar that you are already doing, one way to change the status bar in Kotlin is like this:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
(activity as? AppCompatActivity)?.window?.statusBarColor =
ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color. colorTesting)
}
You could do a method that returns the color depending on itemId
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I'm trying to test a Text that on my component I can print it in different colors, so on my test I'm verifying it gets the expected color. I was looking for a method to return the color but I did not find any.
From now I'm asserting that the text is correct and the visibility is correct, but when trying to find the method to get the colour I get too deep and I'm looking for a simpler solution.
composeTestRule.onNode(hasTestTag("testTagForButton"), true)
.assertExists()
.assertTextEquals("Testing")
I've check that I can do something like .fetchSemanticsNode().layoutInfo.getModifierInfo() to get into the Modifier and perhaps from there I can get the colour, but it's too much maybe. Also I've found this .captureToImage() that perhaps I could get the colour on it, but since I had to put the pixels I decided that it's not the way.
Is there any simple way to get that?
I am by no means a compose expert, but just looking at compose source code, you could utilize their GetTextLayoutResult accessibility semantic action. This will contain all the properties that are used to render the Text on a canvas.
Some quick and dirty extension functions I put up for convenience:
fun SemanticsNodeInteraction.assertTextColor(
color: Color
): SemanticsNodeInteraction = assert(isOfColor(color))
private fun isOfColor(color: Color): SemanticsMatcher = SemanticsMatcher(
"${SemanticsProperties.Text.name} is of color '$color'"
) {
val textLayoutResults = mutableListOf<TextLayoutResult>()
it.config.getOrNull(SemanticsActions.GetTextLayoutResult)
?.action
?.invoke(textLayoutResults)
return#SemanticsMatcher if (textLayoutResults.isEmpty()) {
false
} else {
textLayoutResults.first().layoutInput.style.color == color
}
}
Which can be then used like this:
composeTestRule.onNode(hasTestTag("testTagForButton"), true)
.assertExists()
.assertTextEquals("Testing")
.assertTextColor(Color.Black)
I am unable to comment post above, also didn't find question about checking background color, so decide to place my version here.
private fun hasBackground(node: SemanticsNode, color: Color, shape: Shape): Boolean {
return node.layoutInfo.getModifierInfo().filter { modifierInfo ->
modifierInfo.modifier == Modifier.background(color, shape)
}.size == 1
}
To test background color and don't touch debug inspection info (this isn't for testing) we are unable to test only background color, but can test whole background by comparing production background (which placed into modifier) with our testing one.
Hope it help somebody.
I want to show a badge on a toolbar action. The badge number is updated by a LiveData value.
This is how I attach the badge:
BadgeUtils.attachBadgeDrawable(inboxBadgeDrawable, toolbar, R.id.menu_inbox);
I tried different places for that call, including Activity.onCreateOptionsMenu(), Activity.onPrepareOptionsMenu() and androidx.lifgecycle.Observer.onChanged().
When anything changes (toolbar or badge content), the badge is misplaced, traveling down left. Or it is duplicated to another action.
I guess attachBadgeDrawable tries to find the container view of R.id.menu_inbox inside the toolbar, inserts the badge and updates it's offsets. If the container view of the menu item changes, the old container view still has the old badge and there is no (sensible) way to remove it. Also, application of the offsets seems to stack.
So, is there any other intended way of using the BadgeDrawable on a toolbar action icon?
I understand that this feature is still experimental. Will this issue be addressed and if yes, how long will it approximately take? (I use com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-beta01 right now.)
This question is mainly addressed to the developers of the component because usage questions should be asked here according to https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android.
EDIT: I also created an issue (feature request) on the project's tracker: https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/issues/1967
I'm not sure it is an official solution but this is still a workaround. I ended up with detaching the BadgeDrawable on every onPrepareOptionsMenu, in case the menu items were changed or rearranged
// This is an indicator of whether we need to show the badge or not
private var isFilterOn: Boolean = false
private var filterBadge: BadgeDrawable? = null
#SuppressLint("UnsafeExperimentalUsageError")
override fun onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu: Menu) {
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu)
val filterItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_filter)
val toolbar = requireActivity().findViewById<Toolbar>(R.id.toolbar)
if(filterBadge != null) {
BadgeUtils.detachBadgeDrawable(filterBadge!!, toolbar, R.id.action_filter)
filterBadge = null
}
if(isFilterOn) {
filterBadge = BadgeDrawable.create(requireContext()).also {
BadgeUtils.attachBadgeDrawable(it, toolbar, R.id.action_filter)
}
}
}
I'm trying to support the Android Q Dark theme for my Android app and I can't figure out how to import different assets based on the theme I'm currently in.
Im using the official DayNight theme for making the dark/light versions and for drawables is very easy to just point to the XML and it will choose the correct value either from values or values-night depending on what is enabled.
I wanted to do something similar where depending on the theme it would load either the asset "priceTag_light.png" or "priceTag_dark.png".
val inputStream = if(darkIsEnabled) {
assets.open("priceTag_dark.png")
} else {
assets.open("priceTag_light.png")
}
Is there a way I get that flag?
Okay finally found the solution I was looking for. As #deepak-s-gavkar points out the parameter that gives us that information is on the Configuration. So, after a small search I found this article that gives this example method that has worked perfectly for what I wanted:
fun isDarkTheme(activity: Activity): Boolean {
return activity.resources.configuration.uiMode and
Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK == Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES
}
You first need to do this changes in manifest
<activity
android:name=".MyActivity"
android:configChanges="uiMode" />
then onConfigurationChanged of activity
val currentNightMode = resources.configuration.uiMode and Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK
when (currentNightMode) {
Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_NO -> {} // Night mode is not active, we're using the light theme
Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES -> {} // Night mode is active, we're using dark theme
}
Use the following code:
boolean isDarkThemeOn = (getResources().getConfiguration().uiMode & Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK) == Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES;
Currently, I'm looking to change the design of the button that closes the Android keyboard. Currently it looks like: Basic Android Keyboard. I want to remove the checkmark and replace it with some text like OK or Done without changing the whole keyboard.
Using ImeOptions, I know i can set the Android.Views.InputMethods.ImeAction to a default icon, but none of the default icons are what I'm looking for.
Using SetImeActionLabel("OK", Android.Views.InputMethods.ImeAction.Done), I can edit the text that's being shown, but it's only text. I need it to have the green, circular background. If I go with this route, I'm unsure on how I can edit the styles of this ActionLabel. Here is a picture for reference: Android Keyboard with OK.
I'm having a lot of trouble finding a similar example or problem and can't exactly solve it myself.
You cann add shape to it as a background
protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Xamarin.Forms.Entry> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
var newCustomEntryElement = e.NewElement as CustomEntry;
if (Control == null || newCustomEntryElement == null)
{
return;
}
Control.ImeOptions = ImeAction.Go;
Control.SetImeActionLabel("Go", ImeAction.Go);
var shape = new ShapeDrawable(new RectShape());
shape.Paint.Color = Android.Graphics.Color.Red;
shape.Paint.StrokeWidth = 0;
shape.Paint.SetStyle(Paint.Style.Stroke);
Control.SetBackground(shape);
}
I wanted to try out this funny title bar coloring, but it doesn't work for me as
getWindow().findViewById(android.R.id.title);
returns null. So I had a look at it with Hierarchy Viewer and found out that the view is called id/action_bar instead. But there's no R.id.action_bar (autocomplete doesn't offer it and there's nothing like this is R.java).
So now I'm doubly confused:
Is android.R.id.title sort of obsolete now (I'm using version 16 in my emulator)?
Where does id/action_bar come from?
What's the recommended and simple practice w.r.t. compatibility?
Should I get ActionBarSherlock? I originally just wanted to change the title bar color... not fool around with it a lot.
Use the code below to get the ActionBar's id:
val actionBarId = resources.getIdentifier("action_bar", "id", packageName)
And use findViewById you can find the action bar.
Then find the title from actionbar's children (in normal cases):
val actionbar = findViewById<ViewGroup>(actionBarId)
for (view in actionbar.children) {
if (view is TextView) {
// this is the titleView
}
}
However, if you just want to change the title view's text, just use getSupportActionBar:
supportActionBar?.apply {
// set title text
title = "Hello"
// set colored title text
val coloredTitle = SpannableString("Hello")
coloredTitle.setSpan(ForegroundColorSpan(Color.RED), 0, coloredTitle.length, 0)
title = coloredTitle
}
I would recommend using ActionBarSherlock if you're looking for compatibility with Android versions before API level 14 / Android 4.0.
Changing the background of the ActionBar is straightforward and is most easily done via styles. See the "Background" section of http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/04/customizing-action-bar.html
You can also change it via code. Put this in your onCreate():
GradientDrawable gradientDrawable = new GradientDrawable(GradientDrawable.Orientation.TOP_BOTTOM, new int[] {Color.RED, Color.GREEN});
getActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(gradientDrawable);
Here is a screenshot of this code in action: