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canvas overlap the button click

Basically, I've created "button click" on the canvas bitmap layout, but after compile the coding, I can't see my button click, is it overlapped? Can I know what should I do seems even I change the (w,h)size but it also the same.
I guess i have to put all the code here for better understanding.
Here is my sample code(MainActivity.java):
package com.abcdrawing2;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
public class MainActivity extends View {
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
private Paint mPaint;
public MainActivity(Context c) {
super(c);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0xFF00FF00);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.MITER);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(8);
}
public void color_Clicked(View sender)
{
mPaint.setColor(0xFFFF0000);
}
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
public void clear(){
mBitmap.eraseColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
invalidate();
System.gc();
}}
AND ( Scribble.java)
package com.abcdrawing2;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class Scribbler extends Activity {
MainActivity drawView;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
drawView = new MainActivity(this);
drawView.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
setContentView(drawView);
drawView.requestFocus();
}}

How to draw multiple lines with finger? (Android)

I have tried to draw multiple lines like this:
`
l1 = new Path();
l2 = new Path();
l3 = new Path();
l4 = new Path();`
---
`mPathList.add(l1...l4);`
---
`public void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
...
for (Path path : mPathList) {
canvas.drawPath(path, mOverlayPaint);
}
...
}`
---
`case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
int X = (int)me.getRawX();
int Y = (int)me.getRawY();
l1.moveTo(X, Y);
l2.moveTo(X + 5, Y);
l3.moveTo(X + 10, Y);
l4.moveTo(X + 15, Y);
break;`
But when I'm trying to draw something, FPS will slowly decrease. Any ideas how to make it works fine?
P.S. Sorry for my English, please

What you need to do is store the lines inside an arraylist and then read the arraylist onDraw(). try this code for your View Class:
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import java.util.ArrayList;
class Line {
float startX, startY, stopX, stopY,
float joinX, joinY = 0;
public Line(float startX, float startY, float stopX, float stopY) {
this.startX = startX;
this.startY = startY;
this.stopX = stopX;
this.stopY = stopY;
}
public Line(float startX, float startY) { // for convenience
this(startX, startY, startX, startY);
}
}
public class DrawView extends View {
Paint paint = new Paint();
ArrayList<Line> lines = new ArrayList<Line>();
public DrawView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setStrokeWidth(6f);
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
paint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
for (Line l : lines) {
canvas.drawLine(l.startX, l.startY, l.stopX, l.stopY, paint);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
if (joinX <= 0 || joinY <= 0) lines.add(new Line(event.getX(), event.getY()));
else lines.add(new Line(joinX, joinY);
return true;
}
else if ((event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) &&
lines.size() > 0) {
Line current = lines.get(lines.size() - 1);
current.stopX = event.getX();
current.stopY = event.getY();
Invalidate();
return true;
}
else if ((event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) &&
lines.size() > 0 {
Line current = lines.get(lines.size() - 1);
current.stopX = event.getX();
current.stopY = event.getY();
joinX = event.getX();
joinY = event.getY();
Invalidate();
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}
}

you can use this view if youd like
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.LruCache;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
public class MyDrawView extends View {
public Bitmap mBitmap;
public Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
private Paint mPaint;
public MyDrawView(Context c, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(c, attrs);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0xFF000000);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(9);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
public Bitmap getBitmap()
{
//this.measure(100, 100);
//this.layout(0, 0, 100, 100);
this.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
this.buildDrawingCache();
Bitmap bmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(this.getDrawingCache());
this.setDrawingCacheEnabled(false);
return bmp;
}
public void clear(){
mBitmap.eraseColor(Color.GREEN);
invalidate();
System.gc();
}
}

Android Canvas Redo and Undo Operation

I am working on a drawing project. My code is working perfectly other than canvas redo and undo operations. My undo operation removes paths from the paths ArrayList and saves to the undonePaths ArrayList, and the redo operation removes the last element from undonePaths and saves to paths.
Here's my code:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
public class DrawView extends View implements OnTouchListener {
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mPaint;
private ArrayList<Path> paths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private ArrayList<Path> undonePaths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private Bitmap im;
public DrawView(Context context)
{
super(context);
setFocusable(true);
setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
this.setOnTouchListener(this);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
mCanvas = new Canvas();
mPath = new Path();
paths.add(mPath);
im=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),R.drawable.ic_launcher);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
//mPath = new Path();
//canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
for (Path p : paths){
canvas.drawPath(p, mPaint);
}
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath = new Path();
paths.add(mPath);
}
public void onClickUndo () {
if (paths.size()>0)
{
undonePaths.add(paths.remove(paths.size()-1));
invalidate();
}
else
{
}
//toast the user
}
public void onClickRedo (){
if (undonePaths.size()>0)
{
paths.add(undonePaths.remove(undonePaths.size()-1));
invalidate();
}
else
{
}
//toast the user
}
#Override
public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
This code is working perfectly for drawing but not working perfectly for undo and redo operations. What's wrong with my code?
Here's my full source code:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/8PQQEZdH/test_draw.html
UPDATED:
Finally my problem was solved; here's my drawing class:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
public class DrawView extends View implements OnTouchListener {
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mPaint;
private ArrayList<Path> paths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private ArrayList<Path> undonePaths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private Bitmap im;
public DrawView(Context context)
{
super(context);
setFocusable(true);
setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
this.setOnTouchListener(this);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setDither(true);
mPaint.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
mCanvas = new Canvas();
mPath = new Path();
im=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),R.drawable.ic_launcher);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
//mPath = new Path();
//canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
for (Path p : paths){
canvas.drawPath(p, mPaint);
}
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
undonePaths.clear();
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
paths.add(mPath);
mPath = new Path();
}
public void onClickUndo () {
if (paths.size()>0)
{
undonePaths.add(paths.remove(paths.size()-1));
invalidate();
}
else
{
}
//toast the user
}
public void onClickRedo (){
if (undonePaths.size()>0)
{
paths.add(undonePaths.remove(undonePaths.size()-1));
invalidate();
}
else
{
}
//toast the user
}
#Override
public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
That code is working perfectly...!

At first glance I see the following problems:
By adding your empty Path to paths as soon as you make it, you're going to have a problem as soon as you undo: you're popping that empty Path first, making the first undo not seem to work. Then if you draw into that Path, it's not added to paths. The solution is to add the completed Path to paths in touch_up() before creating a new one.
That is, remove
paths.add(mPath);
from the constructor, and in touch_up(), change
mPath = new Path();
paths.add(mPath);
to
paths.add(mPath);
mPath = new Path();
You'll also want to add
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
after your for loop in onDraw() in order to draw the in-progress Path.
You're not emptying undonePaths when the user starts drawing again.

Please check below code it is working..
package com.testpath;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
public class TesUndoPaintActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
LinearLayout linearLayout2;
private ArrayList<Path> undonePaths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private ArrayList<Path> paths = new ArrayList<Path>();
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
linearLayout2 = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linearLayout2);
final DrawingPanel dp = new DrawingPanel(this);
linearLayout2.addView(dp);
((Button) findViewById(R.id.button1))
.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (paths.size() > 0) {
undonePaths.add(paths
.remove(paths.size() - 1));
dp.invalidate();
}
}
});
((Button) findViewById(R.id.button2))
.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (undonePaths.size()>0) {
paths.add(undonePaths.remove(undonePaths.size()-1));
dp.invalidate();
}
}
});
}
public class DrawingPanel extends View implements OnTouchListener {
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mPaint, circlePaint, outercirclePaint;
// private ArrayList<Path> undonePaths = new ArrayList<Path>();
private float xleft, xright, xtop, xbottom;
public DrawingPanel(Context context) {
super(context);
setFocusable(true);
setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
this.setOnTouchListener(this);
circlePaint = new Paint();
mPaint = new Paint();
outercirclePaint = new Paint();
outercirclePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
circlePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
mPaint.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
outercirclePaint.setColor(0x44FFFFFF);
circlePaint.setColor(0xAADD5522);
outercirclePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
circlePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
outercirclePaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
mCanvas = new Canvas();
mPath = new Path();
paths.add(mPath);
}
public void colorChanged(int color) {
mPaint.setColor(color);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
for (Path p : paths) {
canvas.drawPath(p, mPaint);
}
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 0;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX) / 2, (y + mY) / 2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath = new Path();
paths.add(mPath);
}
#Override
public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
// if (x <= cx+circleRadius+5 && x>= cx-circleRadius-5) {
// if (y<= cy+circleRadius+5 && cy>= cy-circleRadius-5){
// paths.clear();
// return true;
// }
// }
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
}
And Below XML File.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Undo" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Redo" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Please check it.

Problem
The path is only shown when you finish drawing it which leaves the user clueless as to what he is drawing
Solution
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
super.onDraw(canvas);
for (Path p : paths){
canvas.drawPath(p, mPaint);
}
//Draw path along with the finger
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
Add canvas.drawPath(mPath,mPaint) to onDraw() so the user gets a feeling of actually painting on the canvas.

how to erase the canvas color and show the background image

In my application I need to implement two layered views. One containing a Bitmap Image and another is a normal Background color.As user make any touch events it will erase the the color and the background image will come to front gradually. To do this I have implemented Canvas. But I am unable to do the same. Please guide me whether this approach is good or some other ways are there to do this kind of thing.
Here's my code,
package com.drawline.view;
import com.drawline.R;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Paint.Style;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
public class imageview extends View
{
private Paint paint;
Context ctx;
Bitmap bmpImg;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
public imageview(Context context)
{
super(context);
this.ctx=context;
mCanvas = new Canvas();
mPath=new Path();
init(ctx);
}
private void init(Context ctx)
{
paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.RED);
paint.setStyle(Style.STROKE);
paint.setStrokeWidth(6);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR));
android.content.res.Resources res = ctx.getResources();
bmpImg=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(res, R.drawable.priyanka);
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas)
{
canvas.drawColor(Color.BLUE);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, paint);
}
public int getLineArrayIndex(){
return lineArrIndex;
}
float endPosX;
float endPosY ;
float startPosX;
float startPosY;
int lineArrIndex = 0;
float prevX=0;
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.reset();
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, paint);
mCanvas.drawColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPath.reset();
}
public boolean onTouch(View v,MotionEvent event)
{
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}

Android MyView (FingerPaint Demo) Reset Canvas

I have used the MyView class from the FingerPaint API DEMO (from Here) and would like to be able to clear the view of any drawn lines. In effect resetting it to when it as first rendered on the start of the activity. My MyView view is declared in my XML layout (not programmed).
What's the simplest way of doing this with a button?
Many thanks :)

I managed to achieve this by modifying the MyView class as below:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
public class MyView extends View {
private Bitmap mBitmap;
private Canvas mCanvas;
private Path mPath;
private Paint mBitmapPaint;
private Paint mPaint;
private List<Path> mPathsArray = new ArrayList<Path>();
public MyView(Context c, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(c, attrs);
mPaint = new Paint();
mPaint.setColor(0xFF00F1F5);
mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
mPaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
mPath = new Path();
mBitmapPaint = new Paint(Paint.DITHER_FLAG);
}
#Override
protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mCanvas = new Canvas(mBitmap);
}
public void clear(){
mBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(480, 480, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
mPath = new Path();
invalidate();
}
#Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, mBitmapPaint);
canvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
}
private float mX, mY;
private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;
private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
mPath.moveTo(x, y);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
mX = x;
mY = y;
}
}
private void touch_up() {
mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
// commit the path to our offscreen
mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
// kill this so we don't double draw
mPathsArray.add(mPath);
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
float x = event.getX();
float y = event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
touch_start(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
touch_move(x, y);
invalidate();
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
touch_up();
invalidate();
break;
}
return true;
}
}
Just incase other people want to achieve the same effect.