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Android calculating Velocity wtih Accelerometer data

Due to the power consuming GPS data, I would like to calculate the device speed with only the accelerometer x,y and z data. I have read a lot of questions about this topic and I tried many set-ups to find a satisfactory solution to calculate the speed when my device is in my car.
It seems so simple but nothing works, which drives me crazy.
Been trying the Sensor.TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION and the Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER with removed gravity. Tried a Low Pass Filter on the Linear acceleration data. Unfortunately all with no succes.
Looks like the calculated speed is correct but testing in my car the calculated speed doesn't get higher then about 2 m/s.
below a code snip
mAccelerometer = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION);
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
if (event.sensor == mAccelerometer) {
if (timestamp != 0) {
final float dT = (event.timestamp - timestamp) * NS2S;
lax = event.values[0];
lay = event.values[1];
laz = event.values[2];
vx = vxo + lax * dT ;
vy = vyo + lay * dT ;
vz = vzo + laz * dT ;
speed = (float) (Math.sqrt(vx*vx + vy*vy + vz*vz)) ;
if (speed < 0.01) {speed = 0 ; }
tv_speed.setText(String.valueOf(speed));
}
timestamp = event.timestamp;
}
}
Hope someone can help, thanks a lot.

It's possible to compute distance and speed using only accelerometer, but with three conditions:
1. Linear movement - trajectory must be straight.
2. Slope of the road must be constant.
3. You must perform calibration procedure before start.
Where can you use this method with such restrictions - it's up to you... Now, how to do it:
We need something, implementing SensorEventListener interface. For the future use, let's add following abstract class:
public abstract class Accelerometer implements SensorEventListener {
protected float lastX;
protected float lastY;
protected float lastZ;
public abstract Point getPoint();
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor arg0, int arg1) {
}
}
and this will be our SensorEventListener:
public class XYZAccelerometer extends Accelerometer {
private static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 500;
// calibration
private float dX = 0;
private float dY = 0;
private float dZ = 0;
// buffer variables
private float X;
private float Y;
private float Z;
private int cnt = 0;
// returns last SenorEvent parameters
public Point getLastPoint(){
return new Point(lastX, lastY, lastZ, 1);
}
// returrns parameters, using buffer: average acceleration
// since last call of getPoint().
public Point getPoint(){
if (cnt == 0){
return new Point(lastX, lastY, lastZ, 1);
}
Point p = new Point(X, Y, Z, cnt);
reset();
return p;
}
// resets buffer
public void reset(){
cnt = 0;
X = 0;
Y = 0;
Z = 0;
}
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent se) {
float x = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_X] + dX;
float y = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_Y] + dY;
float z = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_Z] + dZ;
lastX = x;
lastY = y;
lastZ = z;
X+= x;
Y+= y;
Z+= z;
if (cnt < BUFFER_SIZE-1) {
cnt++;
} else
{
reset();
}
}
public int getCnt(){
return cnt;
}
public void setdX(float dX) {
this.dX = dX;
}
public void setdY(float dY) {
this.dY = dY;
}
public void setdZ(float dZ) {
this.dZ = dZ;
}
}
Calibrating accelerometer must be called before each experiment. Phone orientation must not be changed while measuring.
To calibrate accelerometer, i use this class:
public class Calibrator {
final static int UPDATE_INTERVAL = 400;
final static int ITERATIONS = 5;
Handler hRefresh;
XYZAccelerometer acc;
int eventNumber;
private LinkedList calData;
public Calibrator(Handler hRefresh, XYZAccelerometer acc, int eventNumber) {
this.hRefresh = hRefresh;
this.acc = acc;
this.eventNumber = eventNumber;
}
public void calibrate() {
final Timer calTimer = new Timer();
calData = new LinkedList();
acc.setdX(0);
acc.setdY(0);
acc.setdZ(0);
calTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(
new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
addCalData(calData);
if (calData.size() > ITERATIONS) {
calTimer.cancel();
try {
calSensor(calData);
} catch (Exception ex) {
try {
throw ex;
} catch (Exception ex1) {
hRefresh.sendEmptyMessage(5);
}
}
hRefresh.sendEmptyMessage(eventNumber);
}
}
},
0,
UPDATE_INTERVAL);
}
private void addCalData(LinkedList cD) {
Point p = acc.getPoint();
cD.add(p);
acc.reset();
}
private void calSensor(LinkedList cD) throws Exception {
if (cD.size() < ITERATIONS-1) {
throw new Exception("not enough data to calibrate");
}
float x = 0;
float y = 0;
float z = 0;
// Don't use first measure
for (int i = 1; i < cD.size(); ++i) {
x += cD.get(i).getX();
y += cD.get(i).getY();
z += cD.get(i).getZ();
}
x = x / (cD.size() - 1);
y = y / (cD.size() - 1);
z = z / (cD.size() - 1);
acc.setdX(-x);
acc.setdY(-y);
acc.setdZ(-z);
}
}
maintenance class to keep data of one measure
public class Point {
private float x = 0;
private float y = 0;
private float z = 0;
private int cnt = 1;
public float getX() {
return x/(float)cnt;
}
public float getY() {
return y/(float)cnt;
}
public float getZ() {
return z/(float)cnt;
}
public Point(float x, float y, float z, int cnt) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.z = z;
this.cnt = cnt;
}
public float getForce(){
return getX()*getX()+getY()*getY()+getZ()*getZ();
}
}
And class to process data of measure
public class MeasurePoint {
private float x;
private float y;
private float z;
private float speedBefore;
private float speedAfter;
private float distance;
private float acceleration;
private long interval;
private Point averagePoint;
public MeasurePoint(float x, float y, float z, float speedBefore, long interval, Point averagePoint) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.z = z;
this.speedBefore = speedBefore;
this.interval = interval;
this.averagePoint = averagePoint;
speedAfter = 0;
calc();
}
private void calc(){
//Acceleration as projection of current vector on average
acceleration = this.x*averagePoint.getX() +
this.y*averagePoint.getY() +
this.z*averagePoint.getZ();
acceleration = acceleration / ((float)Math.sqrt(averagePoint.getForce()));
float t = ((float)interval / 1000f);
speedAfter = speedBefore + acceleration * t;
distance = speedBefore*t + acceleration*t*t/2;
}
public String getStoreString(){
String s = "write here whatever you want";
return s;
}
// add getters
}
This one - to store and save data array
public class MeasureData {
// points from accelerometr
private LinkedList accData;
private LinkedList data;
// timer interval of generating points
private long interval;
public MeasureData(long interval) {
this.interval = interval;
accData = new LinkedList ();
data = new LinkedList ();
}
public void addPoint(Point p){
accData.add(p);
}
public void process(){
for(int i = 0; i < accData.size(); ++i){
Point p = accData.get(i);
float speed = 0;
if(i > 0){
speed = data.get(i-1).getSpeedAfter();
}
data.add(new MeasurePoint(p.getX(), p.getY(), p.getZ(), speed, interval, getAveragePoint()));
}
}
public boolean saveExt(Context con, String fname) throws Throwable {
try {
File file = new File(con.getExternalFilesDir(null), fname);
FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(file);
OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
MeasurePoint m = data.get(i);
out.write(m.getStoreString());
}
out.close();
} catch (Throwable t) {
throw (t);
}
return true;
}
private Point getAveragePoint() {
float x = 0;
float y = 0;
float z = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < accData.size(); ++i){
Point p = accData.get(i);
x += p.getX();
y += p.getY();
z += p.getZ();
}
return new Point(x, y, z, 1);
}
public float getLastSpeed(){
return data.getLast().getSpeedAfter();
}
public float getLastSpeedKm(){
float ms = getLastSpeed();
return ms*3.6f;
}
}
And, finally, how to use all this in your activity(I cleaned it up a lot, sorry if it will not complie - fill free to write it in comments:
public class TestActivity extends Activity {
static final int TIMER_DONE = 2;
static final int START = 3;
static final int CAL_TIMER_DONE = 4;
static final int ERROR = 5;
private StartCatcher mStartListener;
private XYZAccelerometer xyzAcc;
private SensorManager mSensorManager;
private static final long UPDATE_INTERVAL = 500;
private static final long MEASURE_TIMES = 20;
private Timer timer;
private TextView tv;
private Button testBtn;
int counter;
private MeasureData mdXYZ;
/** handler for async events*/
Handler hRefresh = new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case TIMER_DONE:
onMeasureDone();
String es1 = Float.toString(Math.round(mdXYZ.getLastSpeedKm()*100)/100f);
tv.append(" END SPEED " + es1 + " " + es2 + " \n");
enableButtons();
break;
case START:
tv.append(" START");
timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(
new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
dumpSensor();
}
},
0,
UPDATE_INTERVAL);
break;
case ERROR:
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "ERROR", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
}
}
};
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txt);
testBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
tv.append("\n ..");
mSensorManager = (SensorManager) getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
setAccelerometer();
setStartCatcher();
mSensorManager.registerListener(xyzAcc,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_GAME);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
mSensorManager.unregisterListener(xyzAcc);
super.onPause();
}
public void onButtonTest(View v) {
disableButtons();
mdXYZ = new MeasureData(UPDATE_INTERVAL);
counter = 0;
tv.setText("");
tv.append("Calibrating");
Calibrator cal = new Calibrator(hRefresh, xyzAcc, START);
cal.calibrate();
}
void dumpSensor() {
++counter;
mdXYZ.addPoint(xyzAcc.getPoint());
hRefresh.sendEmptyMessage(TICK);
if (counter > MEASURE_TIMES) {
timer.cancel();
hRefresh.sendEmptyMessage(TIMER_DONE);
}
}
private void enableButtons() {
testBtn.setEnabled(true);
}
private void setAccelerometer() {
xyzAcc = new XYZAccelerometer();
mSensorManager.registerListener(xyzAcc,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI);
}
private void disableButtons() {
testBtn.setEnabled(false);
}
private void onMeasureDone() {
try {
mdXYZ.process();
long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
mdXYZ.saveExt(this, Long.toString(now) + ".csv");
} catch (Throwable ex) {
Toast.makeText(this, ex.getMessage().toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
}
}
}
<serviceLinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<serviceButton
android:id="#+id/btn"
android:text="TEST"
android:layout_width="300px"
android:layout_height="200px"
android:onClick="onButtonTest" />
<serviceTextView
android:id = "#+id/txt"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=":"
/>
<service/LinearLayout>

Although at the developer.android.com site it is stated clearly that
you could use the linear accelerometer to see how fast your car is going"
But I did not find anything (in testing or in examples or code) that showed this is really true.
Now, unfortunately, I am convinced that it is not possible to calculate the speed of a car with the linear accelerometer.

Please see the below code to get the velocity using accelerometer
public class SensorTestActivity extends Activity implements SensorEventListener {
double calibration = Double.NaN;
private SensorManager sensorManager;
private boolean color = false;
private TextView view;
private long lastUpdate;
float appliedAcceleration = 0;
float currentAcceleration = 0;
float velocity = 0;
Date lastUpdatedate;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);
view = findViewById(R.id.textView);
// view.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);
lastUpdatedate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
sensorManager = (SensorManager) getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE);
lastUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis();
}
#Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
// if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {
// getAccelerometer(event);
// }
double x = event.values[0];
double y = event.values[1];
double z = event.values[2];
double a = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2) + Math.pow(z, 2));
if (calibration == Double.NaN)
calibration = a;
else {
updateVelocity();
currentAcceleration = (float)a;
}
}
private void getAccelerometer(SensorEvent event) {
float[] values = event.values;
// Movement
float x = values[0];
float y = values[1];
float z = values[2];
float accelationSquareRoot = (x * x + y * y + z * z)
/ (SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH * SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH);
long actualTime = event.timestamp;
if (accelationSquareRoot >= 2) //
{
if (actualTime - lastUpdate < 200) {
return;
}
lastUpdate = actualTime;
// Toast.makeText(this, "Device was shuffed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
// .show();
if (color) {
view.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);
} else {
view.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
}
color = !color;
view.setText("SPEEDDDDD=== "+accelationSquareRoot);
// Log.i("SensorTestActivity","SPEEDDDDD=== "+accelationSquareRoot+" ");
}
}
private void updateVelocity() {
// Calculate how long this acceleration has been applied.
Date timeNow = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
long timeDelta = timeNow.getTime()-lastUpdatedate.getTime();
lastUpdatedate.setTime(timeNow.getTime());
// Calculate the change in velocity at the
// current acceleration since the last update.
float deltaVelocity = appliedAcceleration * (timeDelta/1000);
appliedAcceleration = currentAcceleration;
// Add the velocity change to the current velocity.
velocity += deltaVelocity;
final double mph = (Math.round(100*velocity / 1.6 * 3.6))/100;
Log.i("SensorTestActivity","SPEEDDDDD=== "+mph+" "+velocity);
}
#Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// register this class as a listener for the orientation and
// accelerometer sensors
sensorManager.registerListener(this,
sensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
// unregister listener
super.onPause();
sensorManager.unregisterListener(this);
}
}

I can not use MotionEvent with Rajawali

Rajawali Version or Branch
rajawali:1.0.186
Device and Android Version
ADV Nexus 5X API 19 Android 4.4
Summary
I'm trying to make the camera moves when a MotionEvent (touch) occurs. I tried the code from https://github.com/Rajawali/Rajawali/issues/428 but it did not work for me.
My code
public class Renderer extends RajawaliRenderer {
public Context context;
private DirectionalLight directionalLight;
public Renderer(Context context) {
super(context);
this.context = context;
setFrameRate(60);
}
private Object3D object, star;
public void initScene(){
getCurrentScene().setBackgroundColor(Color.rgb(5,104,255));
directionalLight = new DirectionalLight(1f, .2f, -1.0f);
directionalLight.setColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
directionalLight.setPower(2);
getCurrentScene().addLight(directionalLight);
//LoaderOBJ objParser = new LoaderOBJ(this,"Load/1c_obj");
LoaderOBJ objParser = new LoaderOBJ(mContext.getResources(),mTextureManager, R.raw.primo_obj);
LoaderOBJ starParser = new LoaderOBJ(mContext.getResources(),mTextureManager,R.raw.star_obj);
try {
objParser.parse();
starParser.parse();
object = objParser.getParsedObject();
star = starParser.getParsedObject();
getCurrentScene().addChild(star);
getCurrentScene().addChild(object);
} catch (ParsingException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
getCurrentCamera().setLookAt(object.getWorldPosition());
Log.d("->",getCurrentCamera().getX()+","+getCurrentCamera().getY()+","+getCurrentCamera().getZ());
getCurrentCamera().setZ(40);
}
#Override
public void onRender(final long elapsedTime, final double deltaTime) {
super.onRender(elapsedTime, deltaTime);
Camera cam = getCurrentCamera();
Vector3 s = cam.getPosition();
if (touchTurn != 0) {
if (flagMulti) {
Double r = Math.sqrt(s.x * s.x + s.z * s.z);
angle += touchTurn;
angle %= 360;
cam.setPosition((float) (r * Math.cos(angle)), s.y, (float) (r * Math.sin(angle)));
cam.setLookAt(object.getLookAt());
}
else{
s.x+=touchTurn*5;
cam.setPosition(s);
}
touchTurn = 0;
}
if (touchTurnUp != 0) {
if (!flagMulti) {
s.z += touchTurnUp * 5;
cam.setPosition(s);
}
touchTurnUp = 0;
}
}
#Override
public void onTouchEvent(MotionEvent me){
Log.d("touch ","Log touch");
int pointerCount = me.getPointerCount();
if(pointerCount == 2)
flagMulti = true;
if (me.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
xpos = me.getX();
ypos = me.getY();
}
if (me.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
xpos = -1;
ypos = -1;
touchTurn = 0;
touchTurnUp = 0;
}
if (me.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
float xd = me.getX() - xpos;
float yd = me.getY() - ypos;
xpos = me.getX();
ypos = me.getY();
touchTurn = xd / -100f;
touchTurnUp = yd / -100f;
Log.d("touchTurn ", touchTurn+" - "+touchTurnUp);
}
try {
Thread.sleep(15);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
public void onOffsetsChanged(float x, float y, float z, float w, int i, int j){
}}

Would you consider arcballCamera and target to your 3D object. You can then rotate the 3D object and zoom in/out with arcballCamera.

Can't redraw my canvas bitmap with invalidate();

I need help with my game!
I am drawing my playermodel with a bitmap and I want to change the model with an ontouch event, but it is not working and I don't know, what I'm doing wrong: (
First of all here is my playerclass were I'm creating the bitmap:
public class Player extends GameObject{
private Bitmap spritesheet;
private String scoreText;
public int score;
private double dya;
private boolean up;
private boolean playing;
private Animation animation = new Animation();
private long startTime;
public boolean jumpable = false;
public boolean jumphigh;
public boolean falldown;
private int boden;
private boolean sliden;
public Player(Bitmap res, int w, int h, int numFrames) {
x = 100;
y = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 +26 ;
//y = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 - 100;
dy = 0;
score = 0;
height = h;
width = w;
boden = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 -100;
Bitmap[] image = new Bitmap[numFrames];
spritesheet = res;
for (int i = 0; i < image.length; i++)
{
image[i] = Bitmap.createBitmap(spritesheet, i*width, 0, width, height);
}
animation.setFrames(image);
animation.setDelay(40);
startTime = System.nanoTime();
}
public void setUp(boolean b){up = b;}
public void update()
{
//score
long elapsed = (System.nanoTime()-startTime)/1000000;
if(elapsed>100)
{
score = score+7;
startTime = System.nanoTime();
scoreText = ""+score ;
}
animation.update();
if(up == true && jumpable == true){
jumphigh = true;
// dy = -5;
// System.out.println(up);
}else{
jumphigh = false;
}
if (jumphigh == true){
dy = -5;
}
if (falldown == true){
dy = 5;
}
if(dy>14)dy = 14;
if(dy<-14)dy = -14;
y += dy*2;
if (y >= boden){
y = boden;
jumpable = true;
falldown = false;
dy = 0;
}else if (y <= 60){
y= 60;
up = false ;
jumphigh = false;
falldown = true;
dy = 0;
}
if (y < GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 -100){
jumpable = false;
}
}
public void restart(){
x = 100;
y = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 - 100;
dy = 0;
score = 0;
}
public void draw(Canvas canvas)
{
canvas.drawBitmap(animation.getImage(),x,y,null);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setTypeface(Typeface.create(Typeface.SANS_SERIF,Typeface.NORMAL));
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
paint.setTextSize(50);
canvas.drawText(scoreText, 50 , 50 , paint);
}
public void setY(Canvas canvas){
y = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 -20 ;
boden = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 -20 ;
draw(canvas);
}
public int getScore(){return score;}
public void setSliden() {sliden = true; }
public boolean getPlaying(){return playing;}
public void setPlaying(boolean b){playing = b;}
public void resetP(){ x = 100;
y = GamePanel.HEIGHT - GamePanel.HEIGHT / 4 - 100;
dy = 0;}
public void resetDYA(){dya = 0;}
public void resetScore(){score = 0;}
And here is my gamepanel code where I'm calling my bitmap ( I give you only the parts you need for this question):
private Player player;
private int PlayerSprite = R.drawable.test;;
private int Playerhight = 120;
private int Playerwight = 115;
private int PlayerFrames = 8;
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
player = new Player(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), PlayerSprite), Playerwight, Playerhight, PlayerFrames);
invalidate();
thread.setRunning(true);
thread.start();
}
#Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
if(event.getAction()==MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
PlayerSprite = R.drawable.sliden;
Playerhight = 52;
Playerwight = 130;
PlayerFrames = 1;
return true;
}
if(event.getAction()==MotionEvent.ACTION_UP)
{
player.setUp(false);
PlayerSprite = R.drawable.test;
Playerhight = 120;
Playerwight = 115;
PlayerFrames = 8;
return true;
}
return super.onTouchEvent(event);
}
public void update() {
if (player.getPlaying() == true && State == STATE.INGAME) {
player.update();
#Override
public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
super.draw(canvas);
final float scaleFactorX = getWidth() / (WIDTH*1.f);
final float scaleFactorY = getHeight() / (HEIGHT*1.f);
if (canvas != null && State == STATE.INGAME) {
final int savedState = canvas.save();
canvas.scale(scaleFactorX, scaleFactorY);
player.draw(canvas);
canvas.restoreToCount(savedState);
invalidate();
}
}
I want just want to change the image of the player with a onTouch event and its just not working.

Just call invalidate() in onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event)() and see the change.
Do not call invalidate in onDraw(), it will cause the permanent loop and reduce the performance of your app.

How to move image on curve on touch event in android?

I have drawn a Cubic Curve on canvas using
myPath.cubicTo(10, 10, w, h/2, 10, h-10);
I have four ImageView on that screen and I want to move that ImageViews on the drawn curve when I drag that image with touch.
I have referred the links :
Move Image on Curve Path
Move object on Curve
Move imageview on curve
What I get is, Animation to move the Image on Curve with the duration defined by t.
But I want to move that ImageView on touch in direction of that curve area only.
Following is my Screen :
So, I want all the (x,y) co-ordinates of the curve to move ImageView on that curve only.
Else I want an equation to draw a curve so that I can interpolate x value for the touched y value.
I have goggled a lot but didn't succeed.
Any advice or guidance will help me a lot.

Approach
I would suggest a different approach than using bezier as you would need to reproduce the math for it in order to get the positions.
By using simple trigonometry you can achieve the same visual result but in addition have full control of the positions.
Trigonometry
For example:
THIS ONLINE DEMO produces this result (simplified version for sake of demo):
Define an array with the circles and angle positions instead of y and x positions. You can filter angles later if they (e.g. only show angles between -90 and 90 degrees).
Using angles will make sure they stay ordered when moved.
var balls = [-90, -45, 0, 45]; // example "positions"
To replace the Bezier curve you can do this instead:
/// some setup variables
var xCenter = -80, /// X center of circle
yCenter = canvas.height * 0.5, /// Y center of circle
radius = 220, /// radius of circle
x, y; /// to calculate line position
/// draw half circle
ctx.arc(xCenter, yCenter, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
ctx.stroke();
Now we can use an Y value from mouse move/touch etc. to move around the circles:
/// for demo, mousemove - adopt as needed for touch
canvas.onmousemove = function(e) {
/// get Y position which is used as delta to angle
var rect = demo.getBoundingClientRect();
dlt = e.clientY - rect.top;
/// render the circles in new positions
render();
}
The rendering iterates through the balls array and render them in their angle + delta:
for(var i = 0, angle; i < balls.length; i++) {
angle = balls[i];
pos = getPosfromAngle(angle);
/// draw circles etc. here
}
The magic function is this:
function getPosfromAngle(a) {
/// get angle from circle and add delta
var angle = Math.atan2(delta - yCenter, radius) + a * Math.PI / 180;
return [xCenter + radius * Math.cos(angle),
yCenter + radius * Math.sin(angle)];
}
radius is used as a pseudo position. You can replace this with an actual X position but is frankly not needed.
In this demo, to keep it simple, I have only attached mouse move. Move the mouse over the canvas to see the effect.
As this is demo code it's not structured optimal (separate render of background and the circles etc.).
Feel free to adopt and modify to suit your needs.

This code I have used to achieve this functionality and it works perfect as per your requirement...
public class YourActivity extends Activity {
private class ButtonInfo {
public Button btnObj;
public PointF OrigPos;
public double origAngle;
public double currentAngle;
public double minAngle;
public double maxAngle;
boolean isOnClick = false;
}
private int height;
private double radius;
private PointF centerPoint;
private final int NUM_BUTTONS = 4;
private final int FIRST_INDEX = 0;
private final int SECOND_INDEX = 1;
private final int THIRD_INDEX = 2;
private final int FORTH_INDEX = 3;
private final String FIRST_TAG = "FiRST_BUTTON";
private final String SECOND_TAG = "SECOND_BUTTON";
private final String THIRD_TAG = "THIRD_BUTTON";
private final String FORTH_TAG = "FORTH_BUTTON";
private boolean animInProgress = false;
private int currentButton = -1;
private ButtonInfo[] buttonInfoArray = new ButtonInfo[NUM_BUTTONS];
private int curveImageResource = -1;
private RelativeLayout parentContainer;
private int slop;
private boolean initFlag = false;
private int touchDownY = -1;
private int touchDownX = -1;
private int animCount;
private Context context;
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
#SuppressLint("NewApi")
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fadeinleft, R.anim.fadeoutleft);
// hide action bar in view
this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(
new MyDefaultExceptionHandler(this, getLocalClassName()));
setContentView(R.layout.your_layout);
context = this;
final ImageView curve_image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
parentContainer = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.llView);
// Set buttons on their location
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
buttonInfoArray[i] = new ButtonInfo();
}
Button img1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_option1);
Button img2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_option2);
Button img3 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_option3);
Button img4 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_option4);
//1st button
buttonInfoArray[FIRST_INDEX].btnObj = (Button) this
.findViewById(R.id.setting_button_option);
buttonInfoArray[FIRST_INDEX].btnObj.setTag(FIRST_TAG);
// 2nd button
buttonInfoArray[SECOND_INDEX].btnObj = (Button) this
.findViewById(R.id.scanning_button_option);
buttonInfoArray[SECOND_INDEX].btnObj.setTag(SECOND_TAG);
// 3rd button
buttonInfoArray[THIRD_INDEX].btnObj = (Button) this
.findViewById(R.id.manual_button_option);
buttonInfoArray[THIRD_INDEX].btnObj.setTag(THIRD_TAG);
// 4th button
buttonInfoArray[FORTH_INDEX].btnObj = (Button) this
.findViewById(R.id.logout_button_option);
buttonInfoArray[FORTH_INDEX].btnObj.setTag(FORTH_TAG);
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.setClickable(false);
}
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.bringToFront();
}
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
ViewTreeObserver vtoLayout = parentContainer.getViewTreeObserver();
vtoLayout.addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout() {
if (initFlag == true)
return;
centerPoint = new PointF(0, (parentContainer.getHeight()) / 2);
curve_image.setImageResource(curveImageResource);
ViewTreeObserver vtoCurveImage = curve_image
.getViewTreeObserver();
vtoCurveImage
.addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout() {
if (initFlag == true)
return;
ViewConfiguration vc = ViewConfiguration.get(parentContainer
.getContext());
slop = vc.getScaledTouchSlop();
parentContainer.setOnTouchListener(tlobj);
height = curve_image.getMeasuredHeight();
curve_image.getMeasuredWidth();
radius = (height / 2);
double angleDiff = Math.PI / (NUM_BUTTONS + 1);
double initialAngle = (Math.PI / 2 - angleDiff);
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
currentButtonInfo.origAngle = initialAngle;
initialAngle -= angleDiff;
}
double tempCurrentAngle;
double maxAngle = (-1 * Math.PI / 2);
tempCurrentAngle = maxAngle;
for (int i = NUM_BUTTONS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
buttonInfoArray[i].maxAngle = tempCurrentAngle;
int buttonHeight = buttonInfoArray[i].btnObj
.getHeight();
if (buttonHeight < 30) {
buttonHeight = 80;
}
tempCurrentAngle = findNextMaxAngle(
tempCurrentAngle,
(buttonHeight + 5));
}
double minAngle = (Math.PI / 2);
tempCurrentAngle = minAngle;
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUTTONS; i++) {
buttonInfoArray[i].minAngle = tempCurrentAngle;
int buttonHeight = buttonInfoArray[i].btnObj
.getHeight();
if (buttonHeight < 30) {
buttonHeight = 80;
}
tempCurrentAngle = findNextMinAngle(
tempCurrentAngle, (buttonHeight + 5));
}
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
PointF newPos = getPointByAngle(currentButtonInfo.origAngle);
currentButtonInfo.OrigPos = newPos;
currentButtonInfo.currentAngle = currentButtonInfo.origAngle;
setTranslationX(
currentButtonInfo.btnObj,
(int) currentButtonInfo.OrigPos.x - 50);
setTranslationY(
currentButtonInfo.btnObj,
(int) currentButtonInfo.OrigPos.y - 50);
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.requestLayout();
}
initFlag = true;
}
});
}
});
}
/**
* Find next max angle
* #param inputAngle
* #param yDist
* #return
*/
private double findNextMaxAngle(double inputAngle, int yDist) {
float initYPos = (float) (centerPoint.y - (Math.sin(inputAngle) * radius));
float finalYPos = initYPos - yDist;
float finalXPos = getXPos(finalYPos);
double newAngle = getNewAngle(new PointF(finalXPos, finalYPos));
return newAngle;
}
/**
* Find next min angle
* #param inputAngle
* #param yDist
* #return
*/
private double findNextMinAngle(double inputAngle, int yDist) {
float initYPos = (int) (centerPoint.y - (Math.sin(inputAngle) * radius));
float finalYPos = initYPos + yDist;
float finalXPos = getXPos(finalYPos);
double newAngle = getNewAngle(new PointF(finalXPos, finalYPos));
return newAngle;
}
/**
* Apply reset transformation when user release touch
* #param buttonInfoObj
*/
public void applyResetAnimation(final ButtonInfo buttonInfoObj) {
ValueAnimator animator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1); // values from 0
// to 1
animator.setDuration(1000); // 5 seconds duration from 0 to 1
animator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
#Override
public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator animation) {
float value = ((Float) (animation.getAnimatedValue()))
.floatValue();
// Set translation of your view here. Position can be calculated
// out of value. This code should move the view in a half
// circle.
double effectiveAngle = buttonInfoObj.origAngle
+ ((buttonInfoObj.currentAngle - buttonInfoObj.origAngle) * (1.0 - value));
PointF newPos = getPointByAngle(effectiveAngle);
setTranslationX(buttonInfoObj.btnObj, newPos.x - 50);
setTranslationY(buttonInfoObj.btnObj, newPos.y - 50);
}
});
animator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
#Override
public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
animCount++;
if (animCount == NUM_BUTTONS) {
animCount = 0;
currentButton = -1;
animInProgress = false;
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
setTranslationX(currentButtonInfo.btnObj,
currentButtonInfo.OrigPos.x - 50);
setTranslationY(currentButtonInfo.btnObj,
currentButtonInfo.OrigPos.y - 50);
currentButtonInfo.isOnClick = false;
currentButtonInfo.currentAngle = currentButtonInfo.origAngle;
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.setPressed(false);
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.requestLayout();
}
}
}
});
animator.start();
}
/**
* On Touch start animation
*/
private OnTouchListener tlobj = new OnTouchListener() {
#Override
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent motionEvent) {
switch (MotionEventCompat.getActionMasked(motionEvent)) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
if (currentButton < 0) {
return false;
}
if (animInProgress == true) {
return true;
}
float delta_y = motionEvent.getRawY() - touchDownY;
float delta_x = motionEvent.getRawX() - touchDownX;
updateButtonPos(new PointF((int) delta_x, (int) delta_y));
if (Math.abs(delta_x) > slop || Math.abs(delta_y) > slop) {
buttonInfoArray[currentButton].isOnClick = false;
parentContainer.requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
}
return true;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
animCount = 0;
if (currentButton < 0) {
return false;
}
if(animInProgress == true) {
return true;
}
animInProgress = true;
for (ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo : buttonInfoArray) {
applyResetAnimation(currentButtonInfo);
if (currentButtonInfo.isOnClick) {
// TODO onClick code
String currentTag = (String) currentButtonInfo.btnObj.getTag();
if(currentTag.equalsIgnoreCase(FIRST_TAG)) {
//handle first button click
} else if(currentTag.equalsIgnoreCase(SECOND_TAG)) {
//handle second button click
} else if(currentTag.equalsIgnoreCase(THIRD_TAG)) {
//handle third button click
} else if(currentTag.equalsIgnoreCase(FORTH_TAG)) {
//handle forth button click
}
}
}
return true;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
if (currentButton >= 0) {
return false;
}
if (animInProgress == true) {
return true;
}
animCount = 0;
int buttonIndex = 0;
for (buttonIndex = 0; buttonIndex < NUM_BUTTONS; buttonIndex++) {
final ButtonInfo currentButtonInfo = buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex];
if (isRectHit(currentButtonInfo.btnObj, motionEvent,
currentButtonInfo.OrigPos)) {
currentButton = buttonIndex;
touchDownX = (int) motionEvent.getRawX();
touchDownY = (int) motionEvent.getRawY();
currentButtonInfo.isOnClick = true;
currentButtonInfo.btnObj.setPressed(true);
break;
}
}
if (buttonIndex == NUM_BUTTONS) {
currentButton = -1;
}
break;
default:
break;
}
return false;
}
};
/**
* Get X POS
* #param yPos
* #return
*/
public float getXPos(float yPos) {
float xPos = (float) (centerPoint.x
+ Math.sqrt((radius * radius)
- ((yPos - centerPoint.y) * (yPos - centerPoint.y))));
return xPos;
}
/**
* Get YPos based on X
* #param xPos
* #param isPositive
* #return
*/
public float getYPos(float xPos, boolean isPositive) {
if (isPositive)
return (float) (centerPoint.y - Math.sqrt((radius * radius)
- ((xPos - centerPoint.x) * (xPos - centerPoint.x))));
else
return (float) (centerPoint.y + Math.sqrt((radius * radius)
- ((xPos - centerPoint.x) * (xPos - centerPoint.x))));
}
/**
* Get New angle from define point
* #param newPoint
* #return
*/
private double getNewAngle(PointF newPoint) {
double deltaY = newPoint.y - centerPoint.y;
double deltaX = newPoint.x - centerPoint.x;
double newPointAngle = Math.atan(-1.0 * deltaY / deltaX);
return newPointAngle;
}
/**
* get Point By Angle
* #param angle
* #return
*/
private PointF getPointByAngle(double angle) {
PointF newPos;
double newX = centerPoint.x + Math.cos(angle) * radius;
double newY = (centerPoint.y) - (Math.sin(angle) * radius);
newPos = new PointF((int) newX, (int) newY);
return newPos;
}
/**
* Set new location for passed button
* #param currentButtonIndex
* #param effectiveDelta
* #param percentageCompleted
* #return
*/
private double updateControl(int currentButtonIndex, PointF effectiveDelta,
double percentageCompleted) {
PointF newPos = new PointF();
StringBuilder s1 = new StringBuilder();
double maxAngleForCurrentButton = buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].maxAngle;
double minAngleForCurrentButton = buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].minAngle;
double targetAngleForCurrentButton;
if (effectiveDelta.y > 0) {
targetAngleForCurrentButton = maxAngleForCurrentButton;
} else {
targetAngleForCurrentButton = minAngleForCurrentButton;
}
if (percentageCompleted == -1) {
boolean isYDisplacement = effectiveDelta.y > effectiveDelta.x ? true
: false;
isYDisplacement = true;
if (isYDisplacement) {
float newY = buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].OrigPos.y
+ effectiveDelta.y;
if (newY > (centerPoint.y) + (int) radius) {
newY = (centerPoint.y) + (int) radius;
} else if (newY < (centerPoint.y) - (int) radius) {
newY = (centerPoint.y) - (int) radius;
}
float newX = getXPos(newY);
newPos = new PointF(newX, newY);
s1.append("isYDisplacement true : ");
}
} else {
double effectiveAngle = buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].origAngle
+ ((targetAngleForCurrentButton - buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].origAngle) * percentageCompleted);
newPos = getPointByAngle(effectiveAngle);
s1.append("percentage completed : " + percentageCompleted + " : "
+ effectiveAngle);
}
double newAngle = getNewAngle(newPos);
// For angle, reverse condition, because in 1st quarter, it is +ve, in
// 4th quarter, it is -ve.
if (newAngle < maxAngleForCurrentButton) {
newAngle = maxAngleForCurrentButton;
newPos = getPointByAngle(newAngle);
s1.append("max angle : " + newAngle);
}
if (newAngle > minAngleForCurrentButton) {
newAngle = minAngleForCurrentButton;
newPos = getPointByAngle(newAngle);
s1.append("min angle : " + newAngle);
}
setTranslationX(buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].btnObj,
newPos.x - 50);
setTranslationY(buttonInfoArray[currentButtonIndex].btnObj,
newPos.y - 50);
return newAngle;
}
/**
* Set button Position
* #param deltaPoint
*/
public void updateButtonPos(PointF deltaPoint) {
for (int buttonIndex = 0; buttonIndex < NUM_BUTTONS; buttonIndex++) {
if (currentButton == buttonIndex) {
buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].currentAngle = updateControl(
buttonIndex, deltaPoint, -1);
double targetAngleForCurrentButton;
if (deltaPoint.y > 0) {
targetAngleForCurrentButton = buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].maxAngle;
} else {
targetAngleForCurrentButton = buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].minAngle;
}
double percentageCompleted = (1.0 * (buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].currentAngle - buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].origAngle))
/ (targetAngleForCurrentButton - buttonInfoArray[buttonIndex].origAngle);
for (int innerButtonIndex = 0; innerButtonIndex < NUM_BUTTONS; innerButtonIndex++) {
if (innerButtonIndex == buttonIndex)
continue;
buttonInfoArray[innerButtonIndex].currentAngle = updateControl(
innerButtonIndex, deltaPoint, percentageCompleted);
}
break;
}
}
}
/**
* Find whether touch in button's rectanlge or not
* #param v
* #param rect
*/
private static void getHitRect(View v, Rect rect) {
rect.left = (int) com.nineoldandroids.view.ViewHelper.getX(v);
rect.top = (int) com.nineoldandroids.view.ViewHelper.getY(v);
rect.right = rect.left + v.getWidth();
rect.bottom = rect.top + v.getHeight();
}
private boolean isRectHit(View viewObj, MotionEvent motionEvent,
PointF viewOrigPos) {
Rect outRect = new Rect();
int x = (int) motionEvent.getX();
int y = (int) motionEvent.getY();
getHitRect(viewObj, outRect);
if (outRect.contains(x, y)) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
/**
* On Finish update transition
*/
#Override
public void finish() {
super.finish();
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.activityfinishin, R.anim.activityfinishout);
}
/**
* On Native Back Pressed
*/
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
super.onBackPressed();
finish();
}
}

how to show this alphabetical scroll view in left side of the screen

Here is the image URL for the alphabetical list view. I couldn't post it here as stackoverflow restricts me not having more reputations.
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/hwg9g
How to show this alphabetical scrollview in the left side of the screen. I have got a sample application from internet for alphabetical scrollview and i have implemented with my project :-( As a beginner i do not understand their way of coding. They have used drawRoundRect method to draw this. I regret drawRoundRect and some paint stuffs are not familiar to me..!
public class IndexScroller {
private float mIndexbarWidth;
private float mIndexbarMargin;
private float mPreviewPadding;
private float mDensity;
private float mScaledDensity;
private float mAlphaRate;
private int mState = STATE_HIDDEN;
private int mListViewWidth;
private int mListViewHeight;
private int mCurrentSection = -1;
private boolean mIsIndexing = false;
private ListView mListView = null;
private SectionIndexer mIndexer = null;
private String[] mSections = null;
private RectF mIndexbarRect;
private static final int STATE_HIDDEN = 0;
private static final int STATE_SHOWING = 1;
private static final int STATE_SHOWN = 2;
private static final int STATE_HIDING = 3;
public IndexScroller(Context context, ListView lv) {
mDensity = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
mScaledDensity = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().scaledDensity;
mListView = lv;
setAdapter(mListView.getAdapter());
mIndexbarWidth = 20 * mDensity;
mIndexbarMargin = 10 * mDensity;
mPreviewPadding = 5 * mDensity;
}
public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
if (mState == STATE_HIDDEN)
return;
// mAlphaRate determines the rate of opacity
Paint indexbarPaint = new Paint();
indexbarPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
indexbarPaint.setAlpha((int) (64 * mAlphaRate));
indexbarPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawRoundRect(mIndexbarRect, 5 * mDensity, 5 * mDensity,
indexbarPaint);
if (mSections != null && mSections.length > 0) {
// Preview is shown when mCurrentSection is set
if (mCurrentSection >= 0) {
Paint previewPaint = new Paint();
previewPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
previewPaint.setAlpha(96);
previewPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
previewPaint.setShadowLayer(3, 0, 0, Color.argb(64, 0, 0, 0));
Paint previewTextPaint = new Paint();
previewTextPaint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
previewTextPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
previewTextPaint.setTextSize(50 * mScaledDensity);
float previewTextWidth = previewTextPaint
.measureText(mSections[mCurrentSection]);
float previewSize = 2 * mPreviewPadding
+ previewTextPaint.descent()
- previewTextPaint.ascent();
RectF previewRect = new RectF(
(mListViewWidth - previewSize) / 2,
(mListViewHeight - previewSize) / 2,
(mListViewWidth - previewSize) / 2 + previewSize,
(mListViewHeight - previewSize) / 2 + previewSize);
canvas.drawRoundRect(previewRect, 5 * mDensity, 5 * mDensity,
previewPaint);
canvas.drawText(
mSections[mCurrentSection],
previewRect.left + (previewSize - previewTextWidth) / 2
- 1,
previewRect.top + mPreviewPadding
- previewTextPaint.ascent() + 1,
previewTextPaint);
}
Paint indexPaint = new Paint();
indexPaint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
indexPaint.setAlpha((int) (255 * mAlphaRate));
indexPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
indexPaint.setTextSize(12 * mScaledDensity);
float sectionHeight = (mIndexbarRect.height() - 2 * mIndexbarMargin)
/ mSections.length;
float paddingTop = (sectionHeight - (indexPaint.descent() - indexPaint
.ascent())) / 2;
for (int i = 0; i < mSections.length; i++) {
float paddingLeft = (mIndexbarWidth - indexPaint
.measureText(mSections[i])) / 2;
canvas.drawText(mSections[i], mIndexbarRect.left + paddingLeft,
mIndexbarRect.top + mIndexbarMargin + sectionHeight * i
+ paddingTop - indexPaint.ascent(), indexPaint);
}
}
}
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
switch (ev.getAction()) {
case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
// If down event occurs inside index bar region, start indexing
if (mState != STATE_HIDDEN && contains(ev.getX(), ev.getY())) {
setState(STATE_SHOWN);
// It demonstrates that the motion event started from index bar
mIsIndexing = true;
// Determine which section the point is in, and move the list to
// that section
mCurrentSection = getSectionByPoint(ev.getY());
mListView.setSelection(mIndexer
.getPositionForSection(mCurrentSection));
return true;
}
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
if (mIsIndexing) {
// If this event moves inside index bar
if (contains(ev.getX(), ev.getY())) {
// Determine which section the point is in, and move the
// list to that section
mCurrentSection = getSectionByPoint(ev.getY());
mListView.setSelection(mIndexer
.getPositionForSection(mCurrentSection));
}
return true;
}
break;
case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
if (mIsIndexing) {
mIsIndexing = false;
mCurrentSection = -1;
}
if (mState == STATE_SHOWN)
setState(STATE_HIDING);
break;
}
return false;
}
public void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
mListViewWidth = w;
mListViewHeight = h;
mIndexbarRect = new RectF(w - mIndexbarMargin - mIndexbarWidth,
mIndexbarMargin, w - mIndexbarMargin, h - mIndexbarMargin);
}
public void show() {
if (mState == STATE_HIDDEN)
setState(STATE_SHOWING);
else if (mState == STATE_HIDING)
setState(STATE_HIDING);
}
public void hide() {
if (mState == STATE_SHOWN)
setState(STATE_HIDING);
}
public void setAdapter(Adapter adapter) {
if (adapter instanceof SectionIndexer) {
mIndexer = (SectionIndexer) adapter;
mSections = (String[]) mIndexer.getSections();
}
}
private void setState(int state) {
if (state < STATE_HIDDEN || state > STATE_HIDING)
return;
mState = state;
switch (mState) {
case STATE_HIDDEN:
// Cancel any fade effect
mHandler.removeMessages(0);
break;
case STATE_SHOWING:
// Start to fade in
mAlphaRate = 0;
fade(0);
break;
case STATE_SHOWN:
// Cancel any fade effect
mHandler.removeMessages(0);
break;
case STATE_HIDING:
// Start to fade out after three seconds
mAlphaRate = 1;
fade(5000);
break;
}
}
private boolean contains(float x, float y) {
// Determine if the point is in index bar region, which includes the
// right margin of the bar
return (x >= mIndexbarRect.left && y >= mIndexbarRect.top && y <= mIndexbarRect.top
+ mIndexbarRect.height());
}
private int getSectionByPoint(float y) {
if (mSections == null || mSections.length == 0)
return 0;
if (y < mIndexbarRect.top + mIndexbarMargin)
return 0;
if (y >= mIndexbarRect.top + mIndexbarRect.height() - mIndexbarMargin)
return mSections.length - 1;
return (int) ((y - mIndexbarRect.top - mIndexbarMargin) / ((mIndexbarRect
.height() - 2 * mIndexbarMargin) / mSections.length));
}
private void fade(long delay) {
mHandler.removeMessages(0);
mHandler.sendEmptyMessageAtTime(0, SystemClock.uptimeMillis() + delay);
}
private Handler mHandler = new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
super.handleMessage(msg);
switch (mState) {
case STATE_SHOWING:
// Fade in effect
mAlphaRate += (1 - mAlphaRate) * 0.2;
if (mAlphaRate > 0.9) {
mAlphaRate = 1;
setState(STATE_SHOWN);
}
mListView.invalidate();
fade(10);
break;
case STATE_SHOWN:
// If no action, hide automatically
setState(STATE_HIDING);
break;
case STATE_HIDING:
// Fade out effect
mAlphaRate -= mAlphaRate * 0.2;
if (mAlphaRate < 0.1) {
mAlphaRate = 0;
setState(STATE_HIDDEN);
}
mListView.invalidate();
fade(10);
break;
}
}
};
It would be really nice if you help me to show this alphabetical scroll bar in the left side of the screen.

I got that this way,
public void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
mListViewWidth = w;
mListViewHeight = h;
mIndexbarRect = new RectF(mIndexbarMargin, mIndexbarMargin,
mIndexbarMargin + mIndexbarWidth, h - mIndexbarMargin);
}
This is the method to draw the rectangle in left side of the screen.
private boolean contains(float x, float y) {
return (x <= mIndexbarRect.right && y >= mIndexbarRect.top && y <= mIndexbarRect.top
+ mIndexbarRect.height());
}
It will work smoothly if you change the function to the below. sorry for the posting this answer little late.
please check out : Indexable list view