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How to make a texField open with click of a button?

I am new to android programming and there are a few things I don't quite know how to do yet. I am doing a course on udemy and was trying to put together everything I have learned up to a certain point.
What I am trying to do is have the user click on a button (i have 12) and have it bring up a textField where they can enter two numbers. I just want to be able to get the user's two numbers and i'm pretty sure I can figure out the rest ( I hope). I just don't understand how to go about doing this.
Any help would be much appreciated. Basically all I want to do is to be able to have the user click on one of the 12 buttons and be asked to enter two values, then take those values and perform a calculation on it.

Your xml could be like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/b_ok"
android:text="Click Me"/>
<EditText android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:visibility="invisible"
android:id="#+id/et_showme"/>
</LinearLayout>
and your activity could be like this:
package com.william.kinaan.welcomeback;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
public class Test1 extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
private Button b_ok;
private EditText et_showme;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.test1);
initialize();
}
private void initialize() {
this.b_ok = (Button) findViewById(R.id.b_ok);
this.b_ok.setOnClickListener(this);
this.et_showme = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.et_showme);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
this.et_showme.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}

Create an Activity that has 2 EditTexts
When user click a button the Activity is started and user can enter the Numbers

Try this.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingLeft="16dp"
android:paddingRight="16dp" >
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/tv_id"
android:visibility="invisible"
android:text="sample text"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="click"
android:id="#+id/click"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
And in your activity, you can do like this.
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_test);
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.click);
final EditText text = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.tv_id);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
text.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
});
}

How to set dynamic string as user select in android?

I'm beginner in Android. I'm trying to make an app where when user tap on button he should go to another activity let say if user tap on button 1 he see new activity with information-A and if he press button 2 he see information-B in same activity he saw information A.
How can I set that.

If I am understanding your question correctly, here's a solution.
You can use the putExtras method of Intent to pass data in key/value pairs to the next activity.
Add the following to activity 1 layout:
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnA"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button A"
android:onClick="goToActivityFromButtonA" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnB"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/btnA"
android:text="Button B"
android:onClick="goToActivityFromButtonB" />
Add the following methods to Activity 1:
public void goToActivityFromButtonA(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityTwo.class);
intent.putExtra("buttonData", "You clicked button A");
startActivity(intent);
}
public void goToActivityFromButtonB(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityTwo.class);
intent.putExtra("buttonData", "You clicked button B");
startActivity(intent);
}
Add the following to Activity 2 layout:
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
Add the following to the onCreate method of activity 2:
TextView txtText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtText);
txtText.setText(getIntent().getExtras().getString("buttonData"));

I just created a sample project for you:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0S6sddMC_rMSUNieUxkR2lFRzQ/view?usp=sharing

you have first create ui for first activity like this
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".FirstActivity" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
android:layout_marginTop="77dp"
android:text="Button 1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="110dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="38dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/button1"
android:text="Button 2" />
</RelativeLayout>
ui of second activity like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="second actvity" />
</LinearLayout>
activity first code where i set index with intent for both button click(you also put string double ling and message with intent)
package com.example.teststart;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
public class FirstActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
Button b1,b2;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_first);
b1=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
b2=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
b1.setOnClickListener(this);
b2.setOnClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
int id=v.getId();
switch(id){
case R.id.button1:
Intent i1=new Intent(FirstActivity.this,secondactivity.class);
i1.putExtra("one", 1);
startActivity(i1);
break;
case R.id.button2:
Intent i2=new Intent(FirstActivity.this,secondactivity.class);
i2.putExtra("one", 2);
startActivity(i2);
break;
}
}
}
and second activity i get that integer value to identify which button is clicked and fire operation on that condition
package com.example.teststart;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class secondactivity extends Activity{
TextView tv;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.secondactvity);
tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
int index = extras.getInt("one");
if(index==1){
tv.setText("nformation-A "+index);
}else if(index==2){
tv.setText("nformation-B "+index);
}
}
}

Base Activity Button Click's not working in child activities

I am new to android. In my app, having common header.
I have created common header.xml and include that header.xml in all the activites.
But the button clicks [listener] not working.
How to solve the issue. this is the code.
Header.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layoutHeader"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.3"
android:text="Home" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.3"
android:text="Accounts" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.3"
android:text="History" />
</LinearLayout>
Home.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<include
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
layout="#layout/header" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtOTPCode"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnVerify"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="verify" />
</LinearLayout>
BaseHeaderActivity.java
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
public abstract class BaseHeaderActivity extends Activity
{
Button btn1, btn2, btn3;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.header);
btn1 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
btn1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// Programming stuf
//show the another view
System.out.println("Home button Action");
}
});
}
}
Home Activity.java
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.Button;
public class HomeActivity extends BaseHeaderActivity
{
Button btnVerify;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.home);
btnVerify = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnVerify);
}
}
base activities button clicks not working..!
Kindly suggest the solution.
Thanks in advance,
Arun

You don't have to create two different activities for this. Create one activity and use all buttons (including button in header.xml) similarly
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
Button btn1,btnVerify;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
btn1 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
btn1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// Programming stuf
//show the another view
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Home button Action", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
btnVerify = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnVerify);
btnVerify.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// Programming stuf
//show the another view
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Button Verify Action", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
}
You can not use one layout xml file with single activity only.
Note - If you still want to create two different activities - one base and one child then you need to use setContentView() method in base activity with main layout file (Home.xml in your case) and extend it with child activity. Remember in this case dont use setContentView() method in Child Activity. This scenario is not preferred generally unless we want to create several child of same activity.

Input modify URL Webview?

users have an activity with an edittext and a button.
in the edittext they have to insert their login ID. and press go to display a other activity with webview loading the right site.
an example. this is the link i want users to visit . www.example.com/time/id=1/type=student
if sombody enters a 2 in the edittext it wil open the times for student id 2 and so on.
this is what i have.
LOGIN
package com.beter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
public class LoginActivity extends Activity {
Button go_btn;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.login);
go_btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.go_btn);
go_btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent myIntent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, WebActivity.class);
LoginActivity.this.startActivity(myIntent);
}
});
}
and the layout
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/idfield"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/id"
android:inputType="number" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="#+id/go_btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/idfield"
android:text="#string/login" />
The Webview Activity
package com.beter;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
public class WebActivity extends Activity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.webview);
WebView webview = new WebView(this);
setContentView(webview);
webview.loadUrl("http://roosters.gepro-osi.nl/roosters/rooster.php?wijzigingen=1&leerling=116277&type=Leerlingrooster&afdeling=12-13_OVERIG&school=905");
}
}
and again the layout
<?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" >
<WebView
android:id="#+id/webView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
How do i make the user input. display the good webview. ?

First of all get a reference to your edittext in your Login Activity as
go_btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.go_btn);
ed_txt = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.youredittextid);
The change your onClick to
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent myIntent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, WebActivity.class);
myIntent.putExtra("id", ed_txt.getText());
LoginActivity.this.startActivity(myIntent);
}
Then retrive this id in your WebActivity onCreate as
String id = getIntent().getExtras().getString("id");
Then your url will be
String myURL = "www.example.com/time/id="+id+"/type=student";

Back button in dialog

Am trying to get the back button in my dialog to go back to the original screen. I don't know if I have all the imports that I need. Can someone tell me where I am going wrong?
Java code:
package my.dlog;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
public class DlogActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
Dialog dialog;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
dialog = new Dialog(this);
dialog.setContentView(R.layout.main2);
dialog.setTitle("This is my custom dialog box");
dialog.setCancelable(true);
Button b=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onBackPressed() {
Intent intent = new Intent(DlogActivity.this, DlogActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
finish();
}
public void onClick(View v) {
dialog.show();
}
});
}
}
XML:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:minHeight="400dp"
android:minWidth="300dp" android:background="#drawable/mint1">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="236dp"
android:layout_height="220dp"
android:layout_marginRight="100dp" android:background="#drawable/carsee"/>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onBackPressed() {
dialog.cancel();
// Simply Dismiss the dialog to make it close and return to back..
/*What you are using is not a valid construct */
}
Also make sure that button1 in in main layout as you have used findViewById(R.id.button1) directly for set content view

Well normally the back button works just without any help from us. If you take the
public void onBackPressed() {
Intent intent = new Intent(DlogActivity.this, DlogActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
finish();
}
out, what happens when you press 'back'? If this is not what you want, then what do you wnat to happen? If there are no errors, I would think you have the required imports.
Cliff