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Custom View Snackbar from XML file will not display bottom of screen

We have tried two ways to display a Custom Snackbar (1) as a masquerading Dialog which will not move to the bottom of the screen It does however not dismiss the current Activity view just makes it opaque. I know why it is in the center of the screen but I am not able to move it to the bottom. (2) next is a view that takes over the entire screen because it is a new content view that I am guessing dismisses the current Activity view BUT it is at the bottom of the screen.
So my question is how to use design number 1 and move the Dialog to the bottom of screen?
Second question how to stop the new view in design number 2 from dismissing the view of the current Activity? After careful reading and little thought and extreme testing I do not think this is possible! I have posted the code for my two methods below. The XML file uses a Relative Layout as the base container.
public void seeSB(){
setContentView(R.layout.custom_snackbar);
// Line of Code above shows XML file
// Line of code tested but no control over the "viewMyLayout"
//LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(ListActivity.this);
//final View viewMyLayout = inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_snackbar, null);
//viewMyLayout.setEnabled(true);
Button btnAB = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnAB);
btnAB.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// viewMyLayout.setEnabled(false);
// Line above does not function
// CODE BELOW WORKS BUT FAR FROM elegant
setContentView(R.layout.activity_list);
//Intent intent = new Intent(ListActivity.this, ListActivity.class );
//startActivity(intent);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I WAS Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
public void displaySB(){
final Dialog openSnack = new Dialog(context);
openSnack.setContentView(R.layout.custom_snackbar);
Button btnAB = (Button)openSnack.findViewById(R.id.btnAB);
TextView tvSB =(TextView)openSnack.findViewById(R.id.tvSB);
//Dialog dialog = new Dialog(ListActivity.this);
//dialog.setContentView(Bottom);
// if YES delete Master Password from TABLE_MPW
btnAB.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
openSnack.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I WAS Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
openSnack.show();
}

This is far from functional in my book because the method design has just one Custom Snackbar to look at so you need to work on how to have multiple fixed Custom Snackbars. One suggestion might be to have multiple sub views in your parent view and call the sub view you want. I will post just the sub view I added to the parent XML file and the not so real dynamic method to implement which is implemented in this case with a button click. For this to work in a real application the code would need be called from some method or event.
You might consider a switch statement for multiple views ? ? ?
TAKE NOTE THE RELATIVE LAYOUT has its visibility set to GONE at the start
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/hold_snackbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/color_Black"
android:visibility="gone"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvSB"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:text="#string/snackbar_text"
android:textColor="#color/color_Yellow"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnAB"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="350dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#color/color_Transparent"
android:focusable="false"
android:text="#string/snackbar_action"
android:textColor="#color/color_Red"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
Notice the View subViewGroup is declared when the Activity starts
View subViewGroup;
public void makeSB(View view) {
subViewGroup = findViewById(R.id.hold_snackbar);
subViewGroup.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
seeSB();
}
public void seeSB(){
Button btnAB = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnAB);
btnAB.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
subViewGroup.setVisibility(View.GONE);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "I WAS Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
Countdown Timer to close a Snackbar with no Action Button
public void makeCDT(View view) {
cdt = new CountDownTimer(5000, 100) {
// 5 sec 5000,100
// 10 sec 10000,100
#Override
public void onTick(long secsUntilFinished) {
etCPW.setText(String.valueOf(secsUntilFinished / 1000));
//etCPW.setText("seconds remaining: " + secsUntilFinished / 1000);
subViewGroup = findViewById(R.id.SB_NO_ACTION);
subViewGroup.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
#Override
public void onFinish() {
etCPW.setText("Counter Done");
subViewGroup.setVisibility(View.GONE);
if(cdt!=null){
cdt.cancel();
}
}
};
cdt.start();
}

Android: onClick causing me to go back an Activity

I am trying to build a dynamic UI, but when I add the onClick method to the button whenever I push the button I go back to my previous activity. Any ideas on how to fix it?
my button's code: (the addMenu method is never run in the activities class)
<Button
android:text="New Menu"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/newButton"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="addMenu"/>
here is my addmenu code although no matter what goes in here(even if nothing at all) it still won't work
public void addMenu()
{
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.backLayer);
Button newButton = new Button(this);
newButton.setText("menu "+menu);
layout.addView(newButton);
menu++;
}

whenever I push the button I go back to my previous activity.
Sounds like your app is crashing and restarting... read the logcat, and you'd see something along the lines that your method signature is wrong.
android:onClick="addMenu" needs a method of public void addMenu(View v).
Or just use Java to set the button listener and remove android:onClick.
findViewById(R.id.newButton).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
addMenu();
}
}

try this
/**
* #param v android:id="#+id/newButton"
*/
public void addMenu(View v)
{
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.backLayer);
Button newButton = new Button(this);
newButton.setText("menu "+menu);
layout.addView(newButton);
menu++;
}

Keep on clearing text present in edit text when I hold the button

I have a text view in which the user can enter data at run time using the custom buttons that I have created.
My delete button is able to delete one character at a time but if i hold the button then it stops.
I want the text field to get cleared when i hold the button.
Is there any solution to this....??
Please help me out.
This is my xml,
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/btnClear"
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgClear"
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:src="#drawable/img_clear" />
</RelativeLayout>
This is my code,
imgClear.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
String getNumber;
if(isFirstNum){
getNumber = txtFirstNumber.getText().toString();
if(getNumber.length() > 0)
txtFirstNumber.setText(getNumber.substring(0, getNumber.length()-1));
} else if(!isFirstNum){
getNumber = txtSecondNumber.getText().toString();
if(getNumber.length() > 0)
txtSecondNumber.setText(getNumber.substring(0, getNumber.length()-1));
}
}
});

You can use the onLongClickListener to check if the delete button is pressed for a long time
imgClear.setOnLongClickListener(new OnLongClickListener()
{
#Override
public boolean onLongClick(View v)
{
txtFirstNumber.setText("");
return true;
}
});
This will set your txtFirstNumber to blank but the onClickListener will not be called.

Your question is not clear. But as per my understanding you want to clear the text of the text view then in your button click listener just set the text for textview to empty.
eg:
public void onClick(View v){
textview.setText("");
}

One activitiy with different backgrounds in android

I am trying to create an android app. I have two buttons next and back in my android app. I want when i click on next button its open same activity with different background. Next time i again click next new background image. And on press on back button its show previous image. And if no previous image its shows menu on press. Similarly if background with last image its hide next button. I have no idea how to do this.
I have tried this:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
onCreate(savedInstanceState);
back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.back);
next = (Button) findViewById(R.id.next);
back.setOnClickListener(this);
next.setOnClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if(v.getId()==R.id.back)
{
startActivty(new Intent(this,));
}
else if(v.getId()==R.id.next)
{
startActivity(newIntent(this,));
}
}
Xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/back">
<Button
android:id="#+id/back"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="25dp"
android:background="#drawable/ques"
android:text="Back" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/next"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#+id/back2"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/back2"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:background="#drawable/ques"
android:text="Next" />
</RelativeLayout>
In layout as you can see i am using image back for background. I want when i click next new background image then next and so on.
But i dont know how to start same activity with differene backgroud.

Don't start new Activity just change the background:
Keep an array of background resources in your activity like:
int[] backgroundResId;
and one int variable to store current background index:
int currentIndex=0;
now inside your onCreate initialize this array with resource id's of all the backgrounds drawables:
backgroundResId=new int[]{R.drawable.a,R.drawable.b,R.drawable.c};
changeBackground()
create function changeBackground in activity:
private void changeBackground(){
findViewById(R.id.root_layout).setBackgroundResource(backgroundResId[currentIndex]);
}
Now onClick of next button increase currentIndex:
currentIndex++;
if(current<=backgroundResId.length){
changeBackground();
}else{
// setVisibility of next button to invisible
}
onBackButton Click
currentIndex--;
if(current>=0){
changeBackground();
//// setVisibility of next button to visible
}else{
//show menu
}

Make an images array and post your data to the next activity:
Intent intent = getIntent();
intent.putExtra("background", imageIdInTheImageArray);
startActivity(intent);
//finish();
and in your onCreate function :
Bundle b = getIntent().getExtras();
if (b != null) {
int background = b.getInt("background");
//set your background
}

You can add an ImageView in your xml file.
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
you can change background using this
ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
imageView.setBackgroundResource(resId);

Try this..
Global:
int[] backgrounds = new int[]{ images in drawable as int array };
int count = 0;
Button back,next;
RelativeLayout img_backn_lay;
JAVA:
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.back);
next = (Button) findViewById(R.id.next);
back.setOnClickListener(this);
next.setOnClickListener(this);
img_backn_lay = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.main_lay);
img_backn_lay.setBackgroundResource(backgrounds[count]);
count += 1;
ClickListener:
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if(v.getId()==R.id.next)
{
if(backgrounds.length != count){
img_backn_lay.setBackgroundResource(backgrounds[count]);
count += 1;
}else{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No images", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
else if(v.getId()==R.id.back)
{
if(count != 0){
img_backn_lay.setBackgroundResource(backgrounds[count]);
count -= 1;
}else{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "No images", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
}
XML:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/main_lay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >

Error in changing button visibility onClick

I have a button which is called Check, I want it to be invisible and visible as I click each time on it, as If its visible and I clicked it will become invisible and verse vies !
But my code doesn't work ! any ideas ?
Button Check ;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.settings);
Check = (Button)findViewById(R.id.checkButton);
Check.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View View) {
if (View.getVisibility() == android.view.View.VISIBLE)
View.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
else if (View.getVisibility() == android.view.View.INVISIBLE)
View.setVisibility(android.view.View.VISIBLE);
}
});
In my activity its visible at the beginning and when I click on it, it become invisible, BUT when I click again it stays invisible !

Change your code to this,
Check.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (v.isShown())
v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
else
v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
But i think problem is, when button goes invisible, you are not getting any click event on it. First make sure that onClick method get call when button is invisible.
An invisible button will not dispatch any interaction event. So instead of setting button's visibility to the invisible, you can set a transparent or blank background or something like that.
But i personally believe, you should change your use-case because why one will click on the invisible button.

Try This:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="abcd" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:onClick="abc"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
public void abc(View v) {
v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
public void abcd(View v) {
v.findViewById(R.id.button1).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
Invisible Items don't receive on-click event. So the only way you can receive a click on invisible is by receiving on some other view in place of the invisible view. The above solution wraps the button in a layout, so when button is invisible the on-click is passed on to layout, which handles the event and do accordingly. If you have a high usage of such layout you can also create a custom button with above mechanism.