Here is a simple example to show two listviews horizintally in android. here is the java code that sets up the list. Here is the main.xml file. Here is the layout for each row in the list . Here is the complete source code for this example.
Hello all……….. Android has been absoultely wonderful for customizing widgets. I have shown a lot of example to customize ListViews, spinners etc. Today I will show you how to customize gridviews. Using this method you can actually place anything inside a gridview even a webview also. So here we start. We customize a gridview by… Read More »
Hello all…. This is a simple example showing how to sort a string array which is a arraylist in android. we sort the array using the “Collections” class in android. Here is a simple example Take a look at the LogCat for the output.
Hello all………. We have seen many posts about ListViews like creating a listview, adding data to it, customizing a listview etc. Take a look at some of these examples 1. Single Selection ListView in android 2. Flitering a ListView using an input from an EditText in Android. 3. How to create a custom ListView in… Read More »
Features include GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 – LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – LT26a BODY Dimensions 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm Weight 144 g – Touch-sensitive controls DISPLAY Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 720 x 1280… Read More »
Features include GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 – LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – LT26a BODY Dimensions 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm Weight 144 g – Touch-sensitive controls DISPLAY Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 720 x 1280… Read More »
Features include GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 – LT26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – LT26a BODY Dimensions 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm Weight 144 g – Touch-sensitive controls DISPLAY Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 720 x 1280… Read More »
Hello all…. In a previous post I showed a method to share global variables across your android application. Those were done using a static class. Now today I will show you another way of sharing global variables across the application Check these posts for sharing data across the application. 1. http://coderzheaven.com/2011/05/global-variables-in-android/ 2. http://coderzheaven.com/2011/05/global-variables-in-android%e2%80%a6/ 3. http://coderzheaven.com/2011/03/passing-data-between-intents-in-android/… Read More »
Ever Since the launch of Siri in iOS smartphones has become more user friendly and funny for people. After that Iris was launched a rival for Siri, this too was a big hit. A little bit about Siri The application uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by… Read More »
We know Angry Birds have conquered almost all tablets and now the completely new edition is launching this March. Acoording to the reports the new game will be launched on March. Angry Birds Space already has an official website with an image of a slingshot on the Moon overlooking Earth. The official blog spot says… Read More »
Hello all……. In todays post I will show you how to listen to an EditText input in Android. Often we need this in our applications. We implement this with the help of TextWatcher class. Here is the java code for this. Here I am checking whether the input value in the edittext is between 20… Read More »
The simplest way to create a Scrolling TextView in android is to place it inside a ScrollView. Here is a sample xml file with a scrollable TextView.
This is a simple example showing how to listen to checkbox in android. To check whether the checkbox is in on state or in off state just add a listener to the checkbox you want to listen. This is how we do this. ch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() { }); This is the layout contaning a checkbox. This… Read More »
Digital Clock is a very useful widget in android to show time in your application. Here is a simple demo on using digital Clock widget. First In the layout file copy this file. This creates a digital clock widget in the UI which will automatically update the time from the device. Now in the java… Read More »
Here is a simple way to change the orientation of the activity in android Through java code we do this…. Through xml we do this Following are two other values that you can specify in the android:screenOrientation attribute: ➤➤ portrait — Portrait mode ➤➤ sensor — Based on the accelerometer Please leave your valuable comments.
Hello all… In today’s tutorial I will show you how to add different layouts one over another in android through java code. For this we use the function addContentView() which is a variation on setContentView(View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams) to add an additional content view to the screen. Here I will create an xml with a textView and… Read More »
Hello all… Today I will show you how to use preferences in android? First we will create preferences using Create a folder named “xml” inside the “res” folder and inside that create an xml named “preferences.xml”. Now create a java file named “PreferenceDemo.java” in your src folder and copy this code into it. Now in… Read More »
We can create any type of alert in android. Today I will show a simple example showing how to create a custom alert in android. i.e you can provide any layout to your alert dialog. Now we will start. First create an xml for your alert dialog. Here I am creating an xml that contains… Read More »
This is a simple example showing how to use android built in drawables. Here I am showing only the xml file. Please leave your valuable comments on this post.
This code snippet helps you to open browser in android cocos2D application Call this function anywhere inside your cocos2D project to open the browser with the corresponding URL.
We can create a dialog with custom alert dialog with our xml in android. But for making simple alerts we can make custom alerts through code itself. Here is a simple function for this. Here I am having a Listview and an edittext with two buttons in the alertBox. Please leave your valuable comments on… Read More »
Hello all.. Today I will talk about how to theme your activities the way you want. Besides that android provides many built in themes that you can use instead of all writing it yourselves. One of those kind is making the activity appear like a dialog box. Here is how you do it. After creating… Read More »
Hello all… Recent studies has shown that apps that run on Apple’s iOS crashes more than Google’s Android apps. This is something that people who are involved in computer repair training should be aware of. According to the studies iOS apps crashes more than 3 times as compared to Android apps. These are some of… Read More »
In today’s tutorial I will show how to apply custom theme for your activity in android. Android has several built in themes for applying to your activity but you can also provide your own custom themes for your activity. Now we will start creating an activity with a custom theme applied. Create a fresh project… Read More »
Here is a simple example showing alert in android cocos2D. For this I am using an example from my previous android cocos2D tutorial.. So please read that tutorial before reading this because the I am using the classes and files from it. I am only changing the Gamelayer.java file to show an Alert Dialog when… Read More »