Dynamically Adding, Removing, Toggling and Removing all ActionBar Tabs in Android – Part 2?

Hi all..

In today’s post I will show you how to add actionbar tabs dynamically, remove one by one , hide and unhide them, removing all tabs at once etc.

This simple java code does that.

First create a project and in the MainActivity, paste this.

package com.coderzheaven.actionbartabs;

import android.app.ActionBar;
import android.app.ActionBar.Tab;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.action_bar_tabs); 
    }

    public void onAddTab(View v) {
        final ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
        final int tabCount = bar.getTabCount();
        final String text = "Tab " + tabCount;
        bar.addTab(bar.newTab()
                .setText(text)
                .setTabListener(new TabListener(new TabContentFragment(text))));
    }

    public void onRemoveTab(View v) {
        final ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
        if(bar.getTabCount() > 0)
        	bar.removeTabAt(bar.getTabCount() - 1);
    }

    public void onToggleTabs(View v) {
        final ActionBar bar = getActionBar();

        if (bar.getNavigationMode() == ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS) {
            bar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD);
            bar.setDisplayOptions(ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_TITLE, ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_TITLE);
        } else {
            bar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
            bar.setDisplayOptions(0, ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_TITLE);
        }
    }

    public void onRemoveAllTabs(View v) {
        getActionBar().removeAllTabs();
    }

    /**
     * A TabListener receives event callbacks from the action bar as tabs
     * are deselected, selected, and reselected. 
     **/
    private class TabListener implements ActionBar.TabListener {
        private TabContentFragment mFragment;

        public TabListener(TabContentFragment fragment) {
            mFragment = fragment;
        }

        public void onTabSelected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
            ft.add(R.id.fragment_content, mFragment, mFragment.getText());
        }

        public void onTabUnselected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
            ft.remove(mFragment);
        }

        public void onTabReselected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
            Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Reselected!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
    }

    private class TabContentFragment extends Fragment {
        private String mText;

        public TabContentFragment(String text) {
            mText = text;
        }

        public String getText() {
            return mText;
        }

        @Override
        public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            View fragView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.action_bar_tab_content, container, false);

            TextView text = (TextView) fragView.findViewById(R.id.text);
            text.setText(mText);

            return fragView;
        }
    }
}

You may be getting many errors, we will be resolving all that in just a few minutes.

Now create an xml named “action_bar_tabs.xml” inside the res/layout folder and copy this code into it.

<?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">
    <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/fragment_content"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="0dip"
                 android:layout_weight="1" />
    <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="0dip"
                  android:layout_weight="1"
                  android:orientation="vertical">
        <Button android:id="@+id/btn_add_tab"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Add Tab"
                android:onClick="onAddTab" />
        <Button android:id="@+id/btn_remove_tab"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Remove Tab"
                android:onClick="onRemoveTab" />
        <Button android:id="@+id/btn_toggle_tabs"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Toggle Tabs"
                android:onClick="onToggleTabs" />
        <Button android:id="@+id/btn_remove_all_tabs"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Remove All Tabs"
                android:onClick="onRemoveAllTabs" />
    </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Now create another xml for the tab content and named it “action_bar_tab_content.xml” and copy this code into it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:id="@+id/text"
          android:layout_width="wrap_content"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

OK Done. Go on and run it.

ActionBar Tabs

ActionBar Tabs

ActionBar Tabs

ActionBar Tabs

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How to start with ActionBar in Android?

With Android 3.0 Google eliminated the need of hardware menu button which is replaced by Action Bars.

Here is a quick example on how to use ActionBars.

Action Bar in Android

First create a new project and name it ActionBarExample.

Now create a folder named “menu” in res folder and create a new XML file inside it named “action_bar_menu.xml”.

action_bar_menu.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:id="@+id/menuitem1" android:showAsAction="ifRoom" android:title="Test1"></item>
    <item android:id="@+id/menuitem2" android:showAsAction="ifRoom" android:title="Test2"></item>
</menu>

Now the java code for implementing this ActionBar.

MainActivity.java

package com.example.actionbarexample;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
	@Override
	  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {   
	    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
	  }

	  @Override
	  public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
	    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
	    inflater.inflate(R.menu.action_bar_menu, menu);
	    return true;
	  }

	  @Override
	  public boolean    onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
	    switch (item.getItemId()) {
	    case R.id.menuitem1:
	      Toast.makeText(this, "Test 1 Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
	      break;
	    case R.id.menuitem2:
	      Toast.makeText(this, "Test 2 Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
	      break;

	    default:
	      break;
	    }

	    return true;
	  }
	} 

As there is enough space in the ActionBar otherwise you may see the Overflow menu or you have to use the Option menu button on your phone.

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Creating a custom Sliding GalleryView with Paging in android

This is a simple example showing A sliding Gallery in android. This example shows a sliding gallery with a paging Control and a changing page text which also indicate the page change.

Create a new project named “SlidingGallery” and copy this code into “SlidingGalleryDemo.java“.
My Activity name is “SlidingGalleryDemo.java” here.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.Gallery;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;

public class SlidingGalleryDemo extends Activity {
	
	Gallery ga;
	int width, height;
	LinearLayout linear;
	LinearLayout layout;
	Integer[] pics = {
			R.drawable.android_1,
			R.drawable.android_2,
    		R.drawable.android_3,
    		R.drawable.android_4,
    		R.drawable.android_5   
    };
	ImageView paging;
	
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    	 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	     setContentView(R.layout.threemenu);
	     
	     layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.imageLayout1);
	        
	     DisplayMetrics displaymetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
	     getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(displaymetrics);
	     width = displaymetrics.heightPixels;
	     height = displaymetrics.widthPixels;
			
	     for(int i=0; i<pics.length; i++)
         {
          	paging = new ImageView(this);
        	paging.setId(i);
        	paging.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.unsel);
        	layout.addView(paging);
         }
	     
	     ga = (Gallery)findViewById(R.id.thisgallery);
	     ga.setAdapter(new ImageAdapter(this));
	     
	     ga.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
				public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2,long arg3) 
				{					
					System.out.println("SELECTED : " + arg2);
				}	        	
	        });
    }

    public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

    	private Context ctx;
    	int imageBackground;
    	int pre=-1;
    	public ImageAdapter(Context c) {
			ctx = c;
		}

		public int getCount() {
    		
    		return pics.length;
    	}

    	public View getView(int arg0, View convertView, ViewGroup arg2) {

		     ImageView iv;
		     LinearLayout layoutnew = new LinearLayout(getApplicationContext());            
		     layoutnew.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
		        
             if (convertView == null) 
             {
            	iv = new ImageView(ctx);
            	iv.setImageResource(pics[arg0]);
     			iv.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
     			int temp =(int) (height/1.7f);
     			int temp_y = (int) ((3*temp)/2.0f);
     			iv.setLayoutParams(new Gallery.LayoutParams(temp,temp_y));
     			iv.setBackgroundResource(imageBackground);
             }
             else
             {
            	iv = (ImageView) convertView;
             }
             TextView tv = new TextView(ctx);
 			 tv.setText("Page " + (arg0+1));
 			 tv.setTextColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
 			 tv.setPadding(0, 15, 0, 0);
 		     tv.setTextSize(18);
 			 tv.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER); 
			 layoutnew.addView(iv);
			 layoutnew.addView(tv);
    		
    		return layoutnew;
    	}

		@Override
		public Object getItem(int position) {
			return null;
		}

		@Override
		public long getItemId(int position) {
			if(pre !=-1)
    		{
    			ImageView img = (ImageView) findViewById(pre);
    			img.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.unsel);
    		}
    		ImageView img1 = (ImageView) findViewById(position);
    		img1.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.sel);
    		this.pre = position;
    		return position;
		}
    }
}

Now create a new class and name it “GalleryCustom.java” which extends “Gallery” and copy this code into it.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.content.Context;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.widget.Gallery;

public class GalleryCustom extends Gallery {

    public GalleryCustom(Context ctx, AttributeSet attrSet) 
    {
        super(ctx,attrSet);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
	private boolean isScrollingLeft(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2)
    { 
           return e2.getX() > e1.getX(); 
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY){
      return true;  
    }
}

Now we will create the layout for the page. Copy this code to the main.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:keepScreenOn="true"  
    android:background="@drawable/Hotpink">
    
    <LinearLayout 
	    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	    android:id="@+id/imageLayout1"
	    android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
	    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
	    android:gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
	    android:orientation="horizontal"
	    android:layout_height="wrap_content">  
	 </LinearLayout>
	 
	<LinearLayout 
	    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	    android:id="@+id/imageLayout"
	    android:gravity="center"
	    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
	    android:layout_above="@+id/imageLayout"
	    android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
    
		<com.coderzheaven.pack.GalleryCustom
		    android:id="@+id/thisgallery"
		    android:spacing="60dip"
		    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
		    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
		    
    </LinearLayout>
    
</RelativeLayout>

OK Its done. Now run the project and see the result.

Gallery 1

Gallery 1

Gallery 1

Gallery 1

Gallery 1

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JSON IN ANDROID.

Complex JSON String parsing in ANDROID

http://www.coderzheaven.com/2011/06/10/complex-json-string-parsing-in-android/

Parsing JSON Object in ANDROID.

http://www.coderzheaven.com/2011/06/09/parsing-json-objects-in-android/

Using Tabbars in ANDROID, A Simple Example……….

This is a simple example showing how to use tabbars in ANDROID.
First create a new project and copy this code to it.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.TabActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;

public class tabbar extends TabActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        /** TabHost will have Tabs */
        TabHost tabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);

        /** TabSpec used to create a new tab.
         * By using TabSpec only we can able to setContent to the tab.
         * By using TabSpec setIndicator() we can set name to tab. */

        /** tid1 is firstTabSpec Id. Its used to access outside. */
        TabSpec firstTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id1");
        TabSpec secondTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id2");
        TabSpec thirdTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id3");

        /** TabSpec setIndicator() is used to set name for the tab. */
        /** TabSpec setContent() is used to set content for a particular tab. */
        firstTabSpec.setIndicator("First").setContent(new Intent(this,FirstTab.class));
        secondTabSpec.setIndicator("Second ").setContent(new Intent(this,SecondTab.class));
        thirdTabSpec.setIndicator("Third").setContent(new Intent(this,ThirdTab.class));

        /** Add tabSpec to the TabHost to display. */
        tabHost.addTab(firstTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(secondTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(thirdTabSpec);

    }
}

Now create three another java files by right clicking the src folder and name it FirstTab.java, SecondTab.java, ThirdTab.java.

Now copy the following code to FirstTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FirstTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* First Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("First Tab");
		setContentView(textView);
	}
}

SecondTab.java

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Second Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}
 

Now ThirdTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ThirdTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Third Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}
 

Main.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@android:id/tabhost">
	<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
		android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent">
		<TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TabWidget>
		<FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></FrameLayout>
	</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="tabbar.pack"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity android:name=".FirstTab" />
	<activity android:name=".SecondTab" />
    <activity android:name=".ThirdTab" />
        <activity android:name=".tabbar"
                  android:label="TabBar Demo">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>
TabBar in ANDROID

TabBar in ANDROID Demo

You can place anything in each tab by setting the contentView or dynamically adding controls.
You can do anything with this tabbar by editing the xml, like placing it below or giving images for each tab etc etc….

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Passing data between Intents or classes in ANDROID?

Many of our application reqiures sending data from one intent to another.
This is done by putting data into one intent using putExtras() and getting it in the other intent using the getExtras() which matches the string value. However you can pass string, boolean, integer etc between intents.
For passing data between intents you need atleast two intents.
Here the two activities are named DataBetweenIntentsExample and Result
Make sure to add the two activities in your manifest file, otherwise your application will force close.
Here is an example showing how to pass data between intents in ANDROID.
First we create the layout.
Here I am crearting a simple layout with only one button and a textBox in it.
The main.xml file looks like this.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
	android:text="Site Name : "
	android:id="@+id/TV1"
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</TextView>

<EditText
	android:text=""
	android:id="@+id/site_name"
	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</EditText>

<Button
	android:text=" Send Data "
	android:id="@+id/B1"
	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</Button>

</LinearLayout>

Then you create a java file named Result.xml and place it inside the current package.
Then create a layout for the Result.xml file and name it result.xml and place it in the layout directory.

The result.xml file will look like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
	android:text=""
	android:id="@+id/result_tv"
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</TextView>

</LinearLayout>

Then we go to the main java file DataBetweenIntentsExample.java and copy this code into it.

package pack.DataBetweenIntents;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

public class DataBetweenIntentsExample extends Activity {

	public Button B1;
	public EditText T1;
	public Intent intent;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        B1 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.B1);
        T1 = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.site_name);

        intent = new Intent();
		intent.setClass(this,Result.class);

        B1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {

				intent.putExtra("site_name",T1.getText().toString());
				startActivity(intent);

			}
		});
    }
}

Now copy the following code to Result.java file.

package pack.DataBetweenIntents;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class Result extends Activity {

	public TextView TV;
	 @Override
	    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	        setContentView(R.layout.result);

	        TV = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.result_tv);
	        Bundle bundle = getIntent().getExtras();

	        if(bundle.getString("cancel") != null){
	        	TV.setText("Cancelled");
	        }else{
	        	String txt1 = bundle.getString("site_name");
	        	TV.setText("Data send from previous intent nSite Name = " + txt1 );
	        }
	    }
}

Androidmanifest.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="pack.DataBetweenIntents"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".DataBetweenIntentsExample"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity android:name=".Result"
         		  android:label="Results"
        />
</manifest>

How to use global variables in android? -Part 2

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/

Now in this method. first create a class named “GlobalClass” and extends the “Applictation” class.

This is how it will look like.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Application;

class GlobalClass extends Application {

	  public static String myVal;

}

Inside which I have a variable named “myVal” which is a string. This is the global string variable that I am using to pass values across the application.

Now the main java class
Here I am using two activities just to demonstrate the sharing of global variables across the application.
Here is the first activity.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class GlobalVariablesDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        // Assigning some value to the global variable //
        GlobalClass.myVal = "Hello from CoderzHeaven";

        Button b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Button01);
        b.setOnClickListener(new  OnClickListener() {
			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				startActivity(new Intent(GlobalVariablesDemo.this, SecondClass.class));
			}
		});
    }
}

This line shows how to assign value to a global variable.

GlobalClass.myVal = “Hello from CoderzHeaven”;

Now the second activtiy.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondClass extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.second);

        System.out.println("Accessing the global string : " + GlobalClass.myVal);

        TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv);
        tv.setText("Global String : " + GlobalClass.myVal);
    }
}

This is how you access the global variable.

GlobalClass.myVal

That’s all done.

Now go on and run the application.

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How to place layouts one over another in android using addContentView()?

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 a Edittext and on another layout i Will have edittext, imageView etc.
I am going to place these two layouts one over the other.

First layout is named “main.xml” which will look like this.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
	<TextView
	    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	    android:text="CoderzHeaven"
	    />
	<EditText
		android:text="CoderzHeaven"
		android:id="@+id/EditText01"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content">
	</EditText>
</LinearLayout>

And the second xml named “second.xml”

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal" >

<ScrollView
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:scrollbars="vertical"
    android:fadeScrollbars="true">

    <LinearLayout
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal" >

		<TextView
			android:text="TextView"
			android:id="@+id/TextView01"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:gravity="center"
			android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
		</TextView>

		<ImageView
			android:id="@+id/ImageView01"
			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
			android:src="@drawable/android_3"
			android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal">
		</ImageView>

		<EditText
			android:text="CoderzHeaven"
			android:id="@+id/EditText01"
			android:layout_margin="5dp"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
		</EditText>

		<EditText
			android:text=""
			android:id="@+id/EditText02"
			android:layout_margin="5dp"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
		</EditText>

		<RatingBar
			android:id="@+id/RatingBar01"
			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
			android:layout_margin="5dp"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
		</RatingBar>

		<Button
			android:text="Button"
			android:id="@+id/Button01"
			android:layout_gravity="center|center_horizontal"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_margin="5dp"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
		</Button>
	</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

Now I am going to add these two xml in a single activity. The xml which you add first will have lower z-order.

This is the activity java file.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

public class ContentViewExample extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
        getWindow().addContentView(inflater.inflate(R.layout.second, null),
        						   new ViewGroup.LayoutParams(
        						   ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
        						   ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
    }
}

Here I am adding the main.xml before second.xml that is why main.xml is below second.xml.
After running this application you will see this window.

You can download the sample code from here.
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Changing the style or theme of default alertDialog in Android.

Hello everyone,
Here is a simple example showing how to change the theme of default AlertDialog in android.

Check this post before for understanding how to use styles.
http://www.coderzheaven.com/2012/04/17/inherit-styles-extend-styles-android/

To start first create a fresh project named AlertTest.
In the AlertTestDemo.java file copy this code

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class AlertTestDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        AlertDialog dialog = new CustomDialog(this);
        dialog.setButton("OK", new OnClickListener()
        {
            public void onClick(DialogInterface arg0, int arg1)
            {
            }
        });
        dialog.setTitle("Coderzheaven");
        dialog.setMessage("Heaven of all working codes!! n Keep Visiting..n" +
        		"Thankyou.");
        dialog.show();
    }
}


Now create a file named “styles.xml” inside the res/values folder and copy this code into it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <style name="CenterTextView" parent="@android:style/Widget.TextView">
        <item name="android:gravity">center|center_vertical</item>
    </style>

    <style name="CenterJustifyDialogTitle" parent="@android:style/DialogWindowTitle" >
         <item name="android:gravity">center|center_vertical</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
    </style>

	<style name="CenterJustifyTheme1" parent="@android:style/Theme.Translucent">
        <item name="android:textViewStyle">@style/CenterTextView</item>
        <item name="android:windowTitleStyle">@style/CenterJustifyDialogTitle</item>
    </style>

    <style name="CenterJustifyTheme2" parent="@android:style/Theme.Black">
        <item name="android:textViewStyle">@style/CenterTextView</item>
        <item name="android:windowTitleStyle">@style/CenterJustifyDialogTitle</item>
    </style>

    <style name="CenterJustifyTheme3" parent="@android:style/Theme.Light">
        <item name="android:textViewStyle">@style/CenterTextView</item>
        <item name="android:windowTitleStyle">@style/CenterJustifyDialogTitle</item>
    </style>

</resources>

Now create another java file named “CustomDialog.java” and copy this code into it.
We will apply the theme through this java file.
The theme is located and named in the above xml file.


package com.coderzheaven.pack;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import com.coderzheaven.pack.R;


public class CustomDialog extends AlertDialog {
		public CustomDialog(Context ctx)
		{
			super(ctx, R.style.CenterJustifyTheme1);
		}
}

Saving TextFile to SDCARD in android?

Hello android lovers,

In today’s tutorial I will show you how to

1. Create a text file and save a textfile in your SDCARD in your preferred path.

2. Read the contents from the same file and show it in a TextView.

For writing a file we use the FileWriter class and for reading the textfile we use the FileReader class.
Now Let’s check out how we do this .

First create a fresh project and name it “saveFileDemo”.
In the “saveFileDemo.java” file copy this contents.

package com.coderzheaven.pack;

import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.FileWriter;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class saveFileDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        createFile();
        String file_contents = readFile();
    	System.out.println("FILE CONTENTS :  "  + file_contents);

    	TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv);
    	tv.setText("Read File contents from SDCARD : n" + file_contents);
    }
    public void createFile(){
    	FileWriter fWriter;
        try{
             fWriter = new FileWriter("/sdcard/myfile.txt");
             fWriter.write("My file contents");
             fWriter.flush();
             fWriter.close();
         }catch(Exception e){
                  e.printStackTrace();
         }
    }
    public String readFile(){
        char buf[] = new char[512];
        FileReader rdr;
        String contents = "";
		try {
			rdr = new FileReader("/sdcard/myfile.txt");
			int s = rdr.read(buf);
			for(int k = 0; k < s; k++){
				contents+=buf[k];
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return contents;
    }
}

This is the main.xml file contents.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
	android:id = "@+id/tv"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello"
    />
</LinearLayout>

Here is the Strings.xml file contents

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="hello">Hello World, saveFileDemo!</string>
    <string name="app_name">saveFileDemo from Coderzheaven</string>
</resources>

Now the AndroidManifest.xml file contents.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.coderzheaven.pack"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".saveFileDemo"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>


You can actually see the file by going to the FileExplorer and expanding the mnt folder(or simply SDCARD in older versions) and the SDCARD folder.
See the screenshot.

Check this link to see the contents of this file manually.

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Custom Tabs in Android

This is a sample tutorial for creating custom tabs that look like android tabs may be beautiful than that with buttons and styles.
Here is the sample code for that.

package pack.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class DrawableDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }
}

This is the layout for the tabs

<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<LinearLayout
	android:id="@+id/bottom_tab_layout"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:background="@drawable/black_gradiant"
    >
 <Button
  	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  	android:id="@+id/home"
  	android:text="Home"
  	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  	android:textStyle="bold"
  	android:textSize="8sp"
  	android:layout_weight="1"
  	android:textColor="@drawable/black"
  	android:drawableTop="@drawable/home"
  	android:background="@drawable/custom_gradiant"
  	android:padding="2dp"
  	android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
  	android:gravity="center|bottom">
  </Button>

   <Button
  	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  	android:id="@+id/media"
  	android:text="Video"
  	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  	android:textStyle="bold"
  	android:textSize="8sp"
  	android:layout_weight="1"
  	android:textColor="@drawable/black"
  	android:drawableTop="@drawable/video"
  	android:background="@drawable/custom_gradiant"
  	android:padding="2dp"
  	android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
  	android:gravity="center|bottom">
  </Button>

   <Button
  	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  	android:id="@+id/news_letter"
  	android:text="Audio"
  	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  	android:textStyle="bold"
  	android:textSize="8sp"
  	android:layout_weight="1"
  	android:textColor="@drawable/black"
  	android:drawableTop="@drawable/audio"
  	android:background="@drawable/custom_gradiant"
  	android:padding="2dp"
  	android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
  	android:gravity="center|bottom">
  </Button>

   <Button
  	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  	android:id="@+id/news_letter"
  	android:text="Mail"
  	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  	android:textStyle="bold"
  	android:textSize="8sp"
  	android:layout_weight="1"
  	android:textColor="@drawable/black"
  	android:drawableTop="@drawable/email"
  	android:background="@drawable/custom_gradiant"
  	android:padding="2dp"
  	android:gravity="center|bottom">
  </Button>
</LinearLayout>
</merge>

The main.xml file that includes the tab layout.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >

   <Button
  	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  	android:id="@+id/home"
  	android:text="Custom Android Tabs by CoderzHeaven"
  	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  	android:textStyle="bold"
  	android:textSize="20sp"
  	android:layout_weight="1"
  	android:textColor="@drawable/black"
  	android:padding="5dp"
  	android:gravity="center">
  </Button>

 <LinearLayout
     	android:id="@+id/l1"
	    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
	    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">

    <include layout="@layout/footer_tabs"/>
 </LinearLayout>
 </RelativeLayout>

Note : Please include the resources as needed.

Custom Tabs in Android

Custom Tabs in Android


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Complete source code can be found here

How to change the default transition between activities?

In android the default transition between activities is to slide from left to right.
But with custom animations we can change that.

First create a folder inside the res/drawable folder called “anim”.
Then create a file named “fade.xml” and copy this code into it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
       android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
       android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime" />

create another file named “hold.xml” in the same place
hold.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<translate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
       android:fromXDelta="0" android:toXDelta="0"
       android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime" />

activity_animation.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="4dip"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="0"
        android:paddingBottom="4dip"
        android:text="Sample Animation"/>

    <Button android:id="@+id/fade_animation"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="fade In">
        <requestFocus />
    </Button>
</LinearLayout>

Now the main java file.

package pack.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class ActivityAnimation extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_animation);

        Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.fade_animation);
        button.setOnClickListener(mFadeListener);
    }

    private OnClickListener mFadeListener = new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            startActivity(new Intent(ActivityAnimation.this, SecondClass.class));
            overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade, R.anim.hold);
        }
    };
}

package pack.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SecondClass extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
}

main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Second Class"
    />
</LinearLayout>

How to use shapes in android? A simple example.

In android with shapes we can create beautiful layouts.
Lets look at an example.

Create an xml named “gradient.xml” in your drawable folder and copy this code into it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <gradient
        android:angle="0"
        android:startColor="#000000"
        android:endColor="#000000"
        android:centerColor="#97CF4D" />
</shape>

Now the main layout file main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:padding="10dp">

    <TextView
        android:text="Sample Text"
        android:id="@+id/text01"
        android:textSize="25sp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </TextView>
    <View
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/gradient"
        android:layout_height="1dp"></View>
   <TextView
        android:text="Sample text"
        android:id="@+id/text02"
        android:textSize="25sp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </TextView>
    <View
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/gradient"
        android:layout_height="1dp"></View>

    <EditText
        android:text=" "
        android:id="@+id/text03"
        android:textSize="25sp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    </EditText>
    <View
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/gradient"
        android:layout_height="1dp"></View>
</LinearLayout>

The main java file.

package pack.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class DrawableShapesDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }
}

Done. You can now run the application.

Using Shapes

Using Shapes

How to remove a view in your xml layout file using program?

Hello everyone,
this is a simple example showing how to remove a view in android that is created using your xml file.

This is the xml file that contains a TextView

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="CoderzHeaven"
    android:id="@+id/tv"
    />
</LinearLayout>

Here is the java code for removing this view

package pack.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;

public class RemoveViewDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        View tv= (View)findViewById(R.id.tv);
        ((LinearLayout)tv.getParent()).removeView(tv);
    }
}

After running this program you will not see the TextView that was in your layout file.
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Complex JSON String parsing in ANDROID

Hello all…..

In the previous post I have shown you how to parse a Simple JSON String in ANDROID.
In today’s tutorial I will show you how to parse a complex JSON String.
Take a look at the example

Here the JSON String used is

"{"menu": "
    "{"id": "
	 ""file", "value": "File", "popup": "
		 "{ "menuitem": [ {"value": "New",   "onclick": "CreateNewDoc()"}, "
			 "{"value": "Open", "onclick": "OpenDoc()"}, {"value": "Close", "onclick": "CloseDoc()"}]}}}";

Now let’s dothe operation………..

package pack.coderzheaven;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class JSON_Demo extends Activity {
	private JSONObject jObject;
	private String jString = "{"menu": " +
							 "{"id": " +
							 ""file", "value": "File", "popup": " +
							 "{ "menuitem": [ {"value": "New",   "onclick": "CreateNewDoc()"}, " +
							 "{"value": "Open", "onclick": "OpenDoc()"}, {"value": "Close", "onclick": "CloseDoc()"}]}}}";

	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);
		try {
			parse();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
	private void parse() throws Exception {

		jObject = new JSONObject(jString);

		JSONObject menuObject = jObject.getJSONObject("menu");
		String attributeId = menuObject.getString("id");
		System.out.println(attributeId);

		String attributeValue = menuObject.getString("value");
		System.out.println(attributeValue);

		JSONObject popupObject = menuObject.getJSONObject("popup");
		JSONArray menuitemArray = popupObject.getJSONArray("menuitem");

		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
			System.out.println(menuitemArray.getJSONObject(i)
					.getString("value").toString());
			System.out.println(menuitemArray.getJSONObject(i).getString(
					"onclick").toString());
		}
	}
}

Please check the Logcat for the output.

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Parsing JSON Object in ANDROID.

JSON are alternative to XML and easy to understand than XML.
As other languages Java also supports JSON parsing.
Here is a simple example of JSON parsing in ANDROID.

This is the JSON String that I am going to parse.

{"A":
           { "A1":"A1_value" ,"A2":"A2_value","sub":
              { "sub1":[ {"sub1_attr":"sub1_attr_value" }]}
           }
}";

And this JSON is same as this xml.

	  <A A1="A1_value" A2="A2_value">
	 	<sub>
	 		<sub1 sub1_attr="sub1_attr_value" />
	 	</sub>
	   <A>

Here is the code for this parsing.

package pack.coderzheaven;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class JSON_Demo extends Activity {
	private JSONObject jObject;
	private String test = "{"A":  {  "A1":"A1_value" ,"A2":"A2_value", "sub": { "sub1":[ {"sub1_attr":"sub1_attr_value" }] } }    }";

	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);
		try {
			parse();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
	private void parse() throws Exception {

		jObject = new JSONObject(test);
		JSONObject menuObject = jObject.getJSONObject("A");
		String attributeId1 = menuObject.getString("A1");
		System.out.println("A1 value == " +attributeId1);
		String attributeId2 = menuObject.getString("A2");
		System.out.println("A2 value == " +attributeId2);

		JSONObject popupObject = menuObject.getJSONObject("sub");
		JSONArray menuitemArray = popupObject.getJSONArray("sub1");

		System.out.println("sub1_attr = " + menuitemArray.getJSONObject(0).getString("sub1_attr").toString());
	}
}

Please check the Logcat for the output.

Posts to come.

More complex JSON String parsing in ANDROID.

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Global variables in ANDROID……

Hi all…….
In today’s exampl e I will show you how to deal with global variables in ANDROID.
You know global variables are those variables that you can access across any variables.
It’s value becomes changed when you change it in any of the classes in your project. These types of variables act as like cookies in a browser to store your login information across different pages. Now Let’s see how to implement this………
For this demo I am using three classes, one is the global class which has the global variable and other two normal classes.
In the global class I have a variable named “global_var” which I am accessing across the other two classes and I am changing the value across the classes. Please check the Logcat for seeing the output.

First class “Global_var_test.java

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class Global_var_test extends Activity {

	Button b;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main1);

        b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Button01);
        GlobalClass global = new GlobalClass();
        System.out.println("var1 value in first class before changing = " + global.global_var1);
        global.global_var1 = "value2";
        System.out.println("var1 value in first class after changing = " + global.global_var1);

        b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				startActivity(new Intent(Global_var_test.this, SecondClass.class));
			}
		});
    }
}

Next SecondClass.java

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class SecondClass extends Activity{

		Button b;
		@Override
	    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	        setContentView(R.layout.main2);

	        b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Button01);

	        GlobalClass global = new GlobalClass();
	        System.out.println("var1 value in second class before changing = " + global.global_var1);
	        global.global_var1 = "value3";
	        System.out.println("var1 value in second class after changing = " + global.global_var1);

	        b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
				@Override
				public void onClick(View v) {
					startActivity(new Intent(SecondClass.this, SecondClass.class));
				}
			});
	    }

}

Now the GlobalClass.java which holds the global variable.
You can have any datatype as global variable….

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Application;

class GlobalClass extends Application{

	String global_var1 = "Value1";

}

Please check your logcat to see the global value changes…..
Get more ANDROID posts from here
Happy coding………
Please leave your valuable comments………

How to use Global variables in ANDROID?

Hi all…….
In today’s exampl e I will show you how to deal with global variables in ANDROID.
You know global variables are those variables that you can access across any variables.
It’s value becomes changed when you change it in any of the classes in your project. These types of variables act as like cookies in a browser to store your login information across different pages. Now Let’s see how to implement this………
For this demo I am using three classes, one is the global class which has the global variable and other two normal classes.
In the global class I have a variable named “global_var” which I am accessing across the other two classes and I am changing the value across the classes. Please check the Logcat for seeing the output.

First class “Global_var_test.java

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class Global_var_test extends Activity {

	Button b;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main1);

        b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Button01);
        GlobalClass global = new GlobalClass();
        System.out.println("var1 value in first class before changing = &quot; + global.global_var1);
        global.global_var1 = "value2";
        System.out.println("var1 value in first class after changing = "; + global.global_var1);

        b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
			@Override
			public void onClick(View v) {
				startActivity(new Intent(Global_var_test.this, SecondClass.class));
			}
		});
    }
}

Next SecondClass.java

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;

public class SecondClass extends Activity{

		Button b;
		@Override
	    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	        setContentView(R.layout.main2);

	        b = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Button01);

	        GlobalClass global = new GlobalClass();
	        System.out.println("var1 value in second class before changing = " + global.global_var1);
	        global.global_var1 = "value3";
	        System.out.println(&quot;var1 value in second class after changing = &quot; + global.global_var1);

	        b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
				@Override
				public void onClick(View v) {
					startActivity(new Intent(SecondClass.this, SecondClass.class));
				}
			});
	    }

}

Now the GlobalClass.java which holds the global variable.
You can have any datatype as global variable….

package pack.coderzheaven.test;

import android.app.Application;

class GlobalClass extends Application{

	String global_var1 = "Value1"

}

Please leave your valuable comments………

How to send email from and ANDROID Application programatically?

Hello all……..
In today’s post I will show you send mail from an android application progrmatically..
Let’s go to the code fast……
This is the code in the mail java file….

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class sendMailDemo extends Activity {
    Button send;
    EditText address, subject, emailbody;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        address = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.address);
        subject = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.subject);
        emailbody = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.body);
        send = (Button) findViewById(R.id.send);

        send.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
            	sendEmail();
            }
        });
    }

    public void sendEmail(){

    	if(!address.getText().toString().trim().equalsIgnoreCase("")){
    	  final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
	      emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
	      emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ address.getText().toString()});
	      emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject.getText());
	      emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, emailbody.getText());
	      sendMailDemo.this.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));
	    }
    	else{
    		Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please enter an email address..", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    	}
      }
	}

Now the layout file (main.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent"
	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:orientation="vertical"
	android:background="@drawable/android"
	>
	<TextView
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:id="@+id/emailaddress"
		android:text="Email Address"
		android:textStyle="bold">
	</TextView>

	<EditText
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:width="250dip"
		android:hint="email address"
		android:id="@+id/address">
	</EditText>

	<TextView
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:text="Subject"
		android:textStyle="bold">
	</TextView>

	<EditText
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:width="250dip"
		android:hint="Subject"
		android:id="@+id/subject">
	</EditText>

	<TextView
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:text="Your Message"
		android:textStyle="bold">
	</TextView>
	<EditText
		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:lines="5"
		android:hint="Your message here!!"
		android:id="@+id/body">
	</EditText>
	<Button
		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:id="@+id/send"
		android:text="Send Email"
		android:width="150dip">
	</Button>
</LinearLayout>

The AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.coderzheaven"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="Send Mail Demo">
        <activity android:name=".sendMailDemo"
                  android:label="Send Mail Demo">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

Note: However if you test this in your emulator, it will not work. Install it in your device to test it.

TextView with link in ANDROID…….

Hi all…….

All of you may be familiar with TextViews in ANDROID.
But how many of you know that we have have html as text in a textView. This post is a simple example to show this.

Create a fresh project and copy this code to the main java file.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.Html;
import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class TextViewLinkDemo extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv);
        tv.setText( Html.fromHtml("<b>This is a textView with a link </b>  " +
                    " <br /> <a href="http://www.coderzheaven.com">Coderzheaven</a> " +
                    "created in the Java source code using HTML."));
         tv.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
    }
}

The main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
<TextView
	android:id="@+id/tv"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello"
    />
</LinearLayout>

The AndroidManifest.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.coderzheaven"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".TextViewLinkDemo"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>
Link in TextView Demo

Link in TextView Demo

ANDROID Tabbars Example……..

This is a simple example showing how to use tabbars in ANDROID.
First create a new project and copy this code to it.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.TabActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;

public class tabbar extends TabActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        /** TabHost will have Tabs */
        TabHost tabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);

        /** TabSpec used to create a new tab.
         * By using TabSpec only we can able to setContent to the tab.
         * By using TabSpec setIndicator() we can set name to tab. */

        /** tid1 is firstTabSpec Id. Its used to access outside. */
        TabSpec firstTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id1");
        TabSpec secondTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id2");
        TabSpec thirdTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id3");

        /** TabSpec setIndicator() is used to set name for the tab. */
        /** TabSpec setContent() is used to set content for a particular tab. */
        firstTabSpec.setIndicator("First").setContent(new Intent(this,FirstTab.class));
        secondTabSpec.setIndicator("Second ").setContent(new Intent(this,SecondTab.class));
        thirdTabSpec.setIndicator("Third").setContent(new Intent(this,ThirdTab.class));

        /** Add tabSpec to the TabHost to display. */
        tabHost.addTab(firstTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(secondTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(thirdTabSpec);

    }
}

Now create three another java files by right clicking the src folder and name it FirstTab.java, SecondTab.java, ThirdTab.java.

Now copy the following code to FirstTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FirstTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* First Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("First Tab");
		setContentView(textView);
	}
}

SecondTab.java

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Second Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}

Now ThirdTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ThirdTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Third Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}

Main.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@android:id/tabhost">
	<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
		android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent">
		<TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TabWidget>
		<FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></FrameLayout>
	</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.coderzheaven"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity android:name=".FirstTab" />
	<activity android:name=".SecondTab" />
    <activity android:name=".ThirdTab" />
        <activity android:name=".tabbar"
                  android:label="TabBar Demo">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

You can place anything in each tab by setting the contentView or dynamically adding controls.
You can do anything with this tabbar by editing the xml, like placing it below or giving images for each tab etc etc….

Please leave your valuable comments…

Using Tabbars in ANDROID, A Simple illustration……….

This is a simple example showing how to use tabbars in ANDROID.
First create a new project and copy this code to it.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.TabActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;

public class tabbar extends TabActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        /** TabHost will have Tabs */
        TabHost tabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);

        /** TabSpec used to create a new tab.
         * By using TabSpec only we can able to setContent to the tab.
         * By using TabSpec setIndicator() we can set name to tab. */

        /** tid1 is firstTabSpec Id. Its used to access outside. */
        TabSpec firstTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id1");
        TabSpec secondTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id2");
        TabSpec thirdTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id3");

        /** TabSpec setIndicator() is used to set name for the tab. */
        /** TabSpec setContent() is used to set content for a particular tab. */
        firstTabSpec.setIndicator("First").setContent(new Intent(this,FirstTab.class));
        secondTabSpec.setIndicator("Second ").setContent(new Intent(this,SecondTab.class));
        thirdTabSpec.setIndicator("Third").setContent(new Intent(this,ThirdTab.class));

        /** Add tabSpec to the TabHost to display. */
        tabHost.addTab(firstTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(secondTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(thirdTabSpec);

    }
}

Now create three another java files by right clicking the src folder and name it FirstTab.java, SecondTab.java, ThirdTab.java.

Now copy the following code to FirstTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FirstTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* First Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("First Tab");
		setContentView(textView);
	}
}

SecondTab.java

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Second Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}
 

Now ThirdTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ThirdTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Third Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}
 

Main.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@android:id/tabhost">
	<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
		android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent">
		<TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TabWidget>
		<FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></FrameLayout>
	</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="tabbar.pack"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity android:name=".FirstTab" />
	<activity android:name=".SecondTab" />
    <activity android:name=".ThirdTab" />
        <activity android:name=".tabbar"
                  android:label="TabBar Demo">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

You can place anything in each tab by setting the contentView or dynamically adding controls.
You can do anything with this tabbar by editing the xml, like placing it below or giving images for each tab etc etc….

Please leave your valuable comments…

Using Tabbars in ANDROID, A Simple Example……….

This is a simple example showing how to use tabbars in ANDROID.
First create a new project and copy this code to it.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.TabActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;

public class tabbar extends TabActivity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        /** TabHost will have Tabs */
        TabHost tabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);

        /** TabSpec used to create a new tab.
         * By using TabSpec only we can able to setContent to the tab.
         * By using TabSpec setIndicator() we can set name to tab. */

        /** tid1 is firstTabSpec Id. Its used to access outside. */
        TabSpec firstTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id1");
        TabSpec secondTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id2");
        TabSpec thirdTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tab_id3");

        /** TabSpec setIndicator() is used to set name for the tab. */
        /** TabSpec setContent() is used to set content for a particular tab. */
        firstTabSpec.setIndicator("First").setContent(new Intent(this,FirstTab.class));
        secondTabSpec.setIndicator("Second ").setContent(new Intent(this,SecondTab.class));
        thirdTabSpec.setIndicator("Third").setContent(new Intent(this,ThirdTab.class));

        /** Add tabSpec to the TabHost to display. */
        tabHost.addTab(firstTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(secondTabSpec);
        tabHost.addTab(thirdTabSpec);

    }
}


Now create three another java files by right clicking the src folder and name it FirstTab.java, SecondTab.java, ThirdTab.java.

Now copy the following code to FirstTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FirstTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* First Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("First Tab");
		setContentView(textView);
	}
}

SecondTab.java

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Second Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}

Now ThirdTab.java.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ThirdTab extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

		/* Second Tab Content */
		TextView textView = new TextView(this);
		textView.setText("Third Tab");
		setContentView(textView);

	}
}

Main.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@android:id/tabhost">
	<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
		android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent">
		<TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TabWidget>
		<FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></FrameLayout>
	</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="tabbar.pack"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity android:name=".FirstTab" />
	<activity android:name=".SecondTab" />
    <activity android:name=".ThirdTab" />
        <activity android:name=".tabbar"
                  android:label="TabBar Demo">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>
TabBar in ANDROID

TabBar in ANDROID Demo

You can place anything in each tab by setting the contentView or dynamically adding controls.
You can do anything with this tabbar by editing the xml, like placing it below or giving images for each tab etc etc….

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How to split a String in ANDROID?


Hi all…..
Splitting a string in android is really easy.checkout the following snippet.

package com.coderzheaven;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SplitStringDemo extends Activity {
    String str = "India, USA, Japan, Russia, France";
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        String arr[] = str.split(",");
        for(int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++){
        	System.out.println("arr["+i+"] = " + arr[i].trim());
        }
    }
}

Check the Logcat for output.
Note: Make sure to put the escape character before the delimiter for splitting,otherwise the output may be each character.

Email validation in ANDROID.

This is a simple example showing email validation in ANDROID.
This example uses regex for email validation.
Create a button and an edittext in your main.xml file and try this code.

package com.coderzheaven;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class EmailValidationDemo extends Activity   {

	EditText TF;
	public Button checkButton;

	public final Pattern EMAIL_ADDRESS_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
	          "[a-zA-Z0-9+._%-+]{1,256}" +
	          "@" +
	          "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,64}" +
	          "(" +
	          "." +
	          "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,25}" +
	          ")+"
	      );
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

	   TF=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.TF);
	   checkButton=(Button) findViewById(R.id.checkButton);

	    checkButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
		public void onClick(View v) {
			   String email=TF.getText().toString();
			   if(checkEmail(email))
				  Toast.makeText(EmailValidationDemo.this,"Valid Email Addresss", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
			   else
			 	  Toast.makeText(EmailValidationDemo.this,"Invalid Email Addresss", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
		}
	    });
    }
    private boolean checkEmail(String email) {
        return EMAIL_ADDRESS_PATTERN.matcher(email).matches();
    }
}

Check this link to find how you can send email from android programatically.
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