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Custom ListView with images

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This tutorial shows how to display a String list and a list of images in a Custom ListView. Step 1: Create a new project with name ListViewExample and package name com.myexample.listview. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res/layout/xml (or) main.xml and add following code. Here we add a ListView … Read more

Custom ListView for String List

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This tutorial shows how to display a String list in a Custom ListView. Step 1: Create a new project with name ListViewExample and package name com.myexample.listview. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res/layout/xml (or) main.xml and add following code. Here we add a ListView mainListview1. Step 3: In res/layout/ … Read more

ListView Example

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This tutorial shows how to display a String list in a ListView. Step 1: Create a new project with name ListViewExample and package name com.myexample.listview. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res/layout/xml (or) main.xml and add following code. Here we add a ListView mainListview1. Step 3: Open app/src/main/java/package and open … Read more

Custom Toast Message

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This tutorial shows how to create a custom Toast message from a CustomView in xml, and display it in android app. Here the custom Toast will display an icon with white text (displaying current time) in a rectangle with red background and 10dp elevation. Follow the steps given below. Step 1: Create a new project with … Read more

Android Camera Example

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This tutorial shows how to launch camera in android, capture an image, and display the captured image in an ImageView. It is easy, just follow the steps given below. Step 1: Create a new project with name CameraExample and package name com.myexample.camera. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res/layout/xml (or) … Read more

Simple Intent operations

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An Intent is a description of an operation or action to be performed. It can be used to launch an activity, to start or interact with a background service, or to send data to Broadcast receiver components. Below are some code snippets using Intent for commonly performed operations in android. Move from one Activity to … Read more

Create Stopwatch Android App

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To create a stopwatch app for android, we can use android Chronometer. Here we will create a simple Stopwatch with an START/STOP button and a PAUSE/RESUME button. Step 1: Create a new project with name StopWatch and package name com.myexample.stopwatch. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res/layout/xml (or) main.xml and add … Read more

Chronometer Example

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Android Chronometer can be used to display a simple timer. It can be given a start time (considered 00:00) from which it counts up. The base time can be set by using SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() method. Step 1: Create a new project with name ChronometerExample and package name com.myexample.chronometer. Select File/New/New Project. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. … Read more

Create OptionsMenu programmatically

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The options menu is the primary collection of menu items for an activity. The menu items are displayed on the ActionBar. Step 1: In res/drawable/ directory add icons to be used in OptionsMenu. Take for example ic_add_white, ic_settings_white_24dp, and ic_info_outline_white. Step 2: Open app/java/package and open MainActivity.java(or the relevant java file). To specify the options menu for … Read more

Digital Clock App using TextClock

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Here we will create a simple Digital Clock android app, which displays the current date, current time and day. Step 1: Create a new project with name ‘Digital Clock’ and package name com.myexample.clock. Fill the forms and click “Finish” button. Step 2: Open res -> layout -> xml (or) main.xml and add codes for displaying a TextClock. Step 3: Open app … Read more