[go: up one dir, main page]
Scribd
Upload
27 views9 pages

Androidbutton

The document outlines different types of button controls in Android, including basic buttons, image buttons, and toggle buttons. It provides XML code examples for implementing these buttons and describes how to handle click events either through XML attributes or programmatically. Additionally, it explains the functionality of the ToggleButton, including its two states and customizable text options.

Uploaded by

aji m
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
27 views9 pages

Androidbutton

The document outlines different types of button controls in Android, including basic buttons, image buttons, and toggle buttons. It provides XML code examples for implementing these buttons and describes how to handle click events either through XML attributes or programmatically. Additionally, it explains the functionality of the ToggleButton, including its two states and customizable text options.

Uploaded by

aji m
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

Button Controls

• Types of button controls:


• The basic button, the image button, and the toggle button
The Button Control
• The basic button class in Android is android.widget.Button

Xml code

• <Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:text="@string/basicBtnLabel"
android:layout_width=“match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
Button Controls
• onClick:- when user clicks a button.

• Add android:onClick attribute to button in xml


• Value of attribute is the name of method to call on click

android:onClick=“sendMessage”
//called when user touches the button

public void sendMessage(View view){


//do button click actions
}
• Another method
• Declare event handler programmatically

• btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);


btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v)
{
//do something
}
}
• The ImageButton Control
• Android provides an image button via android.widget.ImageButton.
xml
• <ImageButton
android:id="@+id/imageButton2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content“
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="myClickHandler"
android:src="@drawable/icon" />

Java
• ImageButton imageButton2 = (ImageButton)this.findViewById(R.id.imageButton2);
imageButton2.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
• Button With text and icon

• <Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width=“match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content“
android:text="@string/button_text“
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/icon" />
• The ToggleButton Control
• ToggleButton control, is a two-state button
• This button can be in either the On or Off state.
• ToggleButton’s default behavior is to show a green bar when in
the On state and a grayed-out bar when in the Off state.
• Default behavior also sets the button’s text to On when it’s in the
On state and Off when it’s in the Off state.
• You can modify the text for the ToggleButton if On/Off is not
appropriate for your application
• <ToggleButton android:id="@+id/cctglBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textOn="Stop"
android:textOff="Run"/>

You might also like