In Android, Toast is a notification message that pop up for certain amount of time, and
automtaically fades out, most people just use it for display sort message.
Toast.makeText(this, "Message...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Steps to use toast message in your project.
- Crate a project in android studio.
- There are two type of toast message used in android. which are-
- Simple Toast
- Custom Toast
Both are described in this demo.
- Update your main_activity.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:id="@+id/activity_main" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:orientation="vertical" tools:context="com.pankaj.toastdemo.MainActivity"> <!--__________________________________________________--> <!-- --> <!-- create two buttons with onclick event --> <!--__________________________________________________--> <Button android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:onClick="showSimpleToastMessage" android:text="Show Simple Toast Message" /> <Button android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:onClick="showCustomToastMessage" android:text="Show Custom Toast Message" /> </LinearLayout>
- Create "custom_toast_view.xml" and update to-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#abcdef" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" android:padding="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"> <!--_________________________________________________--> <!-- --> <!-- Add an image and a text view --> <!--_________________________________________________--> <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher" /> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:text="click on Shos Simple Toast Message" /> </LinearLayout>
- Update your MainActivity.JAVA
package com.pankaj.toastdemo; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Toast; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); } /*____________________________________________________________*/ /* */ /*__Methode will be call when user click on "Show Simple Toast Message"__*/ /*____________________________________________________________*/ public void showSimpleToastMessage(View view) { Toast.makeText(this, "click on \"Show Simple Toast Message\".", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } /*____________________________________________________________*/ /* */ /*__Methode will be call when user click on "Show Custom Toast Message"__*/ /*____________________________________________________________*/ public void showCustomToastMessage(View view) { //create the LayoutInflater object LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) getSystemService(LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); //Create custom view object View customToastView=inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_toast_view,null); //create toast object Toast toast=new Toast(this); //update toast to custom view toast.setView(customToastView); //show toast toast.show(); } }
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Now all the development for toast message has completed, Please run the application.
- Now click on "SHOW SIMPLE TOAST MESSAGE" and see the result on screen-
- Now click on "SHOW CUSTOM TOAST MESSAGE" and see the result on screen-
- Good bye, Thanks to read this blog.
