I'm trying to follow this tutorial on how to create a Navigation Drawer, but I don't want to use Fragments to show new content after the user select an item from the drawer list. What's the best aproach to get around this problem?
I'm using API 10 which doesn't implements Fragments.
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What you can do is decorate your SpinnerAdapter
with one that presents a 'Select Option...' View initially for the Spinner to display with nothing selected.
Here is a working example tested for Android 2.3, and 4.0 (it uses nothing in the compatibility library, so it should be fine for awhile) Since it's a decorator, it should be easy to retrofit existing code and it works fine with CursorLoader
s also. (Swap cursor on the wrapped cursorAdapter
of course...)
There is an Android bug that makes this a little tougher to re-use views. (So you have to use the setTag
or something else to ensure your convertView
is correct.) Spinner does not support multiple view types
Code notes: 2 constructors
This allows you to use a standard prompt or define your own 'nothing selected' as the first row, or both, or none. (Note: Some themes show a DropDown for a Spinner instead of a dialog. The Dropdown doesn't normally show the prompt)
You define a layout to 'look' like a prompt, for example, grayed out...
Using a standard prompt (notice that nothing is selected):
Or with a prompt and something dynamic (could have had no prompt also):
Usage in above example
Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner);
ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.planets_array, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setPrompt("Select your favorite Planet!");
spinner.setAdapter(
new NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(
adapter,
R.layout.contact_spinner_row_nothing_selected,
// R.layout.contact_spinner_nothing_selected_dropdown, // Optional
this));
contact_spinner_row_nothing_selected.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@android:id/text1"
style="?android:attr/spinnerItemStyle"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ellipsize="marquee"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textColor="#808080"
android:text="[Select a Planet...]" />
NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter.java
import android.content.Context;
import android.database.DataSetObserver;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.SpinnerAdapter;
/**
* Decorator Adapter to allow a Spinner to show a 'Nothing Selected...' initially
* displayed instead of the first choice in the Adapter.
*/
public class NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter implements SpinnerAdapter, ListAdapter {
protected static final int EXTRA = 1;
protected SpinnerAdapter adapter;
protected Context context;
protected int nothingSelectedLayout;
protected int nothingSelectedDropdownLayout;
protected LayoutInflater layoutInflater;
/**
* Use this constructor to have NO 'Select One...' item, instead use
* the standard prompt or nothing at all.
* @param spinnerAdapter wrapped Adapter.
* @param nothingSelectedLayout layout for nothing selected, perhaps
* you want text grayed out like a prompt...
* @param context
*/
public NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(
SpinnerAdapter spinnerAdapter,
int nothingSelectedLayout, Context context) {
this(spinnerAdapter, nothingSelectedLayout, -1, context);
}
/**
* Use this constructor to Define your 'Select One...' layout as the first
* row in the returned choices.
* If you do this, you probably don't want a prompt on your spinner or it'll
* have two 'Select' rows.
* @param spinnerAdapter wrapped Adapter. Should probably return false for isEnabled(0)
* @param nothingSelectedLayout layout for nothing selected, perhaps you want
* text grayed out like a prompt...
* @param nothingSelectedDropdownLayout layout for your 'Select an Item...' in
* the dropdown.
* @param context
*/
public NothingSelectedSpinnerAdapter(SpinnerAdapter spinnerAdapter,
int nothingSelectedLayout, int nothingSelectedDropdownLayout, Context context) {
this.adapter = spinnerAdapter;
this.context = context;
this.nothingSelectedLayout = nothingSelectedLayout;
this.nothingSelectedDropdownLayout = nothingSelectedDropdownLayout;
layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
}
@Override
public final View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
// This provides the View for the Selected Item in the Spinner, not
// the dropdown (unless dropdownView is not set).
if (position == 0) {
return getNothingSelectedView(parent);
}
return adapter.getView(position - EXTRA, null, parent); // Could re-use
// the convertView if possible.
}
/**
* View to show in Spinner with Nothing Selected
* Override this to do something dynamic... e.g. "37 Options Found"
* @param parent
* @return
*/
protected View getNothingSelectedView(ViewGroup parent) {
return layoutInflater.inflate(nothingSelectedLayout, parent, false);
}
@Override
public View getDropDownView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
// Android BUG! http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17128 -
// Spinner does not support multiple view types
if (position == 0) {
return nothingSelectedDropdownLayout == -1 ?
new View(context) :
getNothingSelectedDropdownView(parent);
}
// Could re-use the convertView if possible, use setTag...
return adapter.getDropDownView(position - EXTRA, null, parent);
}
/**
* Override this to do something dynamic... For example, "Pick your favorite
* of these 37".
* @param parent
* @return
*/
protected View getNothingSelectedDropdownView(ViewGroup parent) {
return layoutInflater.inflate(nothingSelectedDropdownLayout, parent, false);
}
@Override
public int getCount() {
int count = adapter.getCount();
return count == 0 ? 0 : count + EXTRA;
}
@Override
public Object getItem(int position) {
return position == 0 ? null : adapter.getItem(position - EXTRA);
}
@Override
public int getItemViewType(int position) {
return 0;
}
@Override
public int getViewTypeCount() {
return 1;
}
@Override
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position >= EXTRA ? adapter.getItemId(position - EXTRA) : position - EXTRA;
}
@Override
public boolean hasStableIds() {
return adapter.hasStableIds();
}
@Override
public boolean isEmpty() {
return adapter.isEmpty();
}
@Override
public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
adapter.registerDataSetObserver(observer);
}
@Override
public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
adapter.unregisterDataSetObserver(observer);
}
@Override
public boolean areAllItemsEnabled() {
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean isEnabled(int position) {
return position != 0; // Don't allow the 'nothing selected'
// item to be picked.
}
}
Thanks to Code Shogun, whose code I adapted to my situation.
Let your activity implementOnClickListener
as usual:
public class SelectFilterActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
private static final int SWIPE_MIN_DISTANCE = 120;
private static final int SWIPE_MAX_OFF_PATH = 250;
private static final int SWIPE_THRESHOLD_VELOCITY = 200;
private GestureDetector gestureDetector;
View.OnTouchListener gestureListener;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
/* ... */
// Gesture detection
gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(this, new MyGestureDetector());
gestureListener = new View.OnTouchListener() {
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
}
};
}
class MyGestureDetector extends SimpleOnGestureListener {
@Override
public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {
try {
if (Math.abs(e1.getY() - e2.getY()) > SWIPE_MAX_OFF_PATH)
return false;
// right to left swipe
if(e1.getX() - e2.getX() > SWIPE_MIN_DISTANCE && Math.abs(velocityX) > SWIPE_THRESHOLD_VELOCITY) {
Toast.makeText(SelectFilterActivity.this, "Left Swipe", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else if (e2.getX() - e1.getX() > SWIPE_MIN_DISTANCE && Math.abs(velocityX) > SWIPE_THRESHOLD_VELOCITY) {
Toast.makeText(SelectFilterActivity.this, "Right Swipe", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
} catch (Exception e) {
// nothing
}
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean onDown(MotionEvent e) {
return true;
}
}
}
Attach your gesture listener to all the views you add to the main layout;
// Do this for each view added to the grid
imageView.setOnClickListener(SelectFilterActivity.this);
imageView.setOnTouchListener(gestureListener);
Watch in awe as your overridden methods are hit, both the onClick(View v)
of the activity and the onFling
of the gesture listener.
public void onClick(View v) {
Filter f = (Filter) v.getTag();
FilterFullscreenActivity.show(this, input, f);
}
The post 'fling' dance is optional but encouraged.
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Best Answer
First, API 10 has access to fragments via the same Android Support package that contains the
DrawerLayout
. This has been around for over two years, and you should not be trying to mess with new things likeDrawerLayout
if you are unfamiliar with what Android has had for the past two years.Second, there is nothing with
DrawerLayout
that is tied to fragments. Quoting the Web page that you linked to:If you read those two sentences closely, you will see that the word "fragment" appears in neither of them. That is because
DrawerLayout
is not tied to fragments. The sample code they show uses fragments, but that is merely sample code.Hence, you are welcome to update your UI however you want:
FragmentTransaction
using the Android Support package's backport of fragments, orsetContentView()
again on your existing activity, or