How to add a button dynamically in Android?
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for (int k = 1; k < 100; k++) {
TableRow row = new TableRow(this);
innerloop:
for (int l = 1; l < 4; l++) {
btn = new Button(this);
TableRow.LayoutParams tr = new TableRow.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
layout.setWeightSum(12.0f);
tr.weight = 0;
btn.setLayoutParams(tr);
btn.setTextColor(a);
btn.setHeight(150);
btn.setWidth(150);
btn.setId(idb);
btn.setText("Button " + idb);
row.addView(btn);
}
}
Button btn = new Button(this);
btn.setText("Submit");
LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.buttonlayout);
LayoutParams buttonlayout = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
linearLayout.addView(btn, buttonlayout);
You could create a base layout for your button and dynamically change only what is specific, like this project I made to run different exercises from a Material Design course I'm taking:
In this example, I use a preconfigured AppCompatButton:
layout_base_button.xml
<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/btn_base"
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
style="@style/RaisedButton"
>
</android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatButton>
<style name="RaisedButton" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="android:textSize">11sp</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
</style>
And in the MainActivity I created some instances and changed what I need, like the button text and onClick event:
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="udemy.android.materialdesign.MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/base_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
LinearLayout baseLayout = findViewById(R.id.base_layout);
baseLayout.addView(createButton("TextFields", baseLayout,
view -> startActivity(createIntent(TextFieldsActivity.class))
));
baseLayout.addView(createButton("Buttons", baseLayout,
view -> startActivity(createIntent(ButtonsActivity.class))
));
baseLayout.addView(createButton("Toolbar", baseLayout,
view -> startActivity(createIntent(ToolbarActivity.class))
));
}
private View createButton(String text, LinearLayout baseLayout, View.OnClickListener onClickEvent) {
View inflated = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.layout_base_button, baseLayout, false);
AppCompatButton btnBase = inflated.findViewById(R.id.btn_base);
btnBase.setText(text);
btnBase.setOnClickListener(onClickEvent);
return btnBase;
}
private Intent createIntent(Class<?> cls) {
return new Intent(this, cls);
}
}
Sorry for being late...
I needed to create buttons even more dynamically, not just in runtime but by pressing another button. So clicking this button will dynamically create more buttons under it. I recommend having a ScrollView on the activity or limit the number of clicks - so no buttons go offscreen.
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="675dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<Button
android:id="@+id/newItemButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button1" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.layout); //Screen layout
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new
LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
final Button newItemButton = findViewById(R.id.newItemButton);
newItemButton.setText("Create new button");
newItemButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
int pressCount = 1; //Count how many times button was pressed
public void onClick(View v) {
newItemButton.setText("Button Clicked: "+pressCount);
createButton(pressCount, params, ll); //Click to create new button
pressCount++;
}
});
} //end of onCreate
public void createButton(int id, LinearLayout.LayoutParams inputParams, LinearLayout inputLL) {
Button outButton = new Button(this);
outButton.setId(id);
final int id_ = outButton.getId();
outButton.setText("Button " + id_);
inputLL.addView(outButton, inputParams);
}
}//end of AppCompatActivity
This will give you an activity with a button. When you click on that button, you spawn a new button underneath it. If you spawn so many that they do not fit on the screen, the scrollView will take care of that.
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