In android, View binding is a feature that allows you to more easily write code that interacts with views. Once view binding is enabled in a module, it generates a binding class for each XML layout file present in that module. An instance of a binding class contains direct references to all views that have an ID in the corresponding layout.
What we are going to build in this article?
In this article, we will be implementing the concept of viewBinding inside a dialog box. Here is a sample video of the application which we are going to build. Note that we are going to implement this project in Java Language.
Step by Step Implementation
Step 1: Create a new project
- Open a new project.
- We will be working on Empty Activity with language as Java. Leave all other options unchanged.
- You can change the name of the project at your convenience.
- There will be two default files named activity_main.xml and MainActivity.java.
If you don’t know how to create a new project in Android Studio then you can refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio?
Step 2: Navigate to Build scripts -> build.gradle(module) file and add the following piece of code in it.
buildFeatures { viewBinding true }
Click on sync now to save changes.
Step 3: Working with XML files
Navigate to the app > res > layout > activity_main.xml and add the below code to that file. Below is the code for the activity_main.xml file.
<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8" ?>
<!--Relative layout as parent layout--> < RelativeLayout
android:layout_width = "match_parent"
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
tools:context = ".MainActivity" >
<!-- Button to show dialog-->
< Button
android:layout_width = "wrap_content"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:id = "@+id/bt_show"
android:text = "Show dialog"
android:layout_centerInParent = "true"
/>
</ RelativeLayout >
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Follow the path app > res > layout > right click > new > layout resource file and create a new file named as dialog_main.xml. Use the below code in dialog_main.xml file-
<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8" ?>
<!--Relative layout as parent layoout--> < RelativeLayout
android:layout_width = "match_parent"
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
<!-- cardview to give view of a dialog-->
< androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width = "350dp"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent = "true"
app:cardCornerRadius = "16dp"
>
<!-- Linear layout number 1-->
< LinearLayout
android:layout_width = "match_parent"
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
android:orientation = "vertical"
android:gravity = "center"
android:padding = "20dp"
>
<!--textview to show number count-->
< TextView
android:layout_width = "wrap_content"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:id = "@+id/tv_count"
android:textSize = "64sp"
android:textStyle = "bold"
android:text = "0"
/>
<!--Linear layout number 2-->
< LinearLayout
android:layout_width = "match_parent"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:orientation = "horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop = "16dp"
>
<!-- minus button-->
< Button
android:layout_width = "0dp"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:layout_weight = "1"
android:id = "@+id/bt_minus"
android:text = " - "
android:layout_marginEnd = "4dp"
android:layout_marginRight = "4dp" />
<!-- plus button-->
< Button
android:layout_width = "0dp"
android:layout_height = "wrap_content"
android:layout_weight = "1"
android:id = "@+id/bt_plus"
android:text = "+"
android:layout_marginStart = "4dp"
android:layout_marginLeft = "4dp" />
</ LinearLayout >
</ LinearLayout >
</ androidx.cardview.widget.CardView >
</ RelativeLayout >
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After executing the above code design of the dialog_main.xml file looks like this.
Step 4: Working with MainActivity.java file
Go to the MainActivity.java file and refer to the following code. Below is the code for the MainActivity.java file. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.
package com.example.bindingdialog;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import com.example.bindingdialog.databinding.ActivityMainBinding;
import com.example.bindingdialog.databinding.DialogMainBinding;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
// Initialize variables
ActivityMainBinding binding;
DialogMainBinding dialogMainBinding;
Dialog dialog;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super .onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Inflate activity main
binding=ActivityMainBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
setContentView(binding.getRoot());
binding.btShow.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
// Inflate dialog main
dialogMainBinding=DialogMainBinding.inflate(getLayoutInflater());
// Initialize dialog
dialog= new Dialog(MainActivity. this );
// set background transparent
dialog.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable( new ColorDrawable(
Color.TRANSPARENT
));
// set view
dialog.setContentView(dialogMainBinding.getRoot());
// set listener on plus button
dialogMainBinding.btPlus.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
// get count from text view
String sCount=dialogMainBinding.tvCount.getText().toString();
// convert into int
int count=Integer.parseInt(sCount);
// Increase count
++count;
// set count on textview
dialogMainBinding.tvCount.setText(String.valueOf(count));
}
});
// set listener on minus button
dialogMainBinding.btMinus.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
// get count from text view
String sCount=dialogMainBinding.tvCount.getText().toString();
// convert into int
int count=Integer.parseInt(sCount);
// check condition
if (count!= 0 )
{
// When count is not equal to 0
// Decrease count
--count;
// set count on text view
dialogMainBinding.tvCount.setText(String.valueOf(count));
}
}
});
// display dialog
dialog.show();
}
});
}
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Here is the final output of our application.
Output: