In custom toast Android, You are able to design a toast message according to your choice. In this article, I just want to tell you how to create a custom toast on your android project. Creating a Simple Toast and Custom Toast is Different. You just need to know about some simple steps before creating a custom Toast. Let’s begin.
- First of all, you create a custom .xml file for toast, In this file you design your toast message you can append image, textview and other widget use to design your Custom Toast.
- In this example given below, I create a simple button when you tap on button short message appears on your screen. I add this button on activity_main.xml.
- On MainActivity.java file create a varible of button and find the button with the help of it’s id.
- And set onClickListner in Button.
- Using LayoutIflater initiate the custom toast xml file.
- After that set the duration, gravity and show the toast.
Create Custom Toast Android with Example
File: activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/AndroidFreeks"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="monospace"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="@string/android_freeks"
android:textColor="#4CAF50"
android:textSize="28sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/AndroidFreeks"
android:fontFamily="monospace"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="@string/simple_toast_example"
android:textColor="#F44336"
android:textSize="45sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/toast_example"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:backgroundTint="#4CAF50"
android:text="@string/click_here" />
</RelativeLayout>
file: custom_toast.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="90dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="7dp"
android:id="@+id/custom_toast_layout"
app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
app:cardElevation="5dp"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#C4CAEF9F">
<ImageView
android:contentDescription="@string/android_freeks"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:src="@drawable/ic_baseline_check_circle_24"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center_vertical">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/success_notifications"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/success_notification"
android:textSize="22sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#4CAF50"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginStart="12dp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/success"
android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#CD000000"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/description"
android:layout_marginStart="12dp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
file: MainActivity.java
package com.example.toast;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button button;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
button = findViewById(R.id.toast_example);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
LayoutInflater layoutInflater = getLayoutInflater();
View view = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_toast,(ViewGroup)findViewById(R.id.custom_toast_layout));
Toast toast = new Toast(getApplicationContext());
toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL, 0, 0);
toast.setDuration(Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
toast.setView(view);
toast.show();
}
});
}
}
file: String.xml
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Custom Toast</string>
<string name="android_freeks">Android Freeks</string>
<string name="simple_toast_example">Custom Toast Android</string>
<string name="click_here">Click here!</string>
<string name="success_notification">Success Notification</string>
<string name="description">This is custom Notification Made by AndroidFreeks</string>
</resources>
Output:
