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Progress bars are used to show progress of a task. For example, when you are uploading or downloading something from the internet, it is better to show the progress of download/upload to the user.

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" >

    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/progressBar1"
        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginLeft="23dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:indeterminate="false"
        android:max="100"
        android:minHeight="50dp"
        android:minWidth="200dp"
        android:progress="1" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/progressBar1"
        android:layout_below="@+id/progressBar1"/>

</RelativeLayout>

MainActivity.Java

package com.androidian.progressbar;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {


        private ProgressBar progressBar;
        private int progressStatus = 0;
        private TextView textView;
        private Handler handler = new Handler();

        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
            progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressBar1);
            textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
            // Start long running operation in a background thread
            new Thread(new Runnable() {
                public void run() {
                    while (progressStatus < 100) {
                        progressStatus += 1;
                        // Update the progress bar and display the
                        //current value in the text view
                        handler.post(new Runnable() {
                            public void run() {
                                progressBar.setProgress(progressStatus);
                                textView.setText(progressStatus+"/"+progressBar.getMax());
                            }
                        });
                        try {
                            // Sleep for 200 milliseconds.
                            //Just to display the progress slowly
                            Thread.sleep(200);
                        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }).start();
        }
    }

By Rajashekar

I’m (Rajashekar) a core Android developer with complimenting skills as a web developer from India. I cherish taking up complex problems and turning them into beautiful interfaces. My love for decrypting the logic and structure of coding keeps me pushing towards writing elegant and proficient code, whether it is Android, PHP, Flutter or any other platforms. You would find me involved in cuisines, reading, travelling during my leisure hours.

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