Sat. Apr 20th, 2024

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.kt

package com.androidian.progressbar

import android.os.Bundle
import android.os.Handler
import android.view.View
import android.widget.ProgressBar
import android.widget.TextView
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    private var progressBar: ProgressBar? = null
    private var progressStatus = 0
    private var textView: TextView? = null
    private val handler = Handler()
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
        progressBar = findViewById<View>(R.id.progressBar1) as ProgressBar
        textView = findViewById<View>(R.id.textView1) as TextView
        // Start long running operation in a background thread
        Thread {
            while (progressStatus < 100) {
                progressStatus += 1
                // Update the progress bar and display the
                //current value in the text view
                handler.post {
                    progressBar!!.progress = progressStatus
                    textView!!.text = progressStatus.toString() + "/" + progressBar!!.max
                }
                try {
                    // Sleep for 200 milliseconds.
                    //Just to display the progress slowly
                    Thread.sleep(200)
                } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
                    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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