How to listen to the softkeyboard done button in android?

By | July 13, 2011

Instead of using a button on the view we can use the softkeyboard done button to trigger an action. The action can include calling another activity or retrieving the data from the EditText etc. The main.xml contains an Edittext For listening to the keyboard event we need onKeyListener

How to find the device ID or Serial Number of an android device?

By | May 15, 2012

Here is a simple API to find the device ID of an android device. There are many ways to get the device ID in android Note : Try this in a real device, then only you will get the device ID. Also put this permission in the AndroidManifest file

How to Download an image in ANDROID programatically?

By | April 29, 2012

Hello everyone.. In one of my tutorials I have shown you how to upload an image in android.. In todays tutorial I will show you how to download an image into your phone programatically. I am just picking up an image url from google to show the download. Previously I have shown three other methods… Read More »

How to check internet connection is available in ANDROID or not?

By | July 7, 2011

Today we will see how to check whether there is any internet connection available to your phone in android.If any of the internet connection is available then the below function returns true otherwise false. Dont forget to add these two permissions in the manifest file. Press the +1 button to share it across the web… Read More »

TextSwitching animation in ANDROID or Using TextSwitcher Control in ANDROID

By | May 2, 2013

Hi all….. Today I will show you how to do a simple and beautiful text animation while switching the text in a textView in android The advantage is that you don’t need a seperate xml file for animation in this program, all is done inside the java code. This is the main java file. Here… Read More »

Fancy SrollBar in ANDROID…

By | May 22, 2012

Hello all.. ScrollBars are our basic needs in a UI if we have to show a content that do not fit fully into our layout. A normal scrollBar doesn’t look so beautiful, but don’t worry ANDROID is so customizable that you can customize your scrollBar also. Here is a simple demo to make a custom… Read More »

How to Open camera in ANDROID?

By | May 22, 2012

Hello everyone.. In today’s tutorial I will show you how to use camera in ANDROID in your program. In this tutorial we will be having a button which will open the camera and after taking the photo it will show it in an imageView. Note: This program will work only in the real device not… Read More »

Sort elements in a String Array – C Sharp / C#

By | June 21, 2011

Hi, In order to sort the elements in a string array in C Sharp/C#, we use the sort() method. Given below is a simple example using sort() method to sort the elements in a string array. It will print out, Sorted string Array: urStringArray[0] = apple urStringArray[1] = coderz urStringArray[2] = heaven123 urStringArray[3] = heaven777… Read More »

How to use SeekBar in ANDROID?

By | April 24, 2012

Here is a simple example to show how to use seek Bar in android. Create a new project and place this code in it. The main.xml file The strings.xml file. Here is another example to show How to get the current progress on your SeekBar in android? Please leave your valuable cmments