Simple Custom Dialog for Android

Android developers have provided us based on how to create a custom dialog by using alertdialog.builder method. If you are interesting with it, here’s the link. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/dialogs.html

I am going to shows another way instead of using alertdialog.builder. What is the benefit of this method is you can update the content of dialog view dynamically and directly.

If you are thinking changing the content of dialog when the button is pressed without closing dialog. You might give a try on this method.

First, create the layout for custom dialog

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >
    
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/dialog_text"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="this is custom dialog"/>
    
    <LinearLayout 
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/dialog_positive_button"
            android:layout_width="0dip"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="0.5"
            android:text="positive"/>
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/dialog_negative_button"
            android:layout_width="0dip"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="0.5"
            android:text="negative"/>
            
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Then, create the custom dialog class

class SimpleCustomDialog extends AlertDialog{
 
 TextView text;
 
 SimpleCustomDialog(Context ctx){
  super(ctx);
  setTitle("Custom Dialog");
  
  LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
  View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.alertdialog_layout, null);
  
  text = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.dialog_text);
  text.setText("this is custom dialog");
  
  Button positiveButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.dialog_positive_button);
  Button negativeButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.dialog_negative_button);
  
  positiveButton.setOnClickListener(new PositiveButtonListener());
  negativeButton.setOnClickListener(new NegativeButtonListener());
  setView(view);
 }
 
 class PositiveButtonListener implements View.OnClickListener{
  @Override
  public void onClick(View view) {
   text.setText("Button clicked");  
  }   
 }

 class NegativeButtonListener implements View.OnClickListener{
  @Override
  public void onClick(View view) {    
   // dialog wouldn't dismiss itself, you have to call dismiss method 
   //dismiss dialog
   SimpleCustomDialog.this.dismiss();  
  }   
 }
 
}

finally call show method to show dialog

SimpleCustomDialog mDialog = new SimpleCustomDialog(this);
mDialog.show();

If you want to dismiss the dialog, just call dismiss method.

Hope this article helps you. Thank your for reading.