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  • Here, the android progress bar dialog box to display the status of work being done e.g. downloading file, analyzing status of work etc.
  • The ProgressDialog class provides methods to work on progress bar like setProgress(), setMessage(), setProgressStyle(), setMax(), show() etc.
  • The progress range of Progress Dialog is 0 to 10000.
  • 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.
  • In android, there is a class called ProgressDialog that allows you to create progress bar.
  • In order to do this, you need to instantiate an object of this class. Its syntax is.
       ProgressDialog progress = new ProgressDialog(this);
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  • A progress bar is a graphical control element used to visualize the progression of an extended computer operation, such as a
  • Sometimes, the graphic is accompanied by a textual representation of the progress in a percent format.

1. Add a Button

  • Open “res/layout/main.xml” file, just add normal button for Demo - android emulator - android tutorialnstration.
  • File : res/layout/main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnStartProgress"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Download File" />

</LinearLayout>
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2. Android Code

  • The key to use progress bar is using “Thread” to run your time consume task and another “Thread” to update the progress bar status accordingly.
  • File : MyAndroidAppActivity.java
package com.wikitechy.android;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;

public class MyAndroidAppActivity extends Activity {

	Button btnStartProgress;
	ProgressDialog progressBar;
	private int progressBarStatus = 0;
	private Handler progressBarHandler = new Handler();

	private long fileSize = 0;

	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);

		addListenerOnButton();

	}

	public void addListenerOnButton() {

		btnStartProgress = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnStartProgress);
		btnStartProgress.setOnClickListener(
                 new OnClickListener() {

		   @Override
		   public void onClick(View v) {

			// prepare for a progress bar dialog
			progressBar = new ProgressDialog(v.getContext());
			progressBar.setCancelable(true);
			progressBar.setMessage("File downloading ...");
			progressBar.setProgressStyle(ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
			progressBar.setProgress(0);
			progressBar.setMax(100);
			progressBar.show();

			//reset progress bar status
			progressBarStatus = 0;

			//reset filesize
			fileSize = 0;

			new Thread(new Runnable() {
			  public void run() {
				while (progressBarStatus < 100) {

				  // process some tasks
				  progressBarStatus = doSomeTasks();

				  // your computer is too fast, sleep 1 second
				  try {
					Thread.sleep(1000);
				  } catch (InterruptedException e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				  }

				  // Update the progress bar
				  progressBarHandler.post(new Runnable() {
					public void run() {
					  progressBar.setProgress(progressBarStatus);
					}
				  });
				}

				// ok, file is downloaded,
				if (progressBarStatus >= 100) {

					// sleep 2 seconds, so that you can see the 100%
					try {
						Thread.sleep(2000);
					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
						e.printStackTrace();
					}

					// close the progress bar dialog
					progressBar.dismiss();
				}
			  }
		       }).start();

	           }

                });

        }

	// file download simulator... a really simple
	public int doSomeTasks() {

		while (fileSize <= 1000000) {

			fileSize++;

			if (fileSize == 100000) {
				return 10;
			} else if (fileSize == 200000) {
				return 20;
			} else if (fileSize == 300000) {
				return 30;
			}
			// ...add your own

		}

		return 100;

	}

}
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3. Demo - android emulator - android tutorial

  • Run the application.
    • Result, a single button.
 processing state of application
  • Click on the button, it will prompt a "progress bar dialog" to show the current download progress.
 downloading progress
  • Task is completed, progress bar will show 100%, and close automatically.
 download completion

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