Toasts In Android Using Android Studio

Introduction

 

In this article, we are going to see how to create Toasts in Android using the Android Studio. Toasts show you a request message; i.e., an interruption or warning message which is displayed on-screen.

 

So, let us begin.

 

Step 1

 

Create a new project in Android Studio.

 

 

 

Give a name to the project and click "Next".

 

 

Select the "Phone and Tablet" and click "Next".

 

 

Select an empty activity and click "Next".

 

 

At last, give the activity name and click on "Finish".

 

  

Step 2

 

Setup the gradle by just locating the Gradle Scripts>>Build. Gradle 1.

 

 

Type the following dependency in your app's build.gradle.

 

 

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maven { url "https://jitpack.io"}

Step 3

 

Locate the Gradle Scripts>>Build. Gradle 2.

 

 

And, type the following dependency in your app's build.gradle.

 

 

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compile 'com.github.GrenderG:tasty:1.2.5'

Step 4

 

Next, go to app >> res >> layout >> activity_main.xml. Select activity page.

 

 

And just type the code as shown below.

 

 

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_error"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show error toast"
        android:onClick="showtoast "/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_success"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show success toast"
        android:onClick="showtoast "/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_info"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show info toast"
        android:onClick="showtoast "/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_warning"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show warning toast"
        android:onClick="showtoast "/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_normal"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Show normal toast"
        android:onClick="showtoast "/>

</Linearlayout>

Step 5

 

Next, go to app >> java>>Mainactivity.java. Select Mainactivity page.

 

 

And just type the code.

 

 

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public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }

    public  void showtoast(View v){
        switch (v.getId()){
            case R.id.button_error:
                Toasty.error(context:this,message:"This is an error Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                break;
            case R.id.button_success:
                Toasty.success(context:this,message:"This is an success Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                break;
            case R.id.button_info:
                Toasty.info(context:this,message:"This is an info Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                break;
            case R.id.button_warning:
                Toasty.warning(context:this,message:"This is an warning Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                break;
            case R.id.button_normal:
                Toasty.normal(context:this,message:"This is an normal Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                  break;
        }
    }
}

Step 6

 

After step 4, sync all the dependency gradles and Mainactivity.java resource files by clicking the Sync button on the top right corner of the Gradle page.

 

 

Step 7

 

Verify the preview.

 

After the code is applied, the preview will appear like this.

 

 

Step 8

 

Next, go to Android Studio and deploy the application. Select an Emulator or your Android mobile with USB debugging enabled. Give it a few seconds to make installations and set permissions.

 

 

 

Run the application in your desired emulator (Shift + F10).

 

 

Explanation of source code

 

The source code provided in this article is just the dependencies of Toast activity and the code used in activity_main.xml will make the messages appear and to define its attributes.

 

Summary

 

In this article, we created the app named Toasty project. Then, we inserted a Gradle and we learned how to use the Toasts. Finally, we have deployed that as an output.

 

I hope you have liked this article.