AppCompatDelegate
abstract class AppCompatDelegate
This class represents a delegate which you can use to extend AppCompat's support to any android.app.Activity.
When using an AppCompatDelegate, you should call the following methods instead of the android.app.Activity method of the same name:
addContentViewsetContentViewsetContentViewsetContentViewrequestWindowFeaturehasWindowFeatureinvalidateOptionsMenustartSupportActionModesetSupportActionBargetSupportActionBargetMenuInflaterfindViewById
The following methods should be called from the android.app.Activity method of the same name:
onCreateonPostCreateonConfigurationChangedonStartonStoponPostResumeonSaveInstanceStatesetTitleonStoponDestroy
An Activity can only be linked with one AppCompatDelegate instance, therefore the instance returned from create should be retained until the Activity is destroyed.
Summary
Constants |
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const Int |
Flag for specifying the behavior of action modes when an Action Bar is not present. |
const Int |
Flag for enabling the support Action Bar. |
const Int |
Flag for requesting an support Action Bar that overlays window content. |
const Int |
MODE_NIGHT_AUTO = 0This property is deprecated. Use |
const Int |
Night mode which uses a dark mode when the system's 'Battery Saver' feature is enabled, otherwise it uses a 'light mode'. |
const Int |
This property is deprecated. Automatic switching of dark/light based on the current time is deprecated. |
const Int |
Mode which uses the system's night mode setting to determine if it is night or not. |
const Int |
MODE_NIGHT_NO = 1Night mode which uses always uses a light mode, enabling |
const Int |
MODE_NIGHT_UNSPECIFIED = -100An unspecified mode for night mode. |
const Int |
MODE_NIGHT_YES = 2Night mode which uses always uses a dark mode, enabling |
Public functions |
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abstract Unit |
addContentView(v: View!, lp: ViewGroup.LayoutParams!)Should be called instead of |
abstract Boolean |
Applies the currently selected night mode to this delegate's host component. |
Unit |
This function is deprecated. use |
Context |
@CallSuperShould be called from attachBaseContext. |
java-static AppCompatDelegate |
create(activity: Activity, callback: AppCompatCallback?)Create an |
java-static AppCompatDelegate |
create(dialog: Dialog, callback: AppCompatCallback?)Create an |
java-static AppCompatDelegate |
create(context: Context, activity: Activity, callback: AppCompatCallback?)Create an |
java-static AppCompatDelegate |
create(context: Context, window: Window, callback: AppCompatCallback?)Create an |
abstract View! |
createView(parent: View?, name: String!, context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet)This should be called from a |
abstract T? |
<T : View?> findViewById(id: @IdRes Int)Finds a view that was identified by the id attribute from the XML that was processed in |
java-static LocaleListCompat |
Returns application locales for the calling app as a |
Context? |
Returns the context for the current delegate. |
java-static Int |
Returns the default night mode. |
abstract ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate? |
Returns an |
Int |
Returns the night mode previously set via |
abstract MenuInflater! |
Return the value of this call from your |
abstract ActionBar? |
Support library version of |
abstract Boolean |
hasWindowFeature(featureId: Int)Query for the availability of a certain feature. |
abstract Unit |
Installs AppCompat's |
abstract Unit |
Should be called from |
java-static Boolean |
Returns whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be accessed from within resources. |
abstract Boolean |
Returns whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself. |
abstract Unit |
onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration!)Should be called from |
abstract Unit |
Should be called from Activity.onCreate(). |
abstract Unit |
Should be called from |
abstract Unit |
onPostCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle!)Should be called from |
abstract Unit |
Should be called from |
abstract Unit |
onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle!)Allows AppCompat to save instance state. |
abstract Unit |
onStart()Should be called from |
abstract Unit |
onStop()Should be called from |
abstract Boolean |
requestWindowFeature(featureId: Int)Enable extended window features. |
java-static Unit |
setApplicationLocales(locales: LocaleListCompat)Sets the current locales for the calling app. |
java-static Unit |
setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(enabled: Boolean)Sets whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be used within |
abstract Unit |
setContentView(resId: @LayoutRes Int)Should be called instead of |
abstract Unit |
setContentView(v: View!)Should be called instead of |
abstract Unit |
setContentView(v: View!, lp: ViewGroup.LayoutParams!)Should be called instead of |
java-static Unit |
setDefaultNightMode(mode: Int)Sets the default night mode. |
abstract Unit |
setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled(enabled: Boolean)Whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself. |
abstract Unit |
setLocalNightMode(mode: Int)Override the night mode used for this delegate's host component. |
Unit |
@CallSuperSets the |
abstract Unit |
setSupportActionBar(toolbar: Toolbar?) |
Unit |
This should be called from setTheme to notify AppCompat of what the current theme resource id is. |
abstract Unit |
setTitle(title: CharSequence?)Should be called from |
abstract ActionMode? |
startSupportActionMode(callback: ActionMode.Callback)Start an action mode. |
Constants
FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY
const val FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY = 10: Int
Flag for specifying the behavior of action modes when an Action Bar is not present. If overlay is enabled, the action mode UI will be allowed to cover existing window content.
FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR
const val FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR = 108: Int
Flag for enabling the support Action Bar.
This is enabled by default for some devices. The Action Bar replaces the title bar and provides an alternate location for an on-screen menu button on some devices.
FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY
const val FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY = 109: Int
Flag for requesting an support Action Bar that overlays window content. Normally an Action Bar will sit in the space above window content, but if this feature is requested along with FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR it will be layered over the window content itself. This is useful if you would like your app to have more control over how the Action Bar is displayed, such as letting application content scroll beneath an Action Bar with a transparent background or otherwise displaying a transparent/translucent Action Bar over application content.
This mode is especially useful with View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN, which allows you to seamlessly hide the action bar in conjunction with other screen decorations. When an ActionBar is in this mode it will adjust the insets provided to View.fitSystemWindows(Rect) to include the content covered by the action bar, so you can do layout within that space.
MODE_NIGHT_AUTO_BATTERY
const val MODE_NIGHT_AUTO_BATTERY = 3: Int
Night mode which uses a dark mode when the system's 'Battery Saver' feature is enabled, otherwise it uses a 'light mode'. This mode can help the device to decrease power usage, depending on the display technology in the device. Please note: this mode should only be used when running on devices which do not provide a similar device-wide setting.
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setLocalNightMode |
const val MODE_NIGHT_AUTO_TIME = 0: Int
Night mode which switches between dark and light mode depending on the time of day (dark at night, light in the day).
The calculation used to determine whether it is night or not makes use of the location APIs (if this app has the necessary permissions). This allows us to generate accurate sunrise and sunset times. If this app does not have permission to access the location APIs then we use hardcoded times which will be less accurate.
MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM
const val MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM = -1: Int
Mode which uses the system's night mode setting to determine if it is night or not.
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setLocalNightMode |
MODE_NIGHT_NO
const val MODE_NIGHT_NO = 1: Int
Night mode which uses always uses a light mode, enabling notnight qualified resources regardless of the time.
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setLocalNightMode |
MODE_NIGHT_UNSPECIFIED
const val MODE_NIGHT_UNSPECIFIED = -100: Int
An unspecified mode for night mode. This is primarily used with setLocalNightMode, to allow the default night mode to be used. If both the default and local night modes are set to this value, then the default value of MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM is applied.
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setDefaultNightMode |
MODE_NIGHT_YES
const val MODE_NIGHT_YES = 2: Int
Night mode which uses always uses a dark mode, enabling night qualified resources regardless of the time.
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setLocalNightMode |
Public functions
addContentView
abstract fun addContentView(v: View!, lp: ViewGroup.LayoutParams!): Unit
Should be called instead of addContentView}
applyDayNight
abstract fun applyDayNight(): Boolean
Applies the currently selected night mode to this delegate's host component.
This enables the Theme.AppCompat.DayNight family of themes to work, using the specified mode.
You can be notified when the night changes by overriding the onNightModeChanged method.
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Boolean |
true if the night mode was applied, false if not |
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setDefaultNightMode |
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setLocalNightMode |
attachBaseContext2
@CallSuper
fun attachBaseContext2(context: Context): Context
Should be called from attachBaseContext.
create
java-static fun create(activity: Activity, callback: AppCompatCallback?): AppCompatDelegate
Create an androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate to use with activity.
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callback: AppCompatCallback? |
An optional callback for AppCompat specific events |
create
java-static fun create(dialog: Dialog, callback: AppCompatCallback?): AppCompatDelegate
Create an androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate to use with dialog.
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callback: AppCompatCallback? |
An optional callback for AppCompat specific events |
create
java-static fun create(context: Context, activity: Activity, callback: AppCompatCallback?): AppCompatDelegate
Create an androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate to use with a context and hosted by an Activity.
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callback: AppCompatCallback? |
An optional callback for AppCompat specific events |
create
java-static fun create(context: Context, window: Window, callback: AppCompatCallback?): AppCompatDelegate
Create an androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate to use with a context and a window.
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callback: AppCompatCallback? |
An optional callback for AppCompat specific events |
createView
abstract fun createView(parent: View?, name: String!, context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet): View!
This should be called from a LayoutInflater.Factory2 in order to return tint-aware widgets.
This is only needed if you are using your own LayoutInflater factory, and have therefore not installed the default factory via installViewFactory.
findViewById
abstract fun <T : View?> findViewById(id: @IdRes Int): T?
Finds a view that was identified by the id attribute from the XML that was processed in onCreate.
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T? |
The view if found or null otherwise. |
getApplicationLocales
@AnyThread
java-static fun getApplicationLocales(): LocaleListCompat
Returns application locales for the calling app as a LocaleListCompat.
Returns a getEmptyLocaleList if no app-specific locales are set.
Note: This API only work at AppCompatDelegate and it should always be called after Activity.onCreate().
getContextForDelegate
fun getContextForDelegate(): Context?
Returns the context for the current delegate.
getDefaultNightMode
java-static fun getDefaultNightMode(): Int
Returns the default night mode.
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setDefaultNightMode |
getDrawerToggleDelegate
abstract fun getDrawerToggleDelegate(): ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate?
Returns an ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate which can be returned from your Activity if it implements ActionBarDrawerToggle.DelegateProvider.
getLocalNightMode
fun getLocalNightMode(): Int
Returns the night mode previously set via getLocalNightMode.
getMenuInflater
abstract fun getMenuInflater(): MenuInflater!
Return the value of this call from your getMenuInflater
getSupportActionBar
abstract fun getSupportActionBar(): ActionBar?
Support library version of getActionBar.
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ActionBar? |
AppCompat's action bar, or null if it does not have one. |
hasWindowFeature
abstract fun hasWindowFeature(featureId: Int): Boolean
Query for the availability of a certain feature.
This should be called instead of hasFeature.
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featureId: Int |
The feature ID to check |
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Boolean |
true if the feature is enabled, false otherwise. |
installViewFactory
abstract fun installViewFactory(): Unit
Installs AppCompat's android.view.LayoutInflater Factory so that it can replace the framework widgets with compatible tinted versions. This should be called before super.onCreate() as so:
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { getDelegate().installViewFactory(); getDelegate().onCreate(savedInstanceState); super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); // ... }
Factory or Factory2 then you can omit this call, and instead call createView from your factory to return any compatible widgets.invalidateOptionsMenu
abstract fun invalidateOptionsMenu(): Unit
Should be called from invalidateOptionsMenu} or supportInvalidateOptionsMenu.
isCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled
java-static fun isCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(): Boolean
Returns whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be accessed from within resources.
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setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled |
isHandleNativeActionModesEnabled
abstract fun isHandleNativeActionModesEnabled(): Boolean
Returns whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.
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Boolean |
true if AppCompat should handle native action modes. |
onConfigurationChanged
abstract fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: Configuration!): Unit
Should be called from onConfigurationChanged
onCreate
abstract fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle!): Unit
Should be called from Activity.onCreate().
This should be called before super.onCreate() as so:
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { getDelegate().onCreate(savedInstanceState); super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); // ... }
onPostCreate
abstract fun onPostCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle!): Unit
Should be called from onPostCreate
onSaveInstanceState
abstract fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle!): Unit
Allows AppCompat to save instance state.
onStart
abstract fun onStart(): Unit
Should be called from onStart Activity.onStart()}
requestWindowFeature
abstract fun requestWindowFeature(featureId: Int): Boolean
Enable extended window features. This should be called instead of requestWindowFeature or getWindow().requestFeature().
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featureId: Int |
The desired feature as defined in |
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Boolean |
Returns true if the requested feature is supported and now enabled. |
setApplicationLocales
java-static fun setApplicationLocales(locales: LocaleListCompat): Unit
Sets the current locales for the calling app.
If this method is called after any host components with attached AppCompatDelegates have been 'created', a LocaleList configuration change will occur in each. This may result in those components being recreated, depending on their manifest configuration.
This method accepts LocaleListCompat as an input parameter.
Apps should continue to read Locales via their in-process LocaleLists.
Pass a getEmptyLocaleList to reset to the system locale.
Note: This API should always be called after Activity.onCreate(), apart from any exceptions explicitly mentioned in this documentation.
On API level 33 and above, this API will handle storage automatically.
For API levels below that, the developer has two options:
- They can opt-in to automatic storage handled through the library. They can do this by adding a special metaData entry in their
AndroidManifest.xml, similar to : They should be mindful that this will cause a blocking diskRead and diskWrite strictMode violation, and they might need to suppress it at their end.<service android:name="androidx.appcompat.app.AppLocalesMetadataHolderService" android:enabled="false" android:exported="false"> <meta-data android:name="autoStoreLocales" android:value="true" /> </service>
- The second option is that they can choose to handle storage themselves. In order to do so they must use this API to initialize locales during app-start up and provide their stored locales. In this case, API should be called before Activity.onCreate() in the activity lifecycle, e.g. in attachBaseContext(). Note: Developers should gate this to API versions <33.
This API should be called after Activity.onCreate() for all other cases.
When the application using this API with API versions <33 updates to a version >= 33, then there can be two scenarios for this transition:
- If the developer has opted-in for autoStorage then the locales will be automatically synced to the framework. Developers must specify android:enabled="false" for the AppLocalesMetadataHolderService as shown in the meta-data entry above.
- If the developer has not opted-in for autoStorage then they will need to handle this transition on their end.
Note: This API work with the AppCompatActivity context, not for others context, for Android 12 (API level 32) and earlier. If there is a requirement to get the localized string which respects the per-app locale in non-AppCompatActivity context, please consider using getString or getContextForLanguage.
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locales: LocaleListCompat |
a list of locales. |
setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled
java-static fun setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(enabled: Boolean): Unit
Sets whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be used within android.graphics.drawable.DrawableContainer resources.
When enabled, AppCompat can intercept some drawable inflation from the framework, which enables implicit inflation of vector drawables within android.graphics.drawable.DrawableContainer resources. You can then use those drawables in places such as android:src on android.widget.ImageView, or android:drawableLeft on android.widget.TextView. Example usage:
<selector xmlns:android="..."> <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/vector_checked_icon" /> <item android:drawable="@drawable/vector_icon" /> </selector> <TextView ... android:drawableLeft="@drawable/vector_state_list_icon" />
This feature defaults to disabled, since enabling it can cause issues with memory usage, and problems updating Configuration instances. If you update the configuration manually, then you probably do not want to enable this. You have been warned.
Even with this disabled, you can still use vector resources through setImageResource and its app:srcCompat attribute. They can also be used in anything which AppCompat inflates for you, such as menu resources.
Please note: this only takes effect in Activities created after this call.
setContentView
abstract fun setContentView(resId: @LayoutRes Int): Unit
Should be called instead of setContentView}
setContentView
abstract fun setContentView(v: View!): Unit
Should be called instead of setContentView}
setContentView
abstract fun setContentView(v: View!, lp: ViewGroup.LayoutParams!): Unit
Should be called instead of setContentView}
setDefaultNightMode
java-static fun setDefaultNightMode(mode: Int): Unit
Sets the default night mode. This is the default value used for all components, but can be overridden locally via setLocalNightMode.
This is the primary method to control the DayNight functionality, since it allows the delegates to avoid unnecessary recreations when possible.
If this method is called after any host components with attached AppCompatDelegates have been 'created', a uiMode configuration change will occur in each. This may result in those components being recreated, depending on their manifest configuration.
Defaults to MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM.
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setLocalNightMode |
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getDefaultNightMode |
setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled
abstract fun setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled(enabled: Boolean): Unit
Whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.
This methods only takes effect on ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH and above.
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enabled: Boolean |
whether AppCompat should handle native action modes. |
setLocalNightMode
abstract fun setLocalNightMode(mode: Int): Unit
Override the night mode used for this delegate's host component.
When setting a mode to be used across an entire app, the setDefaultNightMode method is preferred.
If this is called after the host component has been created, a uiMode configuration change will occur, which may result in the component being recreated.
It is not recommended to use this method on a delegate attached to a Dialog. Dialogs use the host Activity as their context, resulting in the dialog's night mode overriding the Activity's night mode.
Note: This method is not recommended for use on devices running SDK 16 or earlier, as the specified night mode configuration may leak to other activities. Instead, consider using setDefaultNightMode to specify an app-wide night mode.
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getLocalNightMode |
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setDefaultNightMode |
setOnBackInvokedDispatcher
@CallSuper
@RequiresApi(value = 33)
fun setOnBackInvokedDispatcher(dispatcher: OnBackInvokedDispatcher?): Unit
Sets the OnBackInvokedDispatcher for handling system back for Android SDK 33 and above.
If the delegate is hosted by an Activity, the default dispatcher is obtained via getOnBackInvokedDispatcher.
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dispatcher: OnBackInvokedDispatcher? |
the OnBackInvokedDispatcher to be set on this delegate, or |
setSupportActionBar
abstract fun setSupportActionBar(toolbar: Toolbar?): Unit
Set a Toolbar to act as the ActionBar for this delegate.
When set to a non-null value the getSupportActionBar ()} method will return an ActionBar object that can be used to control the given toolbar as if it were a traditional window decor action bar. The toolbar's menu will be populated with the Activity's options menu and the navigation button will be wired through the standard home menu select action.
In order to use a Toolbar within the Activity's window content the application must not request the window feature FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR.
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toolbar: Toolbar? |
Toolbar to set as the Activity's action bar, or |
setTheme
fun setTheme(themeResId: @StyleRes Int): Unit
This should be called from setTheme to notify AppCompat of what the current theme resource id is.
setTitle
abstract fun setTitle(title: CharSequence?): Unit
Should be called from onTitleChanged}
startSupportActionMode
abstract fun startSupportActionMode(callback: ActionMode.Callback): ActionMode?
Start an action mode.
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callback: ActionMode.Callback |
Callback that will manage lifecycle events for this context mode |
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ActionMode? |
The ContextMode that was started, or null if it was canceled |