Something like a Navigation Controller for Android?

Question

I'm new at Android Development but I have a good level at iOS/Java Development.

I would like to use something like a Navigation Controller to travel between views (activities, I know) in my Android app. What should I use ?

Thanks for your advices.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '12 at 13:44

Check out old class android.app.TabActivity or new one which is called Fragment. At elast TabActivity should be available in most of IDEs.

Here is an example of tab activity:

public class TabbedActivity extends TabActivity {

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

        Resources res = getResources(); // Resource object to get Drawables
        TabHost tabHost = getTabHost();  // The activity TabHost
        TabHost.TabSpec spec;  // Resusable TabSpec for each tab
        Intent intent;  // Reusable Intent for each tab

        // Create an Intent to launch an Activity for the tab (to be reused)
        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, TasksActiveListActivity.class);

        // Initialize a TabSpec for each tab and add it to the TabHost   
        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("artists").setIndicator("Tasks",
                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_artists))
                      .setContent(intent);
        tabHost.addTab(spec);

        // Do the same for the other tabs
        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, StatisticActivity.class);
        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("albums").setIndicator("Statistic",
                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_artists))
                      .setContent(intent);
        tabHost.addTab(spec);  


        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, PurchaseActivity.class);
        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("albumz").setIndicator("Bonuses",
                          res.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_tab_artists))
                      .setContent(intent);
        tabHost.addTab(spec);


        tabHost.setCurrentTab(0);
    }



}

Both are available with Eclipse, I'm gonna have a look to this. Thank you ! — Rob, Jul 06 '12 at 13:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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Use fragment instead of old and deprecated TabActivity
please Check out this Post: Android UINavigationController-like feature

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Dec 15 '14 at 17:53

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '12 at 13:48

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Intents are used for navigating between views/activities.Check Intent

answered Jul 06 '12 at 13:48

Aswin

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OP asked about UI element visible to user, not about the programmatic way to open new screen. – Alehar Jul 06 '12 at 13:51

Something like a Navigation Controller for Android?

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