best way to implement pop up window in android application

Question

I have the main activity in which I have few menu buttons. When the user presses specific button I want to open a new activity which also have a couple of buttons which I need to handle their click. In other words, I need to pop up window functionality as normal activity.
I looked online and found several ways to implement this such as: just customising the size of the activity, use diaglog theme in the manifest, use it as a fragment or use Popup Window Class. But as I am new to android I want the best way to implement it for my project.
Can someone help me achieve this?

EDIT: this is the xml file i want to use in the pop up window (for better explanation of what i want to achieve):

<?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:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="#0091cb"
    android:padding="16dp">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
        android:weightSum="3"
        android:id="@+id/check">

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/computer"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:text="button1"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:onClick="button1_OnClick"/>

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/electrical"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:text="button2"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:onClick="button2_OnClick"/>

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/hdtv"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:text="button3"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:onClick="button3_OnClick"/>
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_below="@id/check"
        android:paddingTop="10dp">

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/bill"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:text="button4"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff" 
            android:onClick="button4_OnClick"/>

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/water"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:text="button5"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:onClick="button5_OnClick" />

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/electrical"
            android:paddingTop="12dp"
            android:text="button6"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff" 
            android:onClick="button6_OnClick" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <Button
            android:layout_width="85dp"
            android:layout_height="85dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:background="@drawable/circle"
            android:drawableTop="@drawable/notepad"
            android:paddingTop="7dp"
            android:text="button7"
            android:textSize="10dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:onClick="button7_OnClick" />
        </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

you can look here https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/PopupWindow.html and research on stackoverflow — okarakose, May 23 '16 at 08:32
thank you. from the research i made i found out these ways: just customizing the size of the activity, use diaglog theme in the manifest, use it as a fragment or use Popup Window Class. but im not sure what is the best way for what i want — A.T, May 23 '16 at 08:37
Use this method to open popup window.This method i used in my app.i hope u also like. — bhumika rijiya, May 23 '16 at 09:04

bhumika rijiya · Answer 1 · 2016-05-23T11:24:03.020

create method where u want to open popup windiw in your activity Like this,here p is a specific point(location) where you want exactly open your window.

  final Point p = new Point();
  show_popup.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                showpopupwindows(Activity, p);

            }
        });

then,

@Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
    super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
    int location[] = new int[2];

    show_popup.getLocationOnScreen(location);
    p.x = location[0];
    p.y = location[1];
}

private void showpopupwindows(final Activity context, Point p) {

    LinearLayout viewGroup = (LinearLayout) context
            .findViewById(R.id.popup_menu);

    LayoutInflater layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) context
            .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);


    Display display = context.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    Point size = new Point();
    display.getSize(size);

    int popupwidth = (size.x / 2);
    int popupheight =(size.y / 2);

    View layout = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.detail_pop, viewGroup);

    final PopupWindow popup = new PopupWindow(context);

    popup.setContentView(layout);
    popup.setWidth(popupwidth);
    popup.setHeight(popupheight);
    popup.setFocusable(true);
    popup.setAnimationStyle(R.style.WindowAnimation);
    popup.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(
            android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT));

    popup.showAtLocation(layout, Gravity.NO_GRAVITY, popupwidth,popupheight);

    detail_pop1 = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.detail_pop1);

    detail_pop1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            Toast.makeText(getContext(), "pop window is opened, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

        }
    });
}

detail_pop.xml

 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/popup_menu"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="@color/skyblue"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/detail_pop1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:drawableTop="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="P"
        android:textSize="@dimen/font_24" />


</LinearLayout>

here in my code my layout name is detail_pop but so u can wright your layout name and also give id to all buttons then define as you can define , Button = (Button) layout.findViewById(R.id.Button); then whatever you perform to button you can do as i do. — bhumika rijiya, May 23 '16 at 09:47
what are these objects for: LinearLayout viewGroup = (LinearLayout) context .findViewById(R.id.popup_menu); LayoutInflater layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) context .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); and your passing showPopUpWindow() empty point, its inisialized in the onWindowFocusChanged(). can you explain the logic of how it works? — A.T, May 23 '16 at 11:05
here popup_menu is id of a main linear layout.so u give id to your main linear layout.initiallly i just defined point but in methos i describe location of point.plz see carefully.i suggest first of all u implement whole method.then do some changes accrding to your project. — bhumika rijiya, May 23 '16 at 11:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '16 at 09:09

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Depends on your needs.
If you need just to show 'classic' popup window (error while typing in input field or small color picker) - use PopupWindow class. You can use my gist.
If your message is more general (e.g. 'There is no internet connection') or user should choose yes/no - use dialog. There is cool library.
Activity with custom size is used rarely. Maybe in some dial applications. So choose implementation depends on your needs.

answered May 23 '16 at 09:09

Alex Zaitsev

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my need is to handle it like normal activity, now to show a message or alert. in the activity i want to show as a pop up i have buttons i need to handle their clicks events with functions inside their activity – A.T May 23 '16 at 09:24
@A.T you can have buttons in your popup layout using any of these ways – Alex Zaitsev May 23 '16 at 13:11

best way to implement pop up window in android application

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