How to hide widget text on android?

Question

I use the following code to update the text:

RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget);
views.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_counter, Long.toString(unreadRecordsCount));

but how can I hide it, if unreadRecordsCount = 0?

I've tried `views.setInt(R.id.widget_counter, "setVisibility", 0);` - it doesn't work. — LA_, Apr 16 '11 at 13:04

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '11 at 13:32

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Try this:

RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget);
views.setTextViewText(R.id.widget_counter, Long.toString(unreadRecordsCount));
if (unreadRecordsCount == 0) {
    views.setViewVisibility(R.id.widget_counter, View.INVISIBLE);
}

answered Apr 16 '11 at 13:32

dave.c

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Or View.GONE instead of INVISIBLE – Jonas Schmid Apr 16 '11 at 13:39
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`Viev.GONE` clean up the remaining space. Worked better then `View.INVISIBLE` in my case. – Luciano Mammino Jun 23 '11 at 02:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '11 at 13:27

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I'm not totally familiar with RemoteViews but a quick check with the Android API gives this: RemoteView#setVisibility. I am assuming it works like a usual widget's setVisibility.

answered Apr 16 '11 at 13:27

Zarah

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How to hide widget text on android?

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