Android - Cannot setClickable(false) a button after click

Question

I have a button like a switch where I am trying to setClickable(false) after I click it so that only the first click will be handled (additional clicks are ignored in the case of accidental double-clicks/multiple-clicks).

Here is a similar code:

Button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Button.setClickable(false);
        //do other things
    }
});

Then eventually, I have a code somewhere where I will reset the clickable to true, depending on a state variable, so I can switch-off.

The problem is when I click the button very quickly, it seems the succeeding clicks are still handled. Is there a delay to the effects of setClickable()?

Also, I have read about using setEnabled(false) instead, but I cannot use it in my case. I need the button to still be enabled but not clickable.

After you done do the other things, you can enable back the Button — Ticherhaz FreePalestine, Sep 01 '20 at 06:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '20 at 10:23

Judging from your comment you probably need something like this.

  Boolean SWITCH_ON = false;

  Button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
 
  public void onClick(View v) {
         if(!SWITCH_ON ){
                  SWITCH_ON = true;   
         }
    }
 });

Button.setOnLongClickListener(new View.OnLongClickListener() {

public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
    
   if(SWITCH_ON ){
      // do your task for long click here ...SWITCH_ON 
    }
   return true;
}
});

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '20 at 07:25

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You can use button.setEnabled(false); within your onClick method to disable the button.

Disabled buttons don't trigger the onClick method, and you can easily re-enable it with button.setEnabled(true); when needed.

answered Sep 01 '20 at 07:25

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I cannot disable the button. I need the button to still be enabled, but not clickable. The reason, which I did not state yet, is that the button needs to be long-clickable when the switch is ON. – martinC Sep 01 '20 at 09:50

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 01 '20 at 07:56

You could add another variable named buttonEnabled or so and initialize it with true. Then in the onclick do this:

Button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Button.setClickable(false);
        if(buttonEnabled) {
            //do other things
        }
        buttonEnabled = false;
    }
});

Note that you need to change the variable to if you want to reactivate it

Android - Cannot setClickable(false) a button after click

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