How to animate button in android?
Solution 1
I can't comment on @omega's comment because I don't have enough reputation but the answer to that question should be something like:
shake.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:duration="100" <!-- how long the animation lasts -->
android:fromDegrees="-5" <!-- how far to swing left -->
android:pivotX="50%" <!-- pivot from horizontal center -->
android:pivotY="50%" <!-- pivot from vertical center -->
android:repeatCount="10" <!-- how many times to swing back and forth -->
android:repeatMode="reverse" <!-- to make the animation go the other way -->
android:toDegrees="5" /> <!-- how far to swing right -->
Class.java
Animation shake = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.shake);
view.startAnimation(shake);
This is just one way of doing what you want, there may be better methods out there.
Solution 2
create shake.xml in anim folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<translate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:fromXDelta="0"
android:toXDelta="10"
android:duration="1000"
android:interpolator="@anim/cycle" />
and cycle.xml in anim folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<cycleInterpolator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:cycles="4" />
now add animation on your code
Animation shake = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.shake);
anyview.startAnimation(shake);
If you want vertical animation, change fromXdelta and toXdelta value to fromYdelta and toYdelta value
Solution 3
Class.Java
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.layout_with_the_button);
final Animation myAnim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.milkshake);
Button myButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.new_game_btn);
myButton.setAnimation(myAnim);
}
For onClick of the Button
myButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
v.startAnimation(myAnim);
}
});
Create the anim folder in res directory
Right click on, res -> New -> Directory
Name the new Directory anim
create a new xml file name it milkshake
milkshake.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:duration="100"
android:fromDegrees="-5"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%"
android:repeatCount="10"
android:repeatMode="reverse"
android:toDegrees="5" />
omega
Updated on February 06, 2022Comments
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omega over 2 years
I am making an android app, and I have a button which leads to a messaging place. On the activity with the button, I check if there is any unread messages, and if so I want to do something to the button to let the user know that there is something unread.
I was thinking of having the button sorta vibrate horizontally like 3 shakes every 2 or 3 seconds.
I know how to run a thread in the background which does something every x milliseconds. But what I don't know what to do is shake it horizontally 3 times.
Can anyone help with this?
I was thinking of using the sin function, for the animation, I can use output from a sin function to get values that go up and down, which I can set the horizontal position of the button... But this seems too extreme, is there a better way?