Creating Input Dialog Box with Xml Layout File

Creating Input Dialog Box with Xml Layout File


Call this Method in your Actvity

private void OpenCategroyDialogBox() {

  LayoutInflater layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(this);
  View promptView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.addnewcategory, null);
  final AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
  alert.setTitle("Add New Category");
  alert.setView(promptView);

  final EditText input = (EditText) promptView
    .findViewById(R.id.etCategory);

  input.requestFocus();
  input.setHint("Enter Category");
  input.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);

  alert.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
   public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
    String newCategoryName = input.getText().toString();

    // Do something with value!

    if (newCategoryName.equals("")) {
     input.setError("Name Required");
     OpenCategroyDialogBox();
    } else {
     
      Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
        "Ok Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

      
     }
    }

   }

  });

  alert.setNegativeButton("CANCEL",
    new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
     public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
      // Canceled.

      Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
        "Ok Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}    });   // create an alert dialog  AlertDialog alert1 = alert.create();   alert1.show();  }

addnewcategory.xml

<?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:orientation="vertical" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/etCategory"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:ems="10"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="24dp"
         android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
         android:inputType="textCapSentences" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

</LinearLayout>

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