added in version 24.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1
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AppCompatDelegate

public abstract class AppCompatDelegate
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegate

This class represents a delegate which you can use to extend AppCompat's support to any Activity.

When using an AppCompatDelegate, you should call the following methods instead of the Activity method of the same name:

The following methods should be called from the Activity method of the same name:

An Activity can only be linked with one AppCompatDelegate instance, therefore the instance returned from create(Activity, AppCompatCallback) should be retained until the Activity is destroyed.

Summary

Constants

int FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY

Flag for specifying the behavior of action modes when an Action Bar is not present.

int FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR

Flag for enabling the support Action Bar.

int FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY

Flag for requesting an support Action Bar that overlays window content.

int MODE_NIGHT_AUTO

Mode which means to use night mode when it is determined that it is night or not.

int MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM

Mode which uses the system's night mode setting to determine if it is night or not.

int MODE_NIGHT_NO

Mode which means to not use night mode, and therefore prefer notnight qualified resources where available, regardless of the time.

int MODE_NIGHT_YES

Mode which means to always use night mode, and therefore prefer night qualified resources where available, regardless of the time.

Public methods

abstract void addContentView(View v, ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp)

Should be called instead of addContentView(android.view.View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)}

abstract boolean applyDayNight()

Allow AppCompat to apply the night and notnight resource qualifiers.

static AppCompatDelegate create(Dialog dialog, AppCompatCallback callback)

Create a AppCompatDelegate to use with dialog.

static AppCompatDelegate create(Activity activity, AppCompatCallback callback)

Create a AppCompatDelegate to use with activity.

abstract View createView(View parent, String name, Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

This should be called from a LayoutInflater.Factory2 in order to return tint-aware widgets.

abstract <T extends View> T findViewById(int id)

Finds a view that was identified by the id attribute from the XML that was processed in onCreate(Bundle).

static int getDefaultNightMode()

Returns the default night mode.

abstract ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate getDrawerToggleDelegate()

Returns an ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate which can be returned from your Activity if it implements ActionBarDrawerToggle.DelegateProvider.

abstract MenuInflater getMenuInflater()

Return the value of this call from your getMenuInflater()

abstract ActionBar getSupportActionBar()

Support library version of getActionBar().

abstract boolean hasWindowFeature(int featureId)

Query for the availability of a certain feature.

abstract void installViewFactory()

Installs AppCompat's LayoutInflater Factory so that it can replace the framework widgets with compatible tinted versions.

abstract void invalidateOptionsMenu()

Should be called from invalidateOptionsMenu()} or supportInvalidateOptionsMenu().

static boolean isCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled()

Returns whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be accessed from within resources.

abstract boolean isHandleNativeActionModesEnabled()

Returns whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.

abstract void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)

Should be called from onConfigurationChanged(Configuration)

abstract void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

Should be called from Activity.onCreate().

abstract void onDestroy()

Should be called from onDestroy()

abstract void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

Should be called from onPostCreate(android.os.Bundle)

abstract void onPostResume()

Should be called from onPostResume()

abstract void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState)

Allows AppCompat to save instance state.

abstract void onStart()

Should be called from onStart() Activity.onStart()}

abstract void onStop()

Should be called from Activity.onStop()

abstract boolean requestWindowFeature(int featureId)

Enable extended window features.

static void setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(boolean enabled)

Sets whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be used within DrawableContainer resources.

abstract void setContentView(View v)

Should be called instead of setContentView(android.view.View)}

abstract void setContentView(int resId)

Should be called instead of setContentView(int)}

abstract void setContentView(View v, ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp)

Should be called instead of setContentView(android.view.View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)}

static void setDefaultNightMode(int mode)

Sets the default night mode.

abstract void setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled(boolean enabled)

Whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.

abstract void setLocalNightMode(int mode)

Override the night mode used for this delegate's host component.

abstract void setSupportActionBar(Toolbar toolbar)

Set a Toolbar to act as the ActionBar for this delegate.

abstract void setTitle(CharSequence title)

Should be called from onTitleChanged(CharSequence, int)}

abstract ActionMode startSupportActionMode(ActionMode.Callback callback)

Start an action mode.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Constants

FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY

added in version 24.1.0 
int FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY

Flag for specifying the behavior of action modes when an Action Bar is not present. If overlay is enabled, the action mode UI will be allowed to cover existing window content.

Constant Value: 10 (0x0000000a)

FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR

added in version 24.1.0 
int FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR

Flag for enabling the support Action Bar.

This is enabled by default for some devices. The Action Bar replaces the title bar and provides an alternate location for an on-screen menu button on some devices.

Constant Value: 108 (0x0000006c)

FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY

added in version 24.1.0 
int FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY

Flag for requesting an support Action Bar that overlays window content. Normally an Action Bar will sit in the space above window content, but if this feature is requested along with FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR it will be layered over the window content itself. This is useful if you would like your app to have more control over how the Action Bar is displayed, such as letting application content scroll beneath an Action Bar with a transparent background or otherwise displaying a transparent/translucent Action Bar over application content.

This mode is especially useful with View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN, which allows you to seamlessly hide the action bar in conjunction with other screen decorations. When an ActionBar is in this mode it will adjust the insets provided to View.fitSystemWindows(Rect) to include the content covered by the action bar, so you can do layout within that space.

Constant Value: 109 (0x0000006d)

MODE_NIGHT_AUTO

added in version 24.1.0 
int MODE_NIGHT_AUTO

Mode which means to use night mode when it is determined that it is night or not.

The calculation used to determine whether it is night or not makes use of the location APIs (if this app has the necessary permissions). This allows us to generate accurate sunrise and sunset times. If this app does not have permission to access the location APIs then we use hardcoded times which will be less accurate.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM

added in version 24.1.0 
int MODE_NIGHT_FOLLOW_SYSTEM

Mode which uses the system's night mode setting to determine if it is night or not.

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

MODE_NIGHT_NO

added in version 24.1.0 
int MODE_NIGHT_NO

Mode which means to not use night mode, and therefore prefer notnight qualified resources where available, regardless of the time.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

MODE_NIGHT_YES

added in version 24.1.0 
int MODE_NIGHT_YES

Mode which means to always use night mode, and therefore prefer night qualified resources where available, regardless of the time.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

Public methods

addContentView

added in version 24.1.0
void addContentView (View v, 
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp)

Should be called instead of addContentView(android.view.View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)}

Parameters
v View

lp ViewGroup.LayoutParams

applyDayNight

added in version 24.1.0
boolean applyDayNight ()

Allow AppCompat to apply the night and notnight resource qualifiers.

Doing this enables the Theme.AppCompat.DayNight family of themes to work, using the computed twilight to automatically select a dark or light theme.

You can override the night mode using setLocalNightMode(int).

This only works on devices running ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH and above.

If this is called after the host component has been created, the component will either be automatically recreated or its Configuration updated. Which one depends on how the component is setup (via android:configChanges or similar).

Returns
boolean true if the night mode was applied, false if not

create

added in version 24.1.0
AppCompatDelegate create (Dialog dialog, 
                AppCompatCallback callback)

Create a AppCompatDelegate to use with dialog.

Parameters
dialog Dialog

callback AppCompatCallback: An optional callback for AppCompat specific events

Returns
AppCompatDelegate

create

added in version 24.1.0
AppCompatDelegate create (Activity activity, 
                AppCompatCallback callback)

Create a AppCompatDelegate to use with activity.

Parameters
activity Activity

callback AppCompatCallback: An optional callback for AppCompat specific events

Returns
AppCompatDelegate

createView

added in version 24.1.0
View createView (View parent, 
                String name, 
                Context context, 
                AttributeSet attrs)

This should be called from a LayoutInflater.Factory2 in order to return tint-aware widgets.

This is only needed if you are using your own LayoutInflater factory, and have therefore not installed the default factory via installViewFactory().

Parameters
parent View

name String

context Context

attrs AttributeSet

Returns
View

findViewById

added in version 24.1.0
T findViewById (int id)

Finds a view that was identified by the id attribute from the XML that was processed in onCreate(Bundle).

Parameters
id int

Returns
T The view if found or null otherwise.

getDefaultNightMode

added in version 24.1.0
int getDefaultNightMode ()

Returns the default night mode.

Returns
int

getDrawerToggleDelegate

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate getDrawerToggleDelegate ()

Returns an ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate which can be returned from your Activity if it implements ActionBarDrawerToggle.DelegateProvider.

Returns
ActionBarDrawerToggle.Delegate

getMenuInflater

added in version 24.1.0
MenuInflater getMenuInflater ()

Return the value of this call from your getMenuInflater()

Returns
MenuInflater

getSupportActionBar

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar getSupportActionBar ()

Support library version of getActionBar().

Returns
ActionBar AppCompat's action bar, or null if it does not have one.

hasWindowFeature

added in version 24.1.0
boolean hasWindowFeature (int featureId)

Query for the availability of a certain feature.

This should be called instead of hasFeature(int).

Parameters
featureId int: The feature ID to check
Returns
boolean true if the feature is enabled, false otherwise.

installViewFactory

added in version 24.1.0
void installViewFactory ()

Installs AppCompat's LayoutInflater Factory so that it can replace the framework widgets with compatible tinted versions. This should be called before super.onCreate() as so: 

 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     getDelegate().installViewFactory();
     getDelegate().onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

     // ...
 }
If you are using your own Factory or Factory2 then you can omit this call, and instead call createView(android.view.View, String, android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet) from your factory to return any compatible widgets.

invalidateOptionsMenu

added in version 24.1.0
void invalidateOptionsMenu ()

Should be called from invalidateOptionsMenu()} or supportInvalidateOptionsMenu().

isCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled

added in version 24.1.0
boolean isCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled ()

Returns whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be accessed from within resources.

Returns
boolean

isHandleNativeActionModesEnabled

added in version 24.1.0
boolean isHandleNativeActionModesEnabled ()

Returns whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.

Returns
boolean true if AppCompat should handle native action modes.

onConfigurationChanged

added in version 24.1.0
void onConfigurationChanged (Configuration newConfig)

Should be called from onConfigurationChanged(Configuration)

Parameters
newConfig Configuration

onCreate

added in version 24.1.0
void onCreate (Bundle savedInstanceState)

Should be called from Activity.onCreate().

This should be called before super.onCreate() as so:

 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     getDelegate().onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     // ...
 }

Parameters
savedInstanceState Bundle

onDestroy

added in version 24.1.0
void onDestroy ()

Should be called from onDestroy()

onPostCreate

added in version 24.1.0
void onPostCreate (Bundle savedInstanceState)

Should be called from onPostCreate(android.os.Bundle)

Parameters
savedInstanceState Bundle

onPostResume

added in version 24.1.0
void onPostResume ()

Should be called from onPostResume()

onSaveInstanceState

added in version 24.1.0
void onSaveInstanceState (Bundle outState)

Allows AppCompat to save instance state.

Parameters
outState Bundle

onStart

added in version 25.1.0
void onStart ()

Should be called from onStart() Activity.onStart()}

onStop

added in version 24.1.0
void onStop ()

Should be called from Activity.onStop()

requestWindowFeature

added in version 24.1.0
boolean requestWindowFeature (int featureId)

Enable extended window features. This should be called instead of requestWindowFeature(int) or getWindow().requestFeature().

Parameters
featureId int: The desired feature as defined in Window.
Returns
boolean Returns true if the requested feature is supported and now enabled.

setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled

added in version 24.1.0
void setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled (boolean enabled)

Sets whether vector drawables on older platforms (< API 21) can be used within DrawableContainer resources.

When enabled, AppCompat can intercept some drawable inflation from the framework, which enables implicit inflation of vector drawables within DrawableContainer resources. You can then use those drawables in places such as android:src on ImageView, or android:drawableLeft on TextView. Example usage:

 <selector xmlns:android="...">
     <item android:state_checked="true"
           android:drawable="@drawable/vector_checked_icon" />
     <item android:drawable="@drawable/vector_icon" />
 </selector>

 <TextView
         ...
         android:drawableLeft="@drawable/vector_state_list_icon" />

This feature defaults to disabled, since enabling it can cause issues with memory usage, and problems updating Configuration instances. If you update the configuration manually, then you probably do not want to enable this. You have been warned.

Even with this disabled, you can still use vector resources through setImageResource(int) and its app:srcCompat attribute. They can also be used in anything which AppCompat inflates for you, such as menu resources.

Please note: this only takes effect in Activities created after this call.

Parameters
enabled boolean

setContentView

added in version 24.1.0
void setContentView (View v)

Should be called instead of setContentView(android.view.View)}

Parameters
v View

setContentView

added in version 24.1.0
void setContentView (int resId)

Should be called instead of setContentView(int)}

Parameters
resId int

setContentView

added in version 24.1.0
void setContentView (View v, 
                ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp)

Should be called instead of setContentView(android.view.View, android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams)}

Parameters
v View

lp ViewGroup.LayoutParams

setDefaultNightMode

added in version 24.1.0
void setDefaultNightMode (int mode)

Sets the default night mode. This is used across all activities/dialogs but can be overridden locally via setLocalNightMode(int).

This method only takes effect for those situations where applyDayNight() works. Defaults to MODE_NIGHT_NO.

This only takes effect for components which are created after the call. Any components which are already open will not be updated.

Parameters
mode int

setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled

added in version 24.1.0
void setHandleNativeActionModesEnabled (boolean enabled)

Whether AppCompat handles any native action modes itself.

This methods only takes effect on ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH and above.

Parameters
enabled boolean: whether AppCompat should handle native action modes.

setLocalNightMode

added in version 24.1.0
void setLocalNightMode (int mode)

Override the night mode used for this delegate's host component. This method only takes effect for those situations where applyDayNight() works.

As this will call applyDayNight(), the host component might be recreated automatically.

Parameters
mode int

setSupportActionBar

added in version 24.1.0
void setSupportActionBar (Toolbar toolbar)

Set a Toolbar to act as the ActionBar for this delegate.

When set to a non-null value the getSupportActionBar() ()} method will return an ActionBar object that can be used to control the given toolbar as if it were a traditional window decor action bar. The toolbar's menu will be populated with the Activity's options menu and the navigation button will be wired through the standard home menu select action.

In order to use a Toolbar within the Activity's window content the application must not request the window feature FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR.

Parameters
toolbar Toolbar: Toolbar to set as the Activity's action bar, or null to clear it

setTitle

added in version 24.1.0
void setTitle (CharSequence title)

Should be called from onTitleChanged(CharSequence, int)}

Parameters
title CharSequence

startSupportActionMode

added in version 24.1.0
ActionMode startSupportActionMode (ActionMode.Callback callback)

Start an action mode.

Parameters
callback ActionMode.Callback: Callback that will manage lifecycle events for this context mode
Returns
ActionMode The ContextMode that was started, or null if it was canceled