NavigationUI

Kotlin |Java

object NavigationUI

---

Class which hooks up elements typically in the 'chrome' of your application such as global navigation patterns like a navigation drawer or bottom nav bar with your NavController.

Summary

Public methods
static final boolean	navigateUp(NavController navController, Openable openableLayout) Handles the Up button by delegating its behavior to the given NavController.
static final boolean	navigateUp(     NavController navController,     AppBarConfiguration configuration ) Handles the Up button by delegating its behavior to the given NavController.
static final boolean	onNavDestinationSelected(MenuItem item, NavController navController) Attempt to navigate to the NavDestination associated with the given MenuItem.
static final @NavigationUiSaveStateControl boolean	onNavDestinationSelected(     MenuItem item,     NavController navController,     boolean saveState ) Attempt to navigate to the NavDestination associated with the given MenuItem.
static final void	setupActionBarWithNavController(     AppCompatActivity activity,     NavController navController,     Openable openableLayout ) Sets up the ActionBar returned by AppCompatActivity.getSupportActionBar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupActionBarWithNavController(     AppCompatActivity activity,     NavController navController,     AppBarConfiguration configuration ) Sets up the ActionBar returned by AppCompatActivity.getSupportActionBar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     Toolbar toolbar,     NavController navController,     Openable openableLayout ) Sets up a Toolbar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     Toolbar toolbar,     NavController navController,     AppBarConfiguration configuration ) Sets up a Toolbar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout,     Toolbar toolbar,     NavController navController,     Openable openableLayout ) Sets up a CollapsingToolbarLayout and Toolbar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout,     Toolbar toolbar,     NavController navController,     AppBarConfiguration configuration ) Sets up a CollapsingToolbarLayout and Toolbar for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     NavigationView navigationView,     NavController navController ) Sets up a NavigationView for use with a NavController.
static final @NavigationUiSaveStateControl void	setupWithNavController(     NavigationView navigationView,     NavController navController,     boolean saveState ) Sets up a NavigationView for use with a NavController.
static final void	setupWithNavController(     NavigationBarView navigationBarView,     NavController navController ) Sets up a NavigationBarView for use with a NavController.
static final @NavigationUiSaveStateControl void	setupWithNavController(     NavigationBarView navigationBarView,     NavController navController,     boolean saveState ) Sets up a NavigationBarView for use with a NavController.

Public methods

navigateUp

public static final boolean navigateUp(NavController navController, Openable openableLayout)

Handles the Up button by delegating its behavior to the given NavController. This should generally be called from AppCompatActivity.onSupportNavigateUp.

If you do not have a Openable layout, you should call NavController.navigateUp directly.

Parameters
NavController navController	The NavController that hosts your content.
Openable openableLayout	The Openable layout that should be opened if you are on the topmost level of the app.

Returns
boolean	True if the NavController was able to navigate up.

navigateUp

public static final boolean navigateUp(
    NavController navController,
    AppBarConfiguration configuration
)

Handles the Up button by delegating its behavior to the given NavController. This is an alternative to using NavController.navigateUp directly when the given AppBarConfiguration needs to be considered when determining what should happen when the Up button is pressed.

In cases where no Up action is available, the AppBarConfiguration.fallbackOnNavigateUpListener will be called to provide additional control.

Parameters
NavController navController	The NavController that hosts your content.
AppBarConfiguration configuration	Additional configuration options for determining what should happen when the Up button is pressed.

Returns
boolean	True if the NavController was able to navigate up.

onNavDestinationSelected

public static final boolean onNavDestinationSelected(MenuItem item, NavController navController)

Attempt to navigate to the NavDestination associated with the given MenuItem. This MenuItem should have been added via one of the helper methods in this class.

Importantly, it assumes the menu item id matches a valid action id or destination id to be navigated to.

By default, the back stack will be popped back to the navigation graph's start destination. Menu items that have android:menuCategory="secondary" will not pop the back stack.

Parameters
MenuItem item	The selected MenuItem.
NavController navController	The NavController that hosts the destination.

Returns
boolean	True if the NavController was able to navigate to the destination associated with the given MenuItem.

onNavDestinationSelected

@NavigationUiSaveStateControl
public static final boolean onNavDestinationSelected(
    MenuItem item,
    NavController navController,
    boolean saveState
)

Attempt to navigate to the NavDestination associated with the given MenuItem. This MenuItem should have been added via one of the helper methods in this class.

Importantly, it assumes the menu item id matches a valid action id or destination id to be navigated to.

By default, the back stack will be popped back to the navigation graph's start destination. Menu items that have android:menuCategory="secondary" will not pop the back stack.

Parameters
MenuItem item	The selected MenuItem.
NavController navController	The NavController that hosts the destination.
boolean saveState	Whether the NavController should save the back stack state. This must always be false: leave this parameter off entirely to use the non-experimental version of this API, which saves the state by default.

Returns
boolean	True if the NavController was able to navigate to the destination associated with the given MenuItem.

setupActionBarWithNavController

public static final void setupActionBarWithNavController(
    AppCompatActivity activity,
    NavController navController,
    Openable openableLayout
)

Sets up the ActionBar returned by AppCompatActivity.getSupportActionBar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the action bar will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The start destination of your navigation graph is considered the only top level destination. On the start destination of your navigation graph, the ActionBar will show the drawer icon if the given Openable layout is non null. On all other destinations, the ActionBar will show the Up button. Call navigateUp to handle the Up button.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
AppCompatActivity activity	The activity hosting the action bar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the action bar.
Openable openableLayout	The Openable layout that should be toggled from the home button

See also
setupActionBarWithNavController

setupActionBarWithNavController

public static final void setupActionBarWithNavController(
    AppCompatActivity activity,
    NavController navController,
    AppBarConfiguration configuration
)

Sets up the ActionBar returned by AppCompatActivity.getSupportActionBar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the action bar will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The AppBarConfiguration you provide controls how the Navigation button is displayed. Call navigateUp to handle the Up button.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
AppCompatActivity activity	The activity hosting the action bar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the action bar.
AppBarConfiguration configuration	Additional configuration options for customizing the behavior of the ActionBar

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    Toolbar toolbar,
    NavController navController,
    Openable openableLayout
)

Sets up a Toolbar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the Toolbar will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The start destination of your navigation graph is considered the only top level destination. On the start destination of your navigation graph, the Toolbar will show the drawer icon if the given Openable layout is non null. On all other destinations, the Toolbar will show the Up button. This method will call navigateUp when the Navigation button is clicked.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
Toolbar toolbar	The Toolbar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the Toolbar.
Openable openableLayout	The Openable layout that should be toggled from the Navigation button

See also
setupWithNavController

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    Toolbar toolbar,
    NavController navController,
    AppBarConfiguration configuration
)

Sets up a Toolbar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the Toolbar will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The AppBarConfiguration you provide controls how the Navigation button is displayed and what action is triggered when the Navigation button is tapped. This method will call navigateUp when the Navigation button is clicked.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
Toolbar toolbar	The Toolbar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the Toolbar.
AppBarConfiguration configuration	Additional configuration options for customizing the behavior of the Toolbar

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout,
    Toolbar toolbar,
    NavController navController,
    Openable openableLayout
)

Sets up a CollapsingToolbarLayout and Toolbar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the CollapsingToolbarLayout will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The start destination of your navigation graph is considered the only top level destination. On the start destination of your navigation graph, the Toolbar will show the drawer icon if the given Openable layout is non null. On all other destinations, the Toolbar will show the Up button. This method will call navigateUp when the Navigation button is clicked.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout	The CollapsingToolbarLayout that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
Toolbar toolbar	The Toolbar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the Toolbar.
Openable openableLayout	The Openable layout that should be toggled from the Navigation button

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout,
    Toolbar toolbar,
    NavController navController,
    AppBarConfiguration configuration
)

Sets up a CollapsingToolbarLayout and Toolbar for use with a NavController.

By calling this method, the title in the CollapsingToolbarLayout will automatically be updated when the destination changes (assuming there is a valid label).

The AppBarConfiguration you provide controls how the Navigation button is displayed and what action is triggered when the Navigation button is tapped. This method will call navigateUp when the Navigation button is clicked.

Destinations that implement androidx.navigation.FloatingWindow will be ignored.

Parameters
CollapsingToolbarLayout collapsingToolbarLayout	The CollapsingToolbarLayout that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
Toolbar toolbar	The Toolbar that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController whose navigation actions will be reflected in the title of the Toolbar.
AppBarConfiguration configuration	Additional configuration options for customizing the behavior of the Toolbar

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    NavigationView navigationView,
    NavController navController
)

Sets up a NavigationView for use with a NavController. This will call onNavDestinationSelected when a menu item is selected. The selected item in the NavigationView will automatically be updated when the destination changes.

If the NavigationView is directly contained with an Openable layout, it will be closed when a menu item is selected.

Similarly, if the NavigationView has a BottomSheetBehavior associated with it (as is the case when using a com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog), the bottom sheet will be hidden when a menu item is selected.

Parameters
NavigationView navigationView	The NavigationView that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController that supplies the primary and secondary menu. Navigation actions on this NavController will be reflected in the selected item in the NavigationView.

setupWithNavController

@NavigationUiSaveStateControl
public static final void setupWithNavController(
    NavigationView navigationView,
    NavController navController,
    boolean saveState
)

Sets up a NavigationView for use with a NavController. This will call onNavDestinationSelected when a menu item is selected. The selected item in the NavigationView will automatically be updated when the destination changes.

If the NavigationView is directly contained with an Openable layout, it will be closed when a menu item is selected.

Similarly, if the NavigationView has a BottomSheetBehavior associated with it (as is the case when using a com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog), the bottom sheet will be hidden when a menu item is selected.

Parameters
NavigationView navigationView	The NavigationView that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController that supplies the primary and secondary menu.
boolean saveState	Whether the NavController should save the back stack state. This must always be false: leave this parameter off entirely to use the non-experimental version of this API, which saves the state by default. Navigation actions on this NavController will be reflected in the selected item in the NavigationView.

setupWithNavController

public static final void setupWithNavController(
    NavigationBarView navigationBarView,
    NavController navController
)

Sets up a NavigationBarView for use with a NavController. This will call onNavDestinationSelected when a menu item is selected. The selected item in the NavigationBarView will automatically be updated when the destination changes.

Parameters
NavigationBarView navigationBarView	The NavigationBarView (BottomNavigationView or NavigationRailView) that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController that supplies the primary menu. Navigation actions on this NavController will be reflected in the selected item in the NavigationBarView.

setupWithNavController

@NavigationUiSaveStateControl
public static final void setupWithNavController(
    NavigationBarView navigationBarView,
    NavController navController,
    boolean saveState
)

Sets up a NavigationBarView for use with a NavController. This will call onNavDestinationSelected when a menu item is selected. The selected item in the NavigationBarView will automatically be updated when the destination changes.

Parameters
NavigationBarView navigationBarView	The NavigationBarView (BottomNavigationView or NavigationRailView) that should be kept in sync with changes to the NavController.
NavController navController	The NavController that supplies the primary menu.
boolean saveState	Whether the NavController should save the back stack state. This must always be false: leave this parameter off entirely to use the non-experimental version of this API, which saves the state by default. Navigation actions on this NavController will be reflected in the selected item in the NavigationBarView.