My Android Solutions

Xamarin Forms

You can set a LineBreakMode attribute to a Label that can have the following values: TailTruncation HeadTruncation MiddleTruncation CharacterWrap WordWrap NoWrap TailTruncation If you have a text that is to large to fit the width of your label, you can…

Kotlin RecyclerView with Click Listener

August 17, 2018

In this post we will create a RecyclerView with items that are clickable. The approach is a bit different from what we are used to when using ListView, but you will see further in the following lines how to do…

Kotlin ListView with ViewHolder

August 17, 2018

In this post we will create a ListView with ViewHolder adapter but we will write the code in Kotlin. For creating xml files for ListView and list items, follow the steps from this post. Next, you have to create a…

Kotlin Common Questions

August 17, 2018

1. Where should we keep constants in Kotlin? if you need constants to be accessed globally use const as top-level properties (not inside a class). In order to do this create a Kotlin file named Constants.kt. The file would look like…

Smart home (IoT) – the beginnings

January 7, 2018

Catalin Prata

Articles, IoT

android, arduino, esp8266, IoT, nodemcu, relay

Intro Since I am a fan of DYI and love gadgets(and IoT), I started to play with a Raspberry Pi and ESP8266 for a while. I had some failing ideas like automating my curtains, after long plans and setup, I…

Kotlin – for, while, if, when

January 5, 2018

for, if, in, is, iterations, java, kotlin, loop, replacement if-else if chain, switch, when, while

Control flow: for, while, if, when This post is for beginners who want to start learning Kotlin language and already know Java. We will show simple examples of for, while, if, when in both languages, in parallel, for an easier understanding.…

Android Show HTML Bulleted List from strings.xml

November 27, 2017

Snippets, Solutions

android, bulleted list, strings.xml

If you search on the internet about how to show a bulleted list from strings.xml using HTML tags, most of the answers will say that you should use a WebView, or to use the bullet symbol directly, or other alternatives.…

Android Activity launchMode

November 15, 2017

Articles

android, back button, back stack, launchMode, singleInstance, singleTask, task, taskAffinity