Implement Snackbar in Android Application

Learn how to implement Snackbar in your android application. Snackbar is very easy to implement in your application it is very easy if you are using

appcompat-v7:23.0.1

Step 1. Create new project in android studio.

Step 2. Now open your build.gradle and check your Appcompat your appcompat version must be greater than 21 to implement SnackBar.

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.snackbarandroid"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
}

Step 3. Now open your activity and add CoordinateLayout in it

<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">


</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Step 4. Now add below code to in your Main_Activity.java file

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    CoordinatorLayout coordinatorLayout;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        coordinatorLayout = (CoordinatorLayout) findViewById(R.id.coordinatorLayout);
        ShowSnack();
    }

    public void ShowSnack() {
        Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar.make(coordinatorLayout, "Snackbar Label", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG);
        snackbar.setAction("Action", new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Action", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        });
        snackbar.setActionTextColor(Color.RED);
        View snackbarView = snackbar.getView();
        snackbarView.setBackgroundColor(Color.DKGRAY);
        TextView textView = (TextView) snackbarView.findViewById(android.support.design.R.id.snackbar_text);
        textView.setTextColor(Color.YELLOW);
        snackbar.show();
    }
}

In above code is very easy to understand, i create a separate method in which i create a snacbar and also i define color for my action and label in it.

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