How to create button that behaves as toggle button?

Question

I want functionality of toggle button in simple button.like

Button b=(Button)findViewById(R.id.x);
if(b.isChecked())
{
//do somthing
}
else
{
//do somthing
}

any one have any logic in mind ?i dont want toggle button so please help.

• Kalpesh Lakhani: why to use button ? u can use checkbox out there with ur own bg
• Squirrel5853: why don't you want to use a toggle button?
• Pranav: no requirement is only for button so plz help i want to pair buttons in horizontalscrollview and in one of the button i want togglebutton functionality ,i ussed togglebutton but there exist alignment problem.

Answer 1

You can make use of the setTag(Object o) and getTag() attributes for button..

By default in xml set the tag as "on"(according to your need):

And then in JAVA:

 b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
 @Override
 public void onClick(View v) {
 if(b.getTag().toString().trim().equals("on"))
 {
 b.setTag("off");
 //And your neceaasary code
 }
 else if(b.getTag().toString().trim().equals("off"))
 {
 b.setTag("on");
 //And your neceaasary code
 }
 }
 });

• Pranav: Thanks man,but i want to know why the same logic not works in boolean?

Answer 2

You need to apply onClickListener combined with a boolean to remember the state on your button this way:

Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
boolean state = false;
button.setText(state?"state true":"state false");
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
 public void onClick(View v) {
 if (state)
 state = false;
 else
 state = true;
 button.setText(state?"state true":"state false");
 }
 });

Answer 3

Its is better to use CheckBox and you can make CheckBox look like a button by changing it Background. See this link, it might help.