androidshareactionprovider

Using ShareActionProvider with Button in Layout


I have a layout with a Button. Upon click of the button, I should be able to get the same functionality of the 'Action bar Share button'(which we can implemented using ShareActionProvider). Tried looking for an example in web ; but could not find one. Is this possible?


Solution

  • Yes, you can achieve the same functionality by firing an implicit intent in response to a Button click. Like the example below:

    Main.java

    public class MAIN extends Activity {
    
    
     @Override
      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    
    
     }
    
     public void SHARE(View view) {
    
        // Do something in response to button
    
        EditText content = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
         String shareBody = content.getText().toString();
            Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                sharingIntent.setType("text/plain");
                sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "\n\n");
                sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareBody);
                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent,  getResources().getString(R.string.a5)));
    
     }
    }
    

    layout_main.java

    <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="${relativePackage}.${activityClass}" >
    
    
    
                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/textView1"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_marginTop="31dp"
                    android:text="@string/MS1"
                    android:gravity="center"
                    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
    
                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/editText1"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
                    android:ems="10" >
    
                    <requestFocus />
                </EditText>
    
                <Button
                    android:id="@+id/button1"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                    android:onClick="SHARE"
                    android:text="SEND" />
    
    </RelativeLayout>
    

    Hope this helps.