Is it possible to update the TabWidget icons/indicators? If so, how, when you are creating TabContent through intents?
Edits below with answer thanks to @Bart
Generic code:
MainActivity:
public class TestActivity extends TabActivity {
public int i;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
//TabHost mTabHost = (TabHost) findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
TabHost mTabHost = getTabHost();
mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab1").setContent(
new Intent(this, OneActivity.class)).setIndicator("One"));
mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab2").setContent(
new Intent(this, TwoActivity.class)).setIndicator("Two"));
changeTitle(0, 20);
}
public void changeTitle(int cnt, int i){
View v = getTabWidget().getChildAt(cnt);
TextView tv = (TextView) v.findViewById(android.R.id.title);
tv.setText("One ("+i+")");
}
}
OneActivity (ChildActivity):
public class OneActivity extends Activity {
TextView tv;
Button btn;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.one);
tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv);
btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
int i = Integer.parseInt((String) tv.getText());
i++;
tv.setText(""+i);
TestActivity parent = OneActivity.this.getParent();
parent.changeTitle(0,i);
}
});
}
}
I'd like to show the number in the Tab's title
It is possible but it is a bit of tricky:
ViewGroup vg = (ViewGroup) getTabHost().getTabWidget().getChildAt(0);
TextView tv = (TextView) vg.getChildAt(1);
You should pay attention to indices while calling getChildAt(). The best way is always to debug and check.
Since 1.6 TabWidget has a method getChildTabViewAt thanks to which you could skip the first line and write:
ViewGroup vg = (ViewGroup) getTabHost().getTabWidget().getChildTabViewAt(0);
View tabIndicator = inflater.inflate(R.layout.tab_indicator,
mTabWidget, // tab widget is the parent
false); // no inflate params
final TextView tv = (TextView) tabIndicator.findViewById(R.id.title);
tv.setText(mLabel);
final ImageView iconView = (ImageView) tabIndicator.findViewById(R.id.icon);
iconView.setImageDrawable(mIcon);
As you can see, it contains a TextView and ImageView.