B4A Library MSMaterialMenu - Animating icons

This library simulates some animations on the drawer icon on the titlebar that are coming in on the material design.
It comes from this library: https://github.com/balysv/material-menu

Dependencies:
- The NineOldAndroid java package, is included in the zip file.

Credits:
Thanks to Informatix for his NineOldAndroids library and for modifying it for me.

Sample:

    Dim StdABHelper As StdActionBarHelper
    Dim MMenu As MSMaterialMenu
    StdABHelper.Initialize
    MMenu.Initialize("MMenu")

    MMenu.setScaleAndStroke(1,2)
    MMenu.Color = Colors.Black
    StdABHelper.Icon = MMenu.Drawable


Sub StdAB_ButtonClicked
    If MMenu.State = "BURGER" Then
        MMenu.animatePressedState("X")
        NavDrawer.OpenDrawer
    Else
        MMenu.animatePressedState("BURGER")
        NavDrawer.CloseDrawer
    End If
End Sub

This will work best with StdActionBar+StdActionBarHelper (wish they were merged).

 

[jahswant]

Hey everybody,

I'm looking to use the icon fonts to draw the icons for my menu items. How to go about doing it? The drawable that MSIconicDrawable returns does not let me access to a bitmap which is what the Activity.AddMenuItem3 demands as a parameter.

Any tips on how to use it? Or is it not recommended?

Thanks.

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/fontawesome.53990/

 

[Haris Hafeez]

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/fontawesome.53990/

Thanks. But my question was how to use MSIconicDrawable to get a bitmap? This is in reference to using Icon Fonts instead of directly loading a bitmap(image).

EDIT: I believe the initial link took me to material design icons page on git hub. Thanks for updating the link.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Thanks. But my question was how to use MSIconicDrawable to get a bitmap? This is in reference to using Icon Fonts instead of directly loading a bitmap(image).

EDIT: I believe the initial link took me to material design icons page on git hub. Thanks for updating the link.

If you are lucky this might work:

Dim bmd as BitmapDrawable = MyIconicDrawable.Drawable
Activity.AddMenuItem3(...bmd.Bitmap...)

 

[Haris Hafeez]

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/fontawesome.53990/

I think the above link is good but am trying to use icon fonts for menu items to be shown on an action bar as well as in the overflow menu. The link above does not work with menu items unfortunately (or perhaps I'm missing something).

 

[Haris Hafeez]

If you are lucky this might work:

Dim bmd as BitmapDrawable = MyIconicDrawable.Drawable
Activity.AddMenuItem3(...bmd.Bitmap...)

Thanks tds. But I have already tried it as well as tried using mutable bitmap to draw to a canvas. But they dont work

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Thanks tds. But I have already tried it as well as tried using mutable bitmap to draw to a canvas. But they dont work

Ok, that was what i was going to suggest. Do you get a blank canvas or empty bitmap in return?

 

[Haris Hafeez]

I get the following:


generalhelper_getbitmapfordrawable (java line: 31)
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.graphics.Canvas.drawPath(android.graphics.Path, android.graphics.Paint)' on a null object reference
at com.mikepenz.iconics.IconicsDrawable.draw(IconicsDrawable.java:497)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.drawable.CanvasWrapper.DrawDrawable(CanvasWrapper.java:401)
at com.maximussoft.appcompatdrawer.generalhelper._getbitmapfordrawable(generalhelper.java:31)
at com.maximussoft.appcompatdrawer.main._activity_create(main.java:347)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:187)
at com.maximussoft.appcompatdrawer.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:100)
at com.maximussoft.appcompatdrawer.main.access$100(main.java:17)
at com.maximussoft.appcompatdrawer.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:78)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5257)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.graphics.Canvas.drawPath(android.graphics.Path, android.graphics.Paint)' on a null object reference

The helper code is:

Public Sub GetBitmapForDrawable(pDrawable As MSIconicDrawable) As Bitmap
    Dim b As Bitmap
    b.InitializeMutable(24dip,24dip)
    Dim c As Canvas
    Dim r As Rect
    r.Initialize(0,0,24dip,24dip)
    c.DrawDrawable(pDrawable.Drawable, r)
    Return c.Bitmap
End Sub

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Isnt that because you never initialized your canvas?

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Also give this a shot:

Dim jo as JavaObject = MyIconicDrawable.Drawable
Dim bmp as Bitmap = jo.RunMethod("toBitmap",null)

 

[Haris Hafeez]

Also give this a shot:

Dim jo as JavaObject = MyIconicDrawable.Drawable
Dim bmp as Bitmap = jo.RunMethod("toBitmap",null)

Thank you. This is the one that works. As for the canvas object, I wasn't sure whether to initialize it or not as it takes a View as param. In my case, I just wanted to write to a rect. Perhaps I need to read up a bit on Canvas

Cheers.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Thank you. This is the one that works. As for the canvas object, I wasn't sure whether to initialize it or not as it takes a View as param. In my case, I just wanted to write to a rect. Perhaps I need to read up a bit on Canvas

Cheers.

Yes you would need a view to draw on quickly, doevents, then hide it. Not ideal.

 

[ArminKH]

CAN u please tell me how i can use ARROW, CHECK state ?
OOOOOOOPS Solved
just try it with Legacy Debuger and not Rapid Debuger

 

[ArminKH]

@ thedesolatesoul
are u sure the icons are 24*24 ? when i use a 24*24 icon for my imageview the icon is in center and the dimensions is equel to other 24*24 icons
but when i want to load the drawabe of your lib like BURGER OR ARROW then the drawable is not in center and is a bit larger than 24*24
can u please check this? or replace the icons with material standard icons?please

 

[dragonguy]

How do make it work on lollipop device, my app only work perfect on below lollipop version.

 

[jarda]

MSMaterialMenu
do not work on Android 5.1.1

I can't actually open the menu, I try pressing the nav drawer icon and nothing appears to happen on my OPO

 

[shashkiranr]

Hi @thedesolatesoul ,

I want to change the icon from up arrow to cross. I am not able to set the icon initially to arrow. It always comes as a BURGER. Is there a way I can set it to arrow ?

Best,
SK

 

[xor83]

MSMaterialMenu
do not work on Android 5.1.1

I can't actually open the menu, I try pressing the nav drawer icon and nothing appears to happen on my OPO

Confirmed, Not working

 

[Valounours]

Hello from France,

I have copy and paste your code to my projects but i have a error with this line :
"StdABHelper.Icon = MMenu.Drawable"

Any idea ?

 

[DonManfred]

I have copy and paste your code to my projects but i have a error with this line

But you want to make help harder; that´s why you did not post the errormessage you get?

 

[Valounours]

Sorry, the log :

Installing file.
PackageAdded: package:com.maximussoft.materialdrawer
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
Error occurred on line: 106 (Main)
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.ActionBar.setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable)' on a null object reference
at de.amberhome.actionbarhelper.ActionBarHelper.setIcon(ActionBarHelper.java:99)
at com.maximussoft.materialdrawer.main._activity_create(main.java:635)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runMethod(Shell.java:702)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:339)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:246)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:134)
at com.maximussoft.materialdrawer.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:102)
at com.maximussoft.materialdrawer.main.access$000(main.java:17)
at com.maximussoft.materialdrawer.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:80)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5461)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
** Activity (main) Resume **