Android Code Snippet Simplest custom dialog box

The simplest way to make a custom dialog with your any idea design is to design a new activity as you want and convert it to dialog by adding the following line to manifest file:

SetActivityAttribute(ACTIVITYNAME,android:theme,@android:style/Theme.Dialog)

Make sure to replace the ACTIVITYNAME to yours.
Then call this dialog as:

startactivity(ACTIVITYNAME )

 

[Erel]

There are much simpler ways. Creating a new activity for the dialog is a bad idea. It will cause all kinds of issues. Using holo theme is also a bad idea.

Use B4XDialog from the XUI Views library: [B4X] XUI Views - Cross platform views and dialogs

 

[Hamied Abou Hulaikah]

Holo removed

 

[Erel]

Theme.Dialog is actually worst. It is Android 2 theme.

 

[Hamied Abou Hulaikah]

Theme.Dialog is actually worst. It is Android 2 theme.

so what is the best! AppCompat ? or what?

 

[Erel]

Don't use an activity as a dialog.