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.

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
                }


           }
       });

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.