Add event to CalendarView

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I think the question says it all: is it possible to display events in the Android default CalendarView?

I know that it is made for widgets and not for a real Calendar application but my app should not be a Calendar application. It is only a little feature in my app so I think the View is perfect for my claims. I only can't view events in it, otherwise it is perfect for me.

I read this answer and tried to overwrite the onDraw method from CalenderView:

@Override
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas)
{
    p = new Paint();

    p.setColor(Color.RED);
    p.setStrokeWidth(10);

    super.onDraw(canvas);
    canvas.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100, p);
}

But even this code does not work and no rectangle is displayed. The other 4 methods are private so I can't overwrite them. Any other ideas how I can solve this problem? I do not want to use a library, but if there is no other way I'm looking for something what is really near to the stock CalendarView. Or maybe I can create a calendar file which is only visible in my app and not in other calendar apps?

What does your layout look like which contains the `CalendarView`? Are you applying any custom resources to it? Did you set the date for the view? — Larry Schiefer, Feb 28 '14 at 11:21
No I haven't tried custom resources or styles. I only have a normal layout with the calendarView — Cilenco, Mar 01 '14 at 13:47
You'd need to show more code of how the view is being setup, added, etc. — Larry Schiefer, Mar 01 '14 at 14:05

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 06 '14 at 09:49

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You can't add events in default CalendarView. either you need to make it custom or you need to use some library.

I have used Caldroid library many times.it is easy to implement and robust.

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answered Mar 06 '14 at 09:49

Mehul Joisar

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '15 at 11:54

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Shameless plug. I've also written my own android CalendarView which allows you to add events, listeners, provides infinite scrolling and is a gradle project: https://github.com/SundeepK/CompactCalendarView .

answered Jun 10 '15 at 11:54

Sun

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