Incorrect Coordinates From getLocationOnScreen/getLocationInWindow

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A call to getLocationOnScreen() or getLocationInWindow() both give me a top/Y coordinate that is about ~30px (status/notifications bar's height) too far down. The left/X coordinate is dead on.

As I hinted above, I believe the difference is because of the status/notification bar... I could be wrong. I think I can solve this if I can determine the size of the notification bar but, I'm having trouble doing just that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

score 86 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 31 '14 at 19:50

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I ended up solving this issue by determining the height of the status/notification bar like so:

View globalView = ...; // the main view of my activity/application

DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
this.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
int topOffset = dm.heightPixels - globalView.getMeasuredHeight();

View tempView = ...; // the view you'd like to locate
int[] loc = new int[2]; 
tempView.getLocationOnScreen(loc);

final int y = loc[1] - topOffset;

edited Mar 31 '14 at 19:50

ForceMagic

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answered May 03 '10 at 21:03

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This worked in normal configuration, but if the activity adjusts 'globalView' height when SoftInput/Keyboard is opened, then keyboard height is also counted to 'topOffset', this results in wrong value for 'y'. – Thamme Gowda Jan 06 '14 at 15:09
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`int [] locInWindow = new int [2]; globalView.getLocationInWindow(locInWindow); topOffset = locInWindow[1];` //Compute `topOffset` by getting Y coordinate of `globalView` – Thamme Gowda Jan 06 '14 at 15:39
@ThammeGowda could please explain more how i can get the top offset when the keyboard is openes – Hussien Fahmy Oct 17 '21 at 14:07

score 10 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 29 '13 at 22:46

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Here is how I like to get the status bar height, and adjust the offset:

final int[] location = new int[2];
anchor.getLocationInWindow(location); // Includes offset from status bar, *dumb*
Rect anchorRect = new Rect(location[0], location[1],
        location[0] + anchor.getWidth(), location[1] + anchor.getHeight());

anchor.getRootView().findViewById(android.R.id.content).getLocationInWindow(location);
int windowTopOffset = location[1];
anchorRect.offset(0, -windowTopOffset);

edited Jun 29 '13 at 22:46

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answered Aug 30 '12 at 21:44

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Why is it dumb that the location in window includes offset from status bar? You are asking for the location *in window*, so what else would you expect? – Alex Lockwood Jun 29 '13 at 22:47
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One would assume that the window is below the status bar, thus the offset wouldn't include the status bar height. – satur9nine Jun 29 '13 at 23:45
You're confusing Window with Screen I think. – Martin Marconcini Jul 16 '13 at 00:55
windowTopOffset also includes the action bar's height, not only the status bar's. – brillenheini Aug 08 '13 at 10:24
This is working perfectly fine across all devices. compared to above answer. – Vishal Bhandare Jan 28 '22 at 13:24

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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This answer does not include how to get the status bar height, but it does explain the behavior of getLocationOnScreen() and getLocationInWindow() returning the same value.

In the case of a normal activity (not a dialog) you should expect these two methods to return the same value. A Window lays out underneath (as in z-order not y coordinates) the status bar, so these methods cannot be used to determine the height of the status bar.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/20154562/777165

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Nov 22 '13 at 21:16

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in Dialog view, it works fine if not set the window full screen is true, but if set as follows: true then the value is not correct, so need subtract the 'topOffset' – iXcoder Mar 31 '15 at 02:13

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 22 '11 at 20:35

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I am having the same problem, try using

offset = myView.GetOffsetY();

and adjust your Y coord by that value, e.g.

coordY -= offset;

The class which offers the ``-method:

class MyView extends View {

  public int GetOffsetY() {
    int mOffset[] = new int[2];
    getLocationOnScreen( mOffset );
    return mOffset[1]; 
  }

}

edited Aug 22 '11 at 20:35

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answered May 02 '10 at 14:13

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I don't see "getOffsetY()". What class is that a method of? – nimph May 03 '10 at 20:55
I am sorry, I failed to post the method, in class MyView extends View { public int GetOffsetY() { int mOffset[] = new int[2]; getLocationOnScreen( mOffset ); return mOffset[1]; } – user330844 Jul 13 '10 at 14:17

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 17 '21 at 15:17

As @ThammeGowda said that the correct answer will give incorrect position when the keyboard is shown but you still need to calculate the top offset of the action bar, so just get the action bar size directly

fun View.getPosition(): Point {
    val tv = TypedValue()
    if (context.theme.resolveAttribute(android.R.attr.actionBarSize, tv, true)) {
        val actionBarHeight =
            TypedValue.complexToDimensionPixelSize(tv.data, resources.displayMetrics)

        val loc = IntArray(2).apply { getLocationInWindow(this) }

        val newY = loc[1] - actionBarHeight - (measuredHeight / 2) // to get the position in the middle of the view

        return Point(loc[0], newY)
    }
    return Point(0,0)
}

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 26 '22 at 20:57

 void setOffset(){
  int[] point1=new int[2];
  view1.getLocationInWindow(point1);
  
  int[] point2=new int[2];
  view2.getLocationInWindow(point2);

  int leftOffset=point2[0]-point1[0];
  int topOffset=point2[1]-point1[1];  
  // no need to call this function more than once
  // set the offset values in global variables 
  // remenber do't call it in OnCreate method
  // this helps to mesure all type of screen size
}

void setLocationOfView(){
  // now do your animation or any view to move
 int[] point =new int[2];
 sourceView.getLocationInWindow(point);
 view.setX(point[0]-leftOffset);
 view.setY(point[1]-topOffset);
 //wow you did it i am glad to help you and sorry for being late
}

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Kevin · Answer 7 · 2022-06-20T17:02:06.620

Solution:

Put an invisible png ImageView at the top with

android:layout_marginTop="0dp"

Get location on screen of the invisible png. This will be your offset for the y-coordinate bug.

int[] location = new int[2];

invisiblepng.getLocationOnScreen(location);

int sourceY = location[1];

SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();

editor.putString("compensateybug", Integer.toString(sourceY));

editor.apply();

and

public static Point getLocationOnScreen(View view) {
int[] location = new int[2];
view.getLocationOnScreen(location);
return new Point(location[0], location[1]);
}

Retrieve Y coordinate value of the "status/notification bar"

String compensateybug = sp.getString("compensateybug", "0");

int yourycoordinate = parseInt(compensateybug);

I have attached an invisible png image file for download at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zxhP1r6ISvKG8Ig8iItDY2x6k5RVo4Nu/view?usp=sharing

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