android common footer with dynamic data to all activities

Question

Can anybody tell me how to set a footer to all the activities in the application with dynamic data based on activity loaded?

I need to change the footer text to selected student from the listview for all the activities and if no student selected display "GUEST"

You can use fragment activity and in which set your footer from entire your app use fragment you can change footer from anywhere. — Ajay Pandya, Feb 04 '16 at 08:05
can you please provide me the example, i have been trying this, but unable to align fragment to the bottom of the parent activity and background image is also missing. — Khushi, Feb 04 '16 at 08:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '16 at 08:02

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make one footer.xml and include it to all activity.xml where you want to show it. then depending on your requirement you can make changes.

answered Feb 04 '16 at 08:02

Rajesh Satvara

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how to make change in included file from parent activity? – Khushi Feb 04 '16 at 08:11
yes you can,in onCreate method get id using findviewbyid() and make changes on it. – Rajesh Satvara Feb 04 '16 at 08:13
Followed this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6605588/changing-text-from-another-activity This give nullpointerexception error – Khushi Feb 04 '16 at 08:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '16 at 08:29

Just Look Over this xml it is simple xml for your requirement here in frame container you can replace all your fragments.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">


<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="48dp"
    android:background="@color/blue">

    <ImageView

        android:layout_width="@dimen/main_drawer_icon"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/main_drawer_icon"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/library_screen"
        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/smallText"
        android:src="@mipmap/arrow_left_white"
        android:visibility="gone" />

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:text=" Header"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
        android:textColor="@color/white" />

    </RelativeLayout>

<View
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="5dp"
    android:background="@color/orange"></View>

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/container"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_weight="0.90"
    android:layout_height="0dp">


   <--  Replace here yout fragments -->


</FrameLayout>


<View
    android:id="@+id/viewDestination"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="0.01dp"
    android:background="@color/greyMediumlight" />

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    android:layout_weight="0.10"
    android:orientation="vertical">



         <--  This is Footer View -->


</LinearLayout>

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