Making a Snackbar Without a View?
I see some options... Not sure which one can fix your issue.
Simpliest
SupportMapFragment
extends class android.support.v4.app.Fragment
. This way, it has a method getView()
Snackbar.make(mapFragment.getView(), "Click the pin for more options", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Find Root View
From this answer, there's a way to get the root view via:
getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView()
So, maybe, you can do:
Snackbar.make(getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView(), "Click the pin for more options", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
NOTE: This approach has the side effect mentioned in the comments below:
The message will be shown behind the bottom navigation bar if the following method will be used to get view getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView()
Add a dummy LinearLayout to get the View
Honestly, I'm not sure if this solution is possible. I'm not sure if you can add a LinearLayout above the Maps fragment... I think it is OK but since I never work with Maps API before, I'm not sure.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/dummy_layout_for_snackbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<fragment
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="ca.davesautoservice.davesautoservice.MapsActivity" />
</LinearLayout>
and then:
Snackbar.make(findViewById(R.id.dummy_layout_for_snackbar), "Click the pin for more options", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Try this in any activity:
snackbar(findViewById(android.R.id.content),"your text")
As Shahab Rauf points out, getting the view via getDecorView() may put the snackbar behind the navigation bar in the bottom. I use the following code: (Use and extend to your delight)
public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private View getRootView() {
final ViewGroup contentViewGroup = (ViewGroup) findViewById(android.R.id.content);
View rootView = null;
if(contentViewGroup != null)
rootView = contentViewGroup.getChildAt(0);
if(rootView == null)
rootView = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
return rootView;
}
protected void showSnackBarWithOK(@StringRes int res) {
final View rootView = getRootView();
if(rootView != null) {
final Snackbar snackbar = Snackbar.make(getRootView(), res, Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE);
snackbar.setAction(R.string.ok, new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
snackbar.dismiss();
}
});
snackbar.show();
}
}
protected void showSnackBar(@StringRes int res) {
final View rootView = getRootView();
if(rootView != null)
Snackbar.make(rootView, res, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}