Android TabHost example
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.ojtit.android.test.tab"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".TabHostActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".FirstTab" />
<activity android:name=".SecondTab" />
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
</manifest>
TabHostActivity.java
package com.ojtit.android.test.tab;
import android.app.TabActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;
public class TabHostActivity extends TabActivity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
/** TabHost will have Tabs */
TabHost tabHost = (TabHost)findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
/** TabSpec used to create a new tab.
* By using TabSpec only we can able to setContent to the tab.
* By using TabSpec setIndicator() we can set name to tab. */
/** tid1 is firstTabSpec Id. Its used to access outside. */
TabSpec firstTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tid1");
TabSpec secondTabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tid1");
/** TabSpec setIndicator() is used to set name for the tab. */
/** TabSpec setContent() is used to set content for a particular tab. */
firstTabSpec.setIndicator("First Tab Name").setContent(new Intent(this,FirstTab.class));
secondTabSpec.setIndicator("Second Tab Name").setContent(new Intent(this,SecondTab.class));
/** Add tabSpec to the TabHost to display. */
tabHost.addTab(firstTabSpec);
tabHost.addTab(secondTabSpec);
}
}
main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="@android:id/tabhost">
<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent">
<TabWidget android:id="@android:id/tabs"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent">
</TabWidget>
<FrameLayout android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent">
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>
FirstTab.java (Activity)
package com.ojtit.android.test.tab;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class FirstTab extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
/* First Tab Content */
TextView textView = new TextView(this);
textView.setText("First Tab");
setContentView(textView);
}
}
SecondTab.java(Activity)
package com.ojtit.android.test.tab;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class SecondTab extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
/* Second Tab Content */
TextView textView = new TextView(this);
textView.setText("Second Tab");
setContentView(textView);
}
}