How to share data in Android
The Android API provides the share action which can be integrated as a menu item. This tutorial demonstrates the same.
Main Layout file
< RelativeLayout xmlns:android = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools = "http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width = "match_parent" android:layout_height = "match_parent" android:paddingBottom = "@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft = "@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight = "@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop = "@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context = ".MainActivity" > < TextView android:layout_width = "wrap_content" android:layout_height = "wrap_content" android:text = "@string/hello_world" /> </ RelativeLayout > |
Menu xml file
< menu xmlns:android = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > < item android:id = "@+id/action_share" android:orderInCategory = "100" android:showAsAction = "ifRoom" android:actionProviderClass = "android.widget.ShareActionProvider" /> </ menu > |
Java Code
Let’s now see the java code for this:
MainActivity.java
package com.example.shareactionexample; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.widget.ShareActionProvider; public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super .onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); MenuItem shareItem = (MenuItem) menu.findItem(R.id.action_share); ShareActionProvider mShare = (ShareActionProvider)shareItem.getActionProvider(); Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND); shareIntent.setType( "text/plain" ); shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "text to share" ); mShare.setShareIntent(shareIntent); return true ; } } |
Screenshots for android share menu item
1) The popup for sharing anything is shown below:
2) The data has been shared in the messaging app:
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