How to add a custom styled Toast in Android using Kotlin
Last Updated :
29 Jan, 2025
A Toast is a short alert message shown on the Android screen for a short interval of time. Android Toast is a short popup notification that is used to display information when we perform any operation in the app. In this article, let's learn how to create a custom toast in Android using Kotlin.
To create custom styled toast in Android using Java please refer to How to add a custom styled Toast in Android.
Table of Attributes
Attributes | Description |
|---|
| LayoutInflater | Instantiates a layout XML file into its corresponding View objects |
| inflate | Inflate a new view hierarchy from the specified XML resource. |
| setGravity | Used to change the position of Toast |
Steps to create custom styled toast in Android Kotlin
Step 1: Create new project
- Click on File, then New => New Project.
- Choose “Empty Activity” for the project template.
- Select language as Kotlin.
- Select the minimum SDK(According to the application needs).
Step 2: Create the Toast Layout
Go to res -> layout (right-click) -> new -> Layout Resource file -> Create (custom_toast_layout.xml) file. Add a CardView to contain the custom toast message and also add a TextView to display the text inside the custom toast message. FrameLayout is used to specify the position of multiple views placed on top of each other to represent a single view screen.
custom_toast_layout.xml:
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
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:id="@+id/toast_container">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/button_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:id="@+id/button_card_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="56dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
app:cardElevation="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="4dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="@+id/button_click_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true">
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/button_accent_border"
android:layout_width="4dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#3EAA56" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/toast_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginStart="17dp"
android:ellipsize="end"
android:lines="1"
android:text="This is a custom Toast"
android:textColor="#131313"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Step 3: Create a New Kotlin File
Now creates a new Kotlin file and name it as WrapToast.kt to make the code reusable. Go to Project Package (right-click) -> new -> Kotlin file/class -> Create (WrapToast.kt) file. Now we are going to extend the Toast::class with showCustomToast() which will take String and Context as a parameter.
Note:
- Inflate the previously created layout (custom_toast_layout.xml) using the layoutInflater.
- After, inflated the layout, find its view. In this case, set the text of the TextView of the message.
- The last step is to create a new instance about the Toast:: class. Then, using its application extension function sets the gravity, the duration, and the layout. Inside apply, call the show() method as well.
WrapToast.kt:
Kotlin
import android.app.Activity
import android.view.Gravity
import android.widget.TextView
import android.widget.Toast
import com.gfg.custom_toast_kotlin.R
fun Toast.showCustomToast(message: String, activity: Activity)
{
val layout = activity.layoutInflater.inflate (
R.layout.custom_toast_layout,
activity.findViewById(R.id.toast_container)
)
// Set the text of the TextView of the message
val textView = layout.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.toast_text)
textView.text = message
// Use the application extension function
this.apply {
setGravity(Gravity.BOTTOM, 0, 40)
duration = Toast.LENGTH_LONG
view = layout
show()
}
}
Step 4: Create a Button to Show Toast in an Activity
Add a Button inside the ConstraintLayout. So when the user clicks on the button then the custom Toast is popped up on the screen.
activity_main.xml:
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="@+id/btn_show_toast"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Show Toast"
android:background="#3EAA56"
android:textColor="#fff"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Step 5: Create the Toast
After, creating the button to show a toast apply an onClickListener() and pass the Toast message and the context of the activity.
MainActivity.kt:
Kotlin
package com.gfg.custom_toast_kotlin
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.Button
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import showCustomToast
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
var button=findViewById<Button>(R.id.btn_show_toast)
button.setOnClickListener {
val toast = Toast.makeText(this, "This is a custom Toast", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
toast.showCustomToast("This is a custom Toast", this)
}
}
}
Output:
Note: Custom toast views are no longer recommended. When in the foreground, apps can use the makeText() function to produce a normal text toast, or they can create a Snackbar. Custom toast views will not be displayed when the owning application, targeting API level Build.VERSION_CODES#R or above is in the background. For now, Toasts built using makeText() or its variations will likewise return null here in apps targeting API level Build.VERSION CODES.R or above, unless they called setView with a non-null view.
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