TextClock in Kotlin

Last Updated : 27 Jan, 2022

Android TextClock is a user interface control that is used to show the date/time in string format.

It provides time in two modes, the first one is to show the time in 24 Hour format and another one is to show the time in 12-hour format. We can easily use is24HourModeEnabled() method, to show the system using TextClock in 24 Hours or 12 Hours format.

First, we create a new project by following the below steps:

Click on File, then New => New Project.
After that include the Kotlin support and click on next.
Select the minimum SDK as per convenience and click next button.
Then select the Empty activity => next => finish.

Different attributes for TextClock widget

XML attributes	Description
android:id	Used to specify the id of the view.
android:timeZone	Used to specify the zone for the time.
android:format12Hour	Used for the 12 hour format.
android:format24Hour	Used for the 24 hour format.
android:text	Used to specify the text.
android:textStyle	Used to specify the style of the text.
android:textSize	Used to specify the size of the text.
android:background	Used to set the background of the view.
android:padding	Used to set the padding of the view.
android:visibility	Used to set the visibility of the view.
android:gravity	Used to specify the gravity of the view like center, top, bottom, etc

Modify activity_main.xml file

In this file, we use the TextClock, TextView, and Button and set attributes for all the widgets.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<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"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">
 
    <TextClock
        android:id="@+id/txtClok"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="100dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="70dp"
        android:format12Hour="hh:mm:ss a"
        android:textColor="#F1912F"
        android:textSize="30dp"
        android:textStyle="italic"/>
 
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btn"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/txtClok"
        android:layout_below="@+id/txtClok"
        android:layout_marginLeft="40dp"
        android:text="Show Time"/>
 
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textview"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/btn"
        android:layout_below="@+id/btn"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="-50dp"
        android:textSize="25dp"
        android:textStyle="normal"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Update strings.xml file

Here, we update the name of the application using the string tag.

XML

<resources>
    <string name="app_name">TextClockInKotlin</string>
</resources>

Access TextClock in MainActivity.kt file

First, we declare two variables txtClock and txtView to access the widgets from the XML layout using the id.

val txtClock = findViewById<TextClock>(R.id.txtClok)
        val txtView = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.textview)

then, we access the button and set OnClickListener to display the time while clicking the button.

val btn = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btn)
    btn?.setOnClickListener {
    txtView?.text = "Time: " + txtClock?.text

Kotlin

package com.geeksforgeeks.myfirstKotlinapp
 
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 
import android.os.Bundle
import android.widget.Button
import android.widget.TextClock
import android.widget.TextView
 
 
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
 
        val txtClock = findViewById<TextClock>(R.id.txtClok)
        val txtView = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.textview)
 
        val btn = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btn)
        btn?.setOnClickListener {
            txtView?.text = "Time: " + txtClock?.text
        }
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml file

Kotlin

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.geeksforgeeks.myfirstKotlinapp">
 
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
 
</manifest>

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TextClock in Kotlin

Different attributes for TextClock widget

Modify activity_main.xml file

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Update strings.xml file

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Access TextClock in MainActivity.kt file

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AndroidManifest.xml file

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