How to simulate a button click using code?

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Android Problem Overview


How can I trigger a button click event using code in Android? I want to trigger the button click programmatically when some other event occurs.

Same Problem I am Facing

public void onDateSelectedButtonClick(View v){
	/*Something  Alarm Management 
	http://www.java2s.com/Code/Android/Core-Class/Alarmdemo.htm
	copied code from this site*/
}

Button code:

<Button
	android:onClick="onDateSelectedButtonClick"
	android:text="Set notification for this date" />

But I want to call that function OnLoadLayout without OnClickEvent

Android Solutions


Solution 1 - Android

there is a better way.

View.performClick();

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#performClick()

this should answer all your problems. every View inherits this function, including Button, Spinner, etc.

Just to clarify, View does not have a static performClick() method. You must call performClick() on an instance of View. For example, you can't just call

View.performClick();

Instead, do something like:

View myView = findViewById(R.id.myview);
myView.performClick();

Solution 2 - Android

Just to clarify what moonlightcheese stated: To trigger a button click event through code in Android provide the following:

buttonName.performClick();

Solution 3 - Android

you can do it this way

private Button btn;
btn = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
btn.performClick();

Solution 4 - Android

Just write this simple line of code :-

button.performClick();

where button is the reference variable of Button class and defined as follows:-

private Button buttonToday ;
buttonToday = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonToday);

That's it.

Solution 5 - Android

Android's callOnClick() (added in API 15) can sometimes be a better choice in my experience than performClick(). If a user has selection sounds enabled, then performClick() could cause the user to hear two continuous selection sounds that are somewhat layered on top of each other which can be jarring. (One selection sound for the user's first button click, and then another for the other button's OnClickListener that you're calling via code.)

Solution 6 - Android

Starting with API15, you can use also callOnClick() that directly call attached view OnClickListener. Unlike performClick(), this only calls the listener, and does not do any associated clicking actions like reporting an accessibility event.

Solution 7 - Android

If you do not use the sender argument, why not refactor the button handler implementation to separate function, and call it from wherever you want (from the button handler and from the other place).

Anyway, it is a better and cleaner design - a code that needs to be called on button handler AND from some other places deserves to be refactored to own function. Plus it will help you separate UI handling from application logic code. You will also have a nice name to the function, not just onDateSelectedButtonClick().

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