Android How to - Setup view for orientation change








The following code show how to Setup view for orientation change.

Example

res/layout/main.xml 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  >
  <Button android:id="@+id/pick"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:text="Pick"
    android:enabled="true"
  />
  <Button android:id="@+id/view"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:text="View"
    android:enabled="false"
  />
</LinearLayout>

res/layout-land/main.xml 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="horizontal"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  >
  <Button android:id="@+id/pick"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:text="Pick"
    android:enabled="true"
  />
  <Button android:id="@+id/view"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:text="View"
    android:enabled="false"
  />
</LinearLayout>

Java code

/* Copyright (c) 2008-2009 -- CommonsWare, LLC
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   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
   
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.util.Log;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
  static final int PICK_REQUEST=1337;
  Button viewButton=null;
  Uri contact=null;
  
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    
    setupViews();
  }

  @Override
  protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,
                                    Intent data) {
    if (requestCode==PICK_REQUEST) {
      if (resultCode==RESULT_OK) {
        contact=data.getData();
        viewButton.setEnabled(true);
      }
    }
  }

  public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
    
    setupViews();
  }
  
  private void setupViews() {
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    
    Button btn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.pick);
    
    btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
      public void onClick(View view) {
        Intent i=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
                    Uri.parse("content://contacts/people"));

        startActivityForResult(i, PICK_REQUEST);
      }
    });
    
    viewButton=(Button)findViewById(R.id.view);
    
    viewButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
      public void onClick(View view) {
        startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, contact));
      }
    });
    
    viewButton.setEnabled(contact!=null);
  }
}
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