When using support library Bottom Navigation bar, its quite complex to show a badge/notification on menu items.
However there are easy solutions to get it done. Such as
https://github.com/aurelhubert/ahbottomnavigation
This library is more advanced version of Bottom Navigation bar. And you can set a badge on menu item simply using this code snippet.
Using support library BottomNavigationView is difficult. An easy solution is using external components.
One easy to handle is: https://github.com/roughike/BottomBar
Checking its documentation it's as easy as:
BottomBarTab nearby = bottomBar.getTabWithId(R.id.tab_nearby);
nearby.setBadgeCount(5);
// Remove the badge when you're done with it.
nearby.removeBadge/();
As @zxbin answer. you can check BadgeView and try below code
BottomNavigationView navigation = (BottomNavigationView) findViewById(R.id.navigation);
navigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
navigation.setSelectedItemId(R.id.navigation_store);
BottomNavigationMenuView bottomNavigationMenuView =
(BottomNavigationMenuView) navigation.getChildAt(0);
View v = bottomNavigationMenuView.getChildAt(4); // number of menu from left
new QBadgeView(this).bindTarget(v).setBadgeNumber(5);
val badge = bottomNavigation.getOrCreateBadge(menuItemId)
badge.isVisible = true
// An icon only badge will be displayed unless a number is set:
badge.number = 99
Old answer
base on @Tinashe's answer, i'd like badge show as bellow without number:
code:
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
navigation.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(mOnNavigationItemSelectedListener)
// position = 2
addBadge(POSITION_HISTORY)
}
/**
* add badge(notification dot) to bottom bar
* @param position to get badge container
*/
@SuppressLint("PrivateResource")
private fun addBadge(position: Int) {
// get badge container (parent)
val bottomMenu = navigation.getChildAt(0) as? BottomNavigationMenuView
val v = bottomMenu?.getChildAt(position) as? BottomNavigationItemView
// inflate badge from layout
badge = LayoutInflater.from(this)
.inflate(R.layout.badge_layout, bottomMenu, false)
// create badge layout parameter
val badgeLayout: FrameLayout.LayoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(badge?.layoutParams).apply {
gravity = Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL
topMargin = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.design_bottom_navigation_margin).toInt()
// <dimen name="bagde_left_margin">8dp</dimen>
leftMargin = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.bagde_left_margin).toInt()
}
// add view to bottom bar with layout parameter
v?.addView(badge, badgeLayout)
}
<!-- The rest of your layout here ....-->
<com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView
android:id="@+id/bottom_navigation"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:menu="@menu/bottom_nav_menu"
/>
then you can just
val navBar = findViewById<BottomNavigationView>(R.id.bottom_navigation)
navBar.getOrCreateBadge(R.id.action_add).number = 2
R.id.action_add for you would be the id of the menu item you want to put a badge on. Check it from the menu file you feed to the BottomNavigationView.
Make sure your app theme is in Theme.MaterialComponents
you can check it in styles or manifest.
for this example mine was this
private void addBadgeView() {
try {
BottomNavigationMenuView menuView = (BottomNavigationMenuView) bottomNavigationBar.getChildAt(0);
BottomNavigationItemView itemView = (BottomNavigationItemView) menuView.getChildAt(0); //set this to 0, 1, 2, or 3.. accordingly which menu item of the bottom bar you want to show badge
notificationBadge = LayoutInflater.from(LandingActivity.this).inflate(R.layout.view_notification_badge, menuView, false);
itemView.addView(notificationBadge);
notificationBadge.setVisibility(GONE);// initially badge will be invisible
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Note: bottomNavigationBar is your bottom bar view.
5) Refresh badge to show and hide by following method
6) And finely make hide when we clicking on particular bottom bar page by following line.
bottomNavigationBar.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(new
BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener() {
@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem menuItem)
{
switch (menuItem.getItemId()) {
case R.id.bottom_bar_one:
//while moving to first fragment
notificationBadge.setVisibility(GONE);
break;
case R.id.bottom_bar_two:
//moving to second fragment
break;
case R.id.bottom_bar_three:
//moving to third fragment
break;
}
return true;
}
});
@Abel's answer is the best unless you already have a complex set of themes and don't have the time to change them all.
However, if a) you are pressed for time and if you are using the Google Material library BottomNavigationView Bar or b) you want to add your own custom view badge - then the accepted answer won't work with com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0
You will need to code for a different view hierarchy than the accepted answer
TL;DR:
They didn't update the correct methods to use, so they left a small error on the documentation. To add or remove a badge do as follows:
// to remove
bottomNavigationView.removeBadge(R.id.action_settings)
// to add
bottomNavigationView.getOrCreateBadge(R.id.action_settings).apply {
//if you want to change other attributes, like badge color, add a number, maximum number (a plus sign is added, e.g. 99+)
number = 100
maxCharactersCount = 3
backgroundColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.color_red)
}
If you want only dot without number, then simply you can create bottom navigation using com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView
and in java