Teams Winter 2011/team1/Android/Edit Contact

8. Edit Contact

8.1 Create Edit Layout

8.1.1 Add the String value for the layout title to String.xml:===

<string name="editContact_textView">Edit Contact</string>

8.1.2 Right click on layout -> New -> Android XML File .
8.1.3 Enter edit.xml for the file name and check Layout:
8.1.4 Using Linear Layout, create this layout for editing contact information:

8.1.5 Here is the edit.xml implementation:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">
    <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/titleTextViewEdit"
        android:gravity="center_vertical" android:textSize="30dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center" android:text="@string/editContact_textView"></TextView>

    <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="3dp" android:hint="@string/hint_first_name" android:id="@+id/firstNameEdit"></EditText>

    <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:isScrollContainer="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="3dp" android:hint="@string/hint_last_name" android:id="@+id/lastNameEdit"></EditText>

    <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="3dp" android:hint="@string/hint_email" android:id="@+id/emailEdit"></EditText>

    <Button android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/saveContact_buttonEdit"
        android:text="@string/saveButton" android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" android:textSize="20dp"></Button>
</LinearLayout>

8.2 Create EditContactActivity

8.2.1 Create the EditContactActivity in your package and make sure it extends Activity class.

package cs.ecl.team1.android;

import android.app.Activity;
public class AddContactActivity extends Activity {
@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    }
}

8.2.2 Add private fields:

    private String firstName;
    private String lastName;
    private String email;

8.3 Add the EditContactActivity to the Android Manifest

8.4 Implement The EditContact in the main activity class

8.5 Edit Contact In action