Hello Readers! In this post, we are going to learn about how to use android textClock widget in any android application. We will also go through different attributes of textClock widget that can be used to customise it.

Output

Tutorialwing Android TextClock Output

Getting Started

TextClock widget can be defined as below –

TextClock is widget that displays current date/time in specified formatted string.

TextClock supports two format.
a. 12 hour format – The time will be shown in 12 hour format.
b. 24 hour format. The time will be shown in 24 hour format.

24 hour format is default format of textClock widget.

Attributes of Android TextClock Widget

Some of the popular attributes of android textClock widget are –

Some of the popular attributes of android TextClock inherited from TextClock are –

Some of the popular attributes of android TextClock inherited from View are –

Example of Android TextClock Widget

At first, we will create android application. Then, we will use textClock widget in this application.

1. Creating New Project

Follow steps below to create new project. Please ignore the steps if you have already created a new application.

Now, we will modify xml and java file to use textClock widget in the application.

2. Modify Values folder

No values folder have been modified. So, we are not going to mention them here.

3. Use TextClock Widget in xml file

Open res/layout/activity_main.xml file. Then, add below code into it.

<?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">

	<TextClock
		android:id="@+id/textClock"
		android:layout_width="match_parent"
		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
		android:layout_margin="40dp"
		android:format12Hour="hh:mm:ss a"/>

</LinearLayout>

In activity_main.xml file, we have defined textClock widget. Attribute android:format12Hour=”hh:mm:ss a” is being used provide the format of the time to show in 12 hour format.

4. Access TextClock Widget in java file

Open src/main/java/com.tutorialwing.textclock/MainActivity.java file. Then, add below code into it.

package com.tutorialwing.textclock;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
	}
}

We have not changed anything in java file. So, Above is the default java file you will get after creating new project.

Since AndroidManifest.xml file is very important in any android application, we are also going to see the content inside this file.

AndroidManifest.xml

Code inside src/main/AndroidManifest.xml file is as below –

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest package="com.tutorialwing.textclock"
		  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

	<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>

When we run the program, we will get output as shown above.

That’s end of tutorial on Android TextClock widget.