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Pull to refresh like gmail new (4.5) application

In the new gmail application (4.5) the refresh is done by "Pull-to-Refresh" action in the Actionbar:

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Where can I find more information about that "Pull-to-Refresh"?

Solution

  • Chris Banes (the same guy that implemented the best pull to refresh component for android) also implemented the GMail like Pull To Refresh.

    You can find it here: https://github.com/chrisbanes/ActionBar-PullToRefresh

    Note that this project is still under development so the current API may change.

    Update:

    Both ActionBar-PullToRefresh and Android-PullToRefresh are deprecated. Standart way to implement a pull to refresh is using SwipeRefreshLayout of v4 support library.

    Here is the required steps:

    • Create a root or sub layout with SwipeRefreshLayout and put a scrollable item in it.

      <android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
    ...>

<ListView
    .... />

</android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>

    • Add a refresh listener

      SwipeRefreshLayout srl = ...;
srl.setOnRefreshListener(
    new SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener() {
        @Override
        public void onRefresh() {
            ...
        }
    });

    You can find a nice tutorial about it below:

    SwipeRefreshLayout: How to use