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Setting a countdown timer with time picker dialog android


My end goal is to have a countdown timer that is set using the time picker dialog in android. As of now I have a time picker that can be set to any time, and I have a countdown timer. So my question is how do I set the textview in my countdown timer to what was set in my time picker. In my code I just have my countdown timer set to three minutes, but I would like it set to the time picker dialogs set time.

Here is what I have...

public class SleepTimer extends AppCompatActivity {
TimePicker myTimePicker;
Button buttonstartSetDialog;
TextView textAlarmPrompt;
TimePickerDialog timePickerDialog;
final static int RQS_1 = 1;
Button btnStart, btnStop;
TextView textViewTime;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_sleep_timer);

    btnStart = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnStart);
    btnStop= (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnStop);
    textViewTime = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textViewTime);



    final CounterClass timer = new CounterClass(180000, 1000);

    btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            timer.start();
        }
    });
    btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {


        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            timer.cancel();
        }
    });

    textAlarmPrompt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.alarmprompt);
    buttonstartSetDialog = (Button)findViewById(R.id.startSetDialog);
    buttonstartSetDialog.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            textAlarmPrompt.setText("");
            openTimePickerDialog(false);
        }
    });


}

private void openTimePickerDialog(boolean is24r){
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

    timePickerDialog = new TimePickerDialog(
            SleepTimer.this,
            onTimeSetListener,
            calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY),
            calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE),
            is24r);
    timePickerDialog.setTitle("Set Sleep Time");

    timePickerDialog.show();
}

TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener onTimeSetListener = new TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener() {
    @Override
    public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {

        Calendar calNow = Calendar.getInstance();
        Calendar calSet = (Calendar) calNow.clone();

        calSet.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hourOfDay);
        calSet.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute);
        calSet.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        calSet.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

        if(calSet.compareTo(calNow) <= 0){

            calSet.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
        }

        setAlarm(calSet);

    }};


public class CounterClass extends CountDownTimer {

    /**
     * @param millisInFuture    The number of millis in the future from the call
     *                          to {@link #start()} until the countdown is done and {@link #onFinish()}
     *                          is called.
     * @param countDownInterval The interval along the way to receive
     *                          {@link #onTick(long)} callbacks.
     */

    public CounterClass(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
        super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
    }

    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD)
    @Override
    public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
        long millis = millisUntilFinished;
        String hms = String.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis) - TimeUnit.HOURS.toMinutes(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis)),
                TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(millis) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis)));
        System.out.println(hms);
        textViewTime.setText(hms);

    }

    @Override
    public void onFinish() {

    }
}

If anyone knows how to do this please respond. Thanks:)


Solution

  • First change this method so it looks like this

    public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
            timer = new CounterClass((minute * 60 * 1000) + (hourOfDay * 60* 60 * 1000), 1000);
            long millis = (minute * 60 * 1000) + (hourOfDay * 60* 60 * 1000);
            String hms = String.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis) - TimeUnit.HOURS.toMinutes(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis)),
                    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(millis) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis)));
            System.out.println(hms);
            textViewTime.setText(hms);
    
        }};
    

    Then remove final CounterClass timer = new CounterClass(180000, 1000) and add it as a field instead as

    CounterClass timer;
    

    This code sets the TextView and also updates your counter with the time picked. But I reused your code and now we have the same code repeating which is not good. Extract it into a method so we don't repeat ourselves.

    COPY PASTE EDITION

    public class SleepTimer extends AppCompatActivity {
    TimePicker myTimePicker;
    Button buttonstartSetDialog;
    TextView textAlarmPrompt;
    TimePickerDialog timePickerDialog;
    final static int RQS_1 = 1;
    Button btnStart, btnStop;
    TextView textViewTime;
    CounterClass timer;
    
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_sleep_timer);
    
        btnStart = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnStart);
        btnStop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnStop);
        textViewTime = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textViewTime);
    
    
    
    
        btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                timer.start();
            }
        });
        btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    
    
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                timer.cancel();
            }
        });
    
        textAlarmPrompt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.alarmprompt);
        buttonstartSetDialog = (Button) findViewById(R.id.startSetDialog);
        buttonstartSetDialog.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                textAlarmPrompt.setText("");
                openTimePickerDialog(false);
            }
        });
    
    
    }
    
    private void openTimePickerDialog(boolean is24r) {
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
    
        timePickerDialog = new TimePickerDialog(
                SleepTimer.this,
                onTimeSetListener,
                calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY),
                calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE),
                is24r);
        timePickerDialog.setTitle("Set Sleep Time");
    
        timePickerDialog.show();
    }
    
    TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener onTimeSetListener = new TimePickerDialog.OnTimeSetListener() {
        @Override
        public void onTimeSet(TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute) {
        timer = new CounterClass((minute * 60 * 1000) + (hourOfDay * 60* 60 * 1000), 1000);
        long millis = (minute * 60 * 1000) + (hourOfDay * 60* 60 * 1000);
        String hms = String.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis) - TimeUnit.HOURS.toMinutes(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis)),
                TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(millis) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis)));
        System.out.println(hms);
        textViewTime.setText(hms);
    
    }};
    
    
    public class CounterClass extends CountDownTimer {
    
        /**
         * @param millisInFuture    The number of millis in the future from the call
         *                          to {@link #start()} until the countdown is done and {@link #onFinish()}
         *                          is called.
         * @param countDownInterval The interval along the way to receive
         *                          {@link #onTick(long)} callbacks.
         */
    
        public CounterClass(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
            super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
        }
    
        @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD)
        @Override
        public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
            long millis = millisUntilFinished;
            String hms = String.format("%02d:%02d:%02d", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis) - TimeUnit.HOURS.toMinutes(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toHours(millis)),
                    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(millis) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes(millis)));
            System.out.println(hms);
            textViewTime.setText(hms);
    
        }
    
        @Override
        public void onFinish() {
    
        }
    }