I am using the below thread for setting the time in multiples of 5 in the time picker. Using the custom renderers I am able to select the time in multiples of 5. But after selecting a time, when the clock-Pop up closed, a different time is showing on the UI. The issue is only in the android platform, for the ios everything is working as excepted.
My code:
public class CustomTimePickerRenderer : TimePickerRenderer
{
protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Xamarin.Forms.TimePicker> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
TimePickerDialogIntervals timePickerDlg = new TimePickerDialogIntervals(this.Context, new EventHandler<TimePickerDialogIntervals.TimeSetEventArgs>(UpdateDuration),
Element.Time.Hours, Element.Time.Minutes, true);
var control = new EditText(this.Context);
control.Focusable = false;
control.FocusableInTouchMode = false;
control.Clickable = false;
control.Click += (sender, ea) => timePickerDlg.Show();
control.Text = Element.Time.Hours.ToString("00") + ":" + Element.Time.Minutes.ToString("00");
SetNativeControl(control);
}
void UpdateDuration(object sender, Android.App.TimePickerDialog.TimeSetEventArgs e)
{
Element.Time = new TimeSpan(e.HourOfDay, e.Minute, 0);
Control.Text = Element.Time.Hours.ToString("00") + ":" + Element.Time.Minutes.ToString("00");
}
}
public class TimePickerDialogIntervals : TimePickerDialog
{
public const int TimePickerInterval = 05;
private bool _ignoreEvent = false;
public TimePickerDialogIntervals(Context context, EventHandler<TimePickerDialog.TimeSetEventArgs> callBack, int hourOfDay, int minute, bool is24HourView)
: base(context, (sender, e) =>
{
callBack(sender, new TimePickerDialog.TimeSetEventArgs(e.HourOfDay, e.Minute * TimePickerInterval));
}, hourOfDay, minute / TimePickerInterval, is24HourView)
{
}
public override void OnTimeChanged(Android.Widget.TimePicker view, int hourOfDay, int minute)
{
base.OnTimeChanged(view, hourOfDay, minute);
if (_ignoreEvent) return;
if (minute % TimePickerInterval != 0)
{
int minuteFloor = minute - (minute % TimePickerInterval);
minute = minuteFloor + (minute == minuteFloor + 1 ? TimePickerInterval : 0);
if (minute == 60)
minute = 0;
_ignoreEvent = true;
view.CurrentMinute = (Java.Lang.Integer)minute;
_ignoreEvent = false;
}
}
}
Why a different time is showing on the UI when the clock pop-up closed?
The problem is because the minute has been multiplied by 'TimePickerInterval' (05). Changing the parameter to 'e.Minute' will work as expected.
Code:
public class TimePickerDialogIntervals : TimePickerDialog
{
public const int TimePickerInterval = 15;
private bool _ignoreEvent = false;
public TimePickerDialogIntervals(Context context, EventHandler<TimePickerDialog.TimeSetEventArgs> callBack, int hourOfDay, int minute, bool is24HourView) :
base(context, (sender, e) =>
{
callBack(sender, new TimePickerDialog.TimeSetEventArgs(e.HourOfDay, e.Minute));//remove '* TimePickerInterval'
}, hourOfDay, minute / TimePickerInterval, is24HourView)
{
}
...
}