Toast can show the help/prompts to user. There have five effect of toast as bellow:

1.default effect:

code:

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "默认Toast样式",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

code:

toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
     "自己定义位置Toast", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
   toast.show();

code:

toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
     "带图片的Toast", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
   LinearLayout toastView = (LinearLayout) toast.getView();
   ImageView imageCodeProject = new ImageView(getApplicationContext());
   imageCodeProject.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
   toastView.addView(imageCodeProject, 0);
   toast.show();

code:

LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
   View layout = inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom,
     (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.llToast));
   ImageView image = (ImageView) layout
     .findViewById(R.id.tvImageToast);
   image.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
   TextView title = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.tvTitleToast);
   title.setText("Attention");
   TextView text = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.tvTextToast);
   text.setText("全然自己定义Toast");
   toast = new Toast(getApplicationContext());
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.RIGHT | Gravity.TOP, 12, 40);
   toast.setDuration(Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setView(layout);
   toast.show();

code:

new Thread(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
     showToast();
    }
   }).start();

1.main.java

package com.wjq.toast;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class Main extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
 Handler handler = new Handler();

 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.main);

  findViewById(R.id.btnSimpleToast).setOnClickListener(this);
  findViewById(R.id.btnSimpleToastWithCustomPosition).setOnClickListener(
    this);
  findViewById(R.id.btnSimpleToastWithImage).setOnClickListener(this);
  findViewById(R.id.btnCustomToast).setOnClickListener(this);
  findViewById(R.id.btnRunToastFromOtherThread).setOnClickListener(this);

 }

 public void showToast() {
  handler.post(new Runnable() {

   @Override
   public void run() {
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "我来自其它线程！",
      Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

   }
  });
 }

 @Override
 public void onClick(View v) {
  Toast toast = null;
  switch (v.getId()) {
  case R.id.btnSimpleToast:
   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "默认Toast样式",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   break;
  case R.id.btnSimpleToastWithCustomPosition:
   toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
     "自己定义位置Toast", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
   toast.show();
   break;
  case R.id.btnSimpleToastWithImage:
   toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
     "带图片的Toast", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
   LinearLayout toastView = (LinearLayout) toast.getView();
   ImageView imageCodeProject = new ImageView(getApplicationContext());
   imageCodeProject.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
   toastView.addView(imageCodeProject, 0);
   toast.show();
   break;
  case R.id.btnCustomToast:
   LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
   View layout = inflater.inflate(R.layout.custom,
     (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.llToast));
   ImageView image = (ImageView) layout
     .findViewById(R.id.tvImageToast);
   image.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
   TextView title = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.tvTitleToast);
   title.setText("Attention");
   TextView text = (TextView) layout.findViewById(R.id.tvTextToast);
   text.setText("全然自己定义Toast");
   toast = new Toast(getApplicationContext());
   toast.setGravity(Gravity.RIGHT | Gravity.TOP, 12, 40);
   toast.setDuration(Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
   toast.setView(layout);
   toast.show();
   break;
  case R.id.btnRunToastFromOtherThread:
   new Thread(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
     showToast();
    }
   }).start();
   break;

  }

 }
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:padding="5dip" android:gravity="center">
 <Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:id="@+id/btnSimpleToast"
  android:text="默认"></Button>
 <Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:text="自己定义显示位置"
  android:id="@+id/btnSimpleToastWithCustomPosition"></Button>
 <Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:id="@+id/btnSimpleToastWithImage"
  android:text="带图片"></Button>
 <Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:text="全然自己定义"
  android:id="@+id/btnCustomToast"></Button>
 <Button android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:text="其它线程"
  android:id="@+id/btnRunToastFromOtherThread"></Button>

</LinearLayout>

 

3.custom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?

> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:background="#ffffffff" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@+id/llToast" > <TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="1dip" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:gravity="center" android:background="#bb000000" android:id="@+id/tvTitleToast" /> <LinearLayout android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@+id/llToastContent" android:layout_marginLeft="1dip" android:layout_marginRight="1dip" android:layout_marginBottom="1dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:padding="15dip" android:background="#44000000" > <ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/tvImageToast" /> <TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingRight="10dip" android:paddingLeft="10dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:gravity="center" android:textColor="#ff000000" android:id="@+id/tvTextToast" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout>

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