Get height of status bar

Reference:

https://gist.github.com/hamakn/8939eb68a920a6d7a498

Code snippet:

public static int getStatusHeight(Context context) {
    int statusBarHeight = -1;
    try {
        Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("com.android.internal.R$dimen");
        Object object = clazz.newInstance();
        int height = Integer.parseInt(clazz.getField("status_bar_height").get(object).toString());
        statusBarHeight = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(height);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return statusBarHeight;
}

Detect device orientation by OrientationEventListener

Reference:
http://blog.csdn.net/zxccxzzxz/article/details/52282256

Code snippet:

private int mLastRotation = -1;

mOrientationEventListener = new OrientationEventListener(this,
        SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL) {
    @Override    public void onOrientationChanged(int orientation) {
        if (orientation == ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN) {
            return;
        }
        Display display = windowManager.getDefaultDisplay();
        int rotation = display.getRotation();
        if (mLastRotation == DEFAULT_ROTATION){
            mLastRotation = rotation;
        } else if (rotation != mLastRotation) {
            mLastRotation = rotation;
            // notify orientation change
        }
    }
};

Change the menu style on ActionBar

Reference:

http://www.itstrike.cn/Question/c9ee24fa-9e1a-4154-a304-1fd41d418561.html

Code snippet:

1. Background

AndroidManifest.xml

<application    ......
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

style.xml

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">   
    <!-- Customize actionbar overflow menu-->    <item name="actionOverflowMenuStyle">@style/My.Widget.Material.Light.PopupMenu.Overflow</item>    
</style>

<style name="My.Widget.Material.Light.PopupMenu.Overflow" parent="android:Widget.Material.Light.PopupMenu.Overflow">
    <item name="android:popupBackground">@drawable/my_popup_background_material</item>
</style>


drawable/my_popup_background_material.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"       android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners            android:radius="12dp" />
    <solid            android:color="@color/action_bar_color" />
</shape>

2. List choice background
activity_layout.xml
......
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar    android:id="@+id/tool_bar"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="wrap_content"    android:background="@color/action_bar_color"    android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"    app:contentInsetStartWithNavigation="0dp"    app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" >

style.xml
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="android:textColor">@color/list_item_title</item>
    <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
    <item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>
    <item name="android:listChoiceBackgroundIndicator">@drawable/my_list_choice_background_material</item>
</style>

drawable/my_list_choice_background_material.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"        android:color="@color/list_highlight_material">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <corners android:radius="12dp"/>
            <solid android:color="@color/action_bar_color" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</ripple>

How to import org.apache.http library to Android Studio

Reference:

https://dotblogs.com.tw/newmonkey48/2016/02/22/140802

Code snippet:

build.gradle

android {
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
}

Add a customized theme to AlertDialog

Reference:

http://blog.supenta.com/2014/07/02/how-to-style-alertdialogs-like-a-pro/

Code snippet:

Context mThemeContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(this, R.style.customized_theme);

View dialogView = View.inflate(mThemeContext, R.layout.my_dialog, null);
AlertDialog.Builder aBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(mThemeContext);
aBuilder.setView(dialogView);

// setup your AlertDialog
......

AlertDialog aDialog = aBuilder.create();
aDialog.show();