Share text of TextView on button click - Android Studio

How to Share text of TextView on Button click - Android Studio

In this tutorial we will learn how to share text of a TextView on button click. When the button is clicked bottom shit will appear listing the apps that can share that text...
Step 1: Create a new project OR Open your project

Step 2: Code

activity_main.xml

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="10dp"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="This is the text to be shared..." />

   <Button
       android:id="@+id/btnShare"
       android:text="Share Text"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>

MainActivity.java

package com.blogspot.devofandroid.myapplication;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        final TextView mTextView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
        Button mBtnShare = findViewById(R.id.btnShare);
        mBtnShare.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                String s = mTextView.getText().toString();
                Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                sharingIntent.setType("text/plain");
                sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject Here");
                sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, s);
                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, "Share text via"));
            }
        });

    }

}

Step 3: Output