Show Snackbar - Android Studio - Kotlin

How to show a Snackbar and a Snackbar with an Action Button?

Learn how to easily display a Snackbar in your Android app using Kotlin in Android Studio. A Snackbar is a lightweight feedback mechanism that appears at the bottom of the screen to show quick messages to users. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll understand how to create, customize, and add actions to a Snackbar, making your app more interactive and user-friendly. Perfect for beginners and developers who want to enhance their Android UI/UX with modern material design components.

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Code

Here is the full code to show a Snackbar and a Snackbar with an Action Button

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/rootLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
        android:id="@+id/snackbarBtn"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginHorizontal="30dp"
        android:text="Show Snackbar" />

    <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
        android:id="@+id/snackbarActionBtn"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginHorizontal="30dp"
        android:text="Show Snackbar with Action button" />

</LinearLayout>

MainActivity.kt

package com.technifysoft.myapplication

import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar

class MainActivityy : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        // Find the buttons from the layout XML
        val snackbarBtn = findViewById<MaterialButton?>(R.id.snackbarBtn)
        val snackbarActionBtn = findViewById<MaterialButton?>(R.id.snackbarActionBtn)

        // Set an OnClickListener for the snackbar button
        snackbarBtn?.setOnClickListener {
            // Call the showSnackbar method when the button is clicked
            showSnackbar(it)
        }

        // Set an OnClickListener for the snackbar with action button
        snackbarActionBtn?.setOnClickListener {
            // Call the showSnackbarWithAction method when the button is clicked
            showSnackbarWithAction(it)
        }

    }

    // Method to show a simple Snackbar
    private fun showSnackbar(view: View) {
        // Create and show a Snackbar with a short duration
        Snackbar.make(view, "This is a simple Snackbar message", Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    // Method to show a Snackbar with an action
    private fun showSnackbarWithAction(view: View) {
        // Create a Snackbar with a long duration and an action
        Snackbar.make(view, "Snackbar Message with Action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
            .setAction("My Action") {
                // Handle action click by showing a Toast message
                Toast.makeText(this@MainActivityy, "Action Clicked!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
            }
            .show()
    }
}

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