DialogFragments modeled after the 4.2 Alarm Clock TimePicker to improve UX for picking time, date, and numbers.

Try out the sample application on Google Play.

1.4.2

• Fix the ordering of months in the DatePicker
• Add header to DatePicker keyboards for better UX

1.4.1

• Fix pom.xml file in Maven Central due to an improper Gradle commit of 1.4.0 (Gradle is still a work-in-progress)

1.4.0

• Addition of ExpirationPicker for e.g. credit card expiration date
• Addition of CalendarPicker from AOSP (see stock Calendar app) [screenshot here]
• Addition of RadialTimePicker from AOSP (see stock Calendar app) [screenshot here]
• Improved localization of months in DatePicker
• Removed dependency on ViewPagerIndicator
• Fix for Android 4.3 font rendering
• Fix for year field of DatePicker when using e.g. year/month/day format

1.3.1

• Improve UX for min/max for NumberPicker
• Added ListView demos to the sample app

1.3.0

• Add Catalan, Spanish
• Enable min/max for NumberPicker
• Added Javadoc comments
• Added universal handlers
• Added picker references
• UX tweak for DatePicker indicator

1.2.0

• Removed some unused fonts from sample/ project
• Refactor to Builder pattern
• Fix for Gingerbread font in DatePicker
• Added optional label text to NumberPicker
• DatePicker reorders text and keyboards based on locale
• NumberPicker scrolls horizontally to allow for more numbers

1.1.0

• Added HMS (hours:minutes:seconds) PickerFragment
• Allow for PickerFragments within target fragments
• Allow for February 29th input

Android-BetterPickers is presented as an Android library project. A standalone JAR is not possible due to the theming capabilities offered by the DialogFragments.

You can include this project by referencing it as a library project in Eclipse or ant. Note that to use this library, both it and your project must be compiled with Android 4.0 (API level 14) or newer, similar to ActionBarSherlock.

If you are a Maven user you can easily include the library by specifying it as a dependency:

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.doomonafireball.betterpickers</groupId>
  <artifactId>library</artifactId>
  <version>1.4.2</version>
  <type>apklib</type>
</dependency>

For a working implementation of this project see the sample/ folder.

0. Include the Android clock fonts in your assets/fonts/ folder (create the folder if it doesn't already exist. You can find these fonts in the sample/assets/fonts/ folder.

   Roboto-Bold.ttf AndroidClockMono-Thin.ttf

1. Implement the appropriate Handler callbacks:

   public class MyActivity extends Activity implements DatePickerDialogFragment.DatePickerDialogHandler {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      // ...
    }
    
    @Override
    public void onDialogDateSet(int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth) {
      // Do something with your date!
    }
   

   }

2. Use one of the Builder classes to create a PickerDialog with a theme:

   DatePickerBuilder dpb = new DatePickerBuilder() .setFragmentManager(getSupportFragmentManager()) .setStyleResId(R.style.BetterPickersDialogFragment); dpb.show();

For a demonstration of theming, see the sample/ folder.

You can use your own themes if you'd like to change certain attributes. BetterPickers currently allows for customization of the following attributes:

    bpDialogBackground       :: the drawable (preferably a 9-patch) used as a window background for the DialogFragment
    bpTextColor              :: the color (optionally state list) for all text in the DialogFragment
    bpDeleteIcon             :: the drawable (optionally state list) for the delete button
    bpCheckIcon              :: the drawable (optionally state list) for the check button in the DateDialogPicker
    bpKeyBackground          :: the drawable (optionally state list) for the keyboard buttons
    bpButtonBackground       :: the drawable (optionally state list) for the Set, Cancel, and Delete buttons
    bpDividerColor           :: the color used for the DialogFragment dividers
    bpKeyboardIndicatorColor :: the color used for the ViewPagerIndicator on the DateDialogPicker

1. Create your own custom theme in styles.xml:

   <style name="MyCustomBetterPickerTheme"> @drawable/custom_dialog_background @color/custom_text_color @drawable/ic_backspace_custom @drawable/ic_check_custom @drawable/key_background_custom @drawable/button_background_custom @color/custom_divider_color @color/custom_keyboard_indicator_color </style>

2. Instantiate your DialogFragment using your custom theme:

   DatePickerBuilder dpb = new DatePickerBuilder() .setFragmentManager(getSupportFragmentManager()) .setStyleResId(R.style.MyCustomBetterPickerTheme); dpb.show();

Feel free to contribute to BetterPickers.

If you've fixed a bug or have a feature you've added, just create a pull request.

If you've found a bug, want a new feature, or have other questions, file an issue. I'll try to answer as soon as I find the time.

Thanks to JakeWharton for his work on ViewPagerIndicator.

Thanks to OAK and WillowTree Apps for Maven assistance and possible future improvements.

Copyright 2013 Derek Brameyer

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