I am working on adding a slider to my app. I have found com.google.android.material.slider.RangeSlider & com.google.android.material.slider.Slider, but I would prefer (if one exists) to use a slider from AndroidX. Does AndroidX include any kind of slider control? Thanks.

Hello, Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform! Does AndroidX include any kind of slider control? You can use androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSeekBar in the xamarin.android. <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSeekBar android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:max="100" /> Best Regards, Leon Lu If the response is helpful, please click " Accept Answer " and upvote it. Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

Slider or RangeSlider for AndroidX

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Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-10T02:49:27.893+00:00
Hello,

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

Does AndroidX include any kind of slider control?

You can use androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSeekBar in the xamarin.android.

<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatSeekBar android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:max="100" />

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-10T05:37:07.2+00:00

@Nathan Sokalski Is that your needs?

Nathan Sokalski 4,116 Reputation points

2021-09-10T16:52:12.633+00:00

I'm trying to use com.google.android.material.slider.Slider but it gives me the following error in the designer:

In my styles.xml file I have the following:

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.Design.NoActionBar"> </style>

I also tried changing that to:

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.NoActionBar"> <item name="colorOnBackground">@color/Transparent</item> </style>

But it still didn't work. What do I need to do?

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-13T09:26:24.47+00:00

II use this nuget libary.

Then I add this control in the layout.

<com.google.android.material.slider.Slider android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>/>

i get the following error, But when I run it, Slider could running normally.

Nathan Sokalski 4,116 Reputation points

2021-09-13T16:05:17.873+00:00

I do have that NuGet package included. When I try to run the app, I get the following error on SetContent(...) in my OnCreate event handler:

Android.Views.InflateException
Message=Binary XML file line #2 in com.companyname.kakuro:layout/activity_main: Binary XML file line #2 in com.companyname.kakuro:layout/activity_main: Error inflating class com.google.android.material.slider.Slider

Is there anything else I need to do?

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-14T03:09:24.243+00:00

Please try to change parent value to Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar in the Style.xml

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar">  <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item> <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item> <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item> </style>

Nathan Sokalski 4,116 Reputation points

2021-09-14T05:05:03.153+00:00

I tried that, so now it is working when I run the app, but it still gives an error (the one in your screenshot above) in the Designer. However, changing the parent value is also causing many of the other View(s) in my layout to appear incorrectly in the Designer. They still appear correctly at runtime (the same as before), but the difference is very extreme, making the designer nearly useless. Is there a way to make the Designer display the other parts of my layout correctly as it did before? Thanks.

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-16T06:11:57.47+00:00

Is there a way to make the Designer display the other parts of my layout correctly as it did before?

For the VS's designer. it cannot be display, But you can copy this page's code to Layout in designer of android Studio, then it could display correctly.

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-22T08:02:12.13+00:00

May I know if you have got any chance to check my solution? I am glad to help if you have any other questions

Nathan Sokalski 4,116 Reputation points

2021-09-22T18:49:57.663+00:00

I have tried to use Android Studio, but recreating my entire project, along with setting up all the references to resources in other projects, seems like more work than it is worth to me. I have basically resorted to using the Apply Android Resource Changes button in Visual Studio until I manage to convince myself to learn Android Studio and feel it is necessary to convert my project (and referenced projects in the solution) to be able to use Android Studio. So I thank you for your help, having access to a Slider for my app is definitely an important step! Thanks!

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-09-23T07:02:36.893+00:00

You are welcome.
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