clicklistener and longclicklistener on the same button?

Question

i am creating a call/dial button, when i click on that call/dial button, a call will be made based on the input that is displayed in the edittext. I managed to do that part.

Answer 1

A GestureDetector with a SimpleOnGestureListener would help you differentiate between the different types of presses. A GestureDectector is a class which can read different types of touch events (for example, single taps and long presses), and sends them to a listener which handles each type differently. Here's the documentation on the Detector and Listener.

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/GestureDetector.html

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener.html

First, set up your SimpleOnGestureListener, the important methods for you to override will be onSingleTapUp and onLongPress. In your onCreate, create an instance of GestureDetector that references your listener. Then, attach an OnTouchListener to your button that sends the event to your detector. You'll want it to look something like this:

//Set up the Detector
GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener myGestureListener = new GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener()
{
    @Override
    public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e)
    {
        //Your onClick code
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public void onLongPress(MotionEvent e)
    {
        //Your LongPress code
        super.onLongPress(e);  
    }
};

//And make a variable for your GestureDetector
GestureDetector myGestureDetector;

...

@Override
onCreate(Bundle b)
{
    ...
    myGestureDetector = new GestureDetector(myActivity.this, myGestureListener);
    ...
}

...

//And finally, wherever you are setting up your button
button.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener(){
    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent motionEvent)
    {
         myGestureDetector.onTouchEvent(motionEvent);
         return false;
    }

There a a bunch of other types of events this class can interpret in case you want to get even more fancy. GestureDetector is a very good class to do a little research on, it can be very useful and isn't too complex. Hope this helps.