Vector graphics in Android

Question

I\'m working on an application that displays someone else\'s database of images. The images they have are all vector graphics and can be converted to any format, however keepin

Answer 1

This question is old. But hope my answer helps future visitors here.

We place VectorDrawable files in drawable folder. AnimatedVectorDrawable also is a drawable . Hence, We place these files also in drawable folder. Below are examples of the two :

vd_omega.xml

avd_omega_animator.xml

Then you can animate using an animator file like following:

trimpath_animator.xml

You can have more animators in same file for various properties.

In your layout file

activity_main.xml

In your activity write the following code in the onCreate:

import ... import ...

public class MyActivity extends Activity{

ImageView myImage;


...
...
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
myImage = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.my_image);
Drawable d = myImage.getDrawable():
if(d instance of Animatable){
d.start;
}

and see the fun.

Just as I used getDrawable above you can also use other methods to place drawables in the ImageView like setImageDrawable("d") etc.

You can also refer to "Introduction to Icon animation techniques" of Mr. Alex Lockwood at:

https://www.androiddesignpatterns.com/2016/11/introduction-to-icon-animation-techniques.html

for good examples.

Hope I gave you helpful answer.

All the example code which I gave above works. It is also simple and straight.