How to prevent Multiple Toast Overlaps

Question

I\'ve been using a common \"myToast\" which I use \"myToast.cancel() prior to issuing a new toast. For Android v2.3 and older, this works great. When a new toas

Answer 1

Instead of calling cancel(). Try resetting the text and call show(). This should cancel the last toast by itself

myToast.setText("wrong key")
myToast.show();

If you keep using the same myToast instead of creating one every time I guess they won't stack up.

Answer 2

Create an Toast Object:

Toast toastobject=null;

Now use the below code to display the toast. This will work find for me

    int index = clickCounter-1;


    if(toastobject!= null)
            {
                toastobject.cancel();
            }
            toastobject = Toast.makeText(this,"Toast Text" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
            listItems.remove(index);
            toastobject.show();

Answer 3

This my solution works perfect both for 4.* and 2.3 Android versions

static Toast toast;
.....

if (toast != null)
    toast.cancel();

boolean condition = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB;
if ((toast == null && condition) || !condition)
    toast = Toast.makeText(context, text, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
if ((toast != null && condition))
    toast.setText(text);
toast.show();

Answer 4

Here is my answer copied from another similar question here:

• Android cancel Toast when exiting the app and when toast is being shown

The Boast class accomplishes exactly what you need.

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The trick is to keep track of the last Toast that was shown, and to cancel that one.

What I have done is to create a Toast wrapper, that contains a static reference to the last Toast displayed.

When I need to show a new one, I first cancel the static reference, before showing the new one (and saving it in the static).

Here's full code of the Boast wrapper I made - it mimics enough of the Toast methods for me to use it. By default the Boast will cancel the previous one, so you don't build up a queue of Toasts waiting to be displayed.

If you just want to know how to cancel the notifications when exiting your app, you will find lots of help in there.

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package mobi.glowworm.lib.ui.widget;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;

/**
 * {@link Toast} decorator allowing for easy cancellation of notifications. Use this class if you
 * want subsequent Toast notifications to overwrite current ones. </p>
 * <p/>
 * By default, a current {@link Boast} notification will be cancelled by a subsequent notification.
 * This default behaviour can be changed by calling certain methods like {@link #show(boolean)}.
 */
public class Boast {
    /**
     * Keeps track of certain Boast notifications that may need to be cancelled. This functionality
     * is only offered by some of the methods in this class.
     * <p>
     * Uses a {@link WeakReference} to avoid leaking the activity context used to show the original {@link Toast}.
     */
    @Nullable
    private volatile static WeakReference<Boast> weakBoast = null;

    @Nullable
    private static Boast getGlobalBoast() {
        if (weakBoast == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return weakBoast.get();
    }

    private static void setGlobalBoast(@Nullable Boast globalBoast) {
        Boast.weakBoast = new WeakReference<>(globalBoast);
    }


    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Internal reference to the {@link Toast} object that will be displayed.
     */
    private Toast internalToast;

    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Private constructor creates a new {@link Boast} from a given {@link Toast}.
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if the parameter is <code>null</code>.
     */
    private Boast(Toast toast) {
        // null check
        if (toast == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Boast.Boast(Toast) requires a non-null parameter.");
        }

        internalToast = toast;
    }

    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Make a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view.
     *
     * @param context  The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                 {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param text     The text to show. Can be formatted text.
     * @param duration How long to display the message. Either {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT} or
     *                 {@link Toast#LENGTH_LONG}
     */
    @SuppressLint("ShowToast")
    public static Boast makeText(Context context, CharSequence text, int duration) {
        return new Boast(Toast.makeText(context, text, duration));
    }

    /**
     * Make a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view with the text from a resource.
     *
     * @param context  The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                 {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param resId    The resource id of the string resource to use. Can be formatted text.
     * @param duration How long to display the message. Either {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT} or
     *                 {@link Toast#LENGTH_LONG}
     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException if the resource can't be found.
     */
    @SuppressLint("ShowToast")
    public static Boast makeText(Context context, int resId, int duration)
            throws Resources.NotFoundException {
        return new Boast(Toast.makeText(context, resId, duration));
    }

    /**
     * Make a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view. Duration defaults to
     * {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT}.
     *
     * @param context The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param text    The text to show. Can be formatted text.
     */
    @SuppressLint("ShowToast")
    public static Boast makeText(Context context, CharSequence text) {
        return new Boast(Toast.makeText(context, text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT));
    }

    /**
     * Make a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view with the text from a resource.
     * Duration defaults to {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT}.
     *
     * @param context The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param resId   The resource id of the string resource to use. Can be formatted text.
     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException if the resource can't be found.
     */
    @SuppressLint("ShowToast")
    public static Boast makeText(Context context, int resId) throws Resources.NotFoundException {
        return new Boast(Toast.makeText(context, resId, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT));
    }

    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Show a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view.
     *
     * @param context  The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                 {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param text     The text to show. Can be formatted text.
     * @param duration How long to display the message. Either {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT} or
     *                 {@link Toast#LENGTH_LONG}
     */
    public static void showText(Context context, CharSequence text, int duration) {
        Boast.makeText(context, text, duration).show();
    }

    /**
     * Show a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view with the text from a resource.
     *
     * @param context  The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                 {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param resId    The resource id of the string resource to use. Can be formatted text.
     * @param duration How long to display the message. Either {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT} or
     *                 {@link Toast#LENGTH_LONG}
     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException if the resource can't be found.
     */
    public static void showText(Context context, int resId, int duration)
            throws Resources.NotFoundException {
        Boast.makeText(context, resId, duration).show();
    }

    /**
     * Show a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view. Duration defaults to
     * {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT}.
     *
     * @param context The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param text    The text to show. Can be formatted text.
     */
    public static void showText(Context context, CharSequence text) {
        Boast.makeText(context, text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    /**
     * Show a standard {@link Boast} that just contains a text view with the text from a resource.
     * Duration defaults to {@link Toast#LENGTH_SHORT}.
     *
     * @param context The context to use. Usually your {@link android.app.Application} or
     *                {@link android.app.Activity} object.
     * @param resId   The resource id of the string resource to use. Can be formatted text.
     * @throws Resources.NotFoundException if the resource can't be found.
     */
    public static void showText(Context context, int resId) throws Resources.NotFoundException {
        Boast.makeText(context, resId, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /**
     * Close the view if it's showing, or don't show it if it isn't showing yet. You do not normally
     * have to call this. Normally view will disappear on its own after the appropriate duration.
     */
    public void cancel() {
        internalToast.cancel();
    }

    /**
     * Show the view for the specified duration. By default, this method cancels any current
     * notification to immediately display the new one. For conventional {@link Toast#show()}
     * queueing behaviour, use method {@link #show(boolean)}.
     *
     * @see #show(boolean)
     */
    public void show() {
        show(true);
    }

    /**
     * Show the view for the specified duration. This method can be used to cancel the current
     * notification, or to queue up notifications.
     *
     * @param cancelCurrent <code>true</code> to cancel any current notification and replace it with this new
     *                      one
     * @see #show()
     */
    public void show(boolean cancelCurrent) {
        // cancel current
        if (cancelCurrent) {
            final Boast cachedGlobalBoast = getGlobalBoast();
            if ((cachedGlobalBoast != null)) {
                cachedGlobalBoast.cancel();
            }
        }

        // save an instance of this current notification
        setGlobalBoast(this);

        internalToast.show();
    }

}

Answer 5

Make a java class as ShowToast.java like below

    public class ShowToast {

        private static Toast toast;

        public static void show(Context mcontext, String text) {
            if (toast != null) 
               toast.cancel();
            toast = Toast.makeText(mcontext, text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
            toast.show();
        }
    }

Then call it as

    ShowToast.show(getApplicationContext(),"YOUR_TOAST_TEXT");

Answer 6

create new function and call this.

ImageButton ABtn = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.Btn);
ABtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v)
{       
SETToast("mytext");
}
});

    private Toast toast = null;

public void SETToast( String text)
{
  if(toast==null)
  {
     toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), text, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT); 
     toast.show();
     final Handler handler = new Handler(); 
     handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            toast=null;
        }
     }, 2000);
  }
  else
  {
      toast.setText(text);
  }   
}