Android: Why can't I give an onClickListener to a VideoView?

Question

I have written these lines of code:

 mVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video_view);
    mVideoView.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
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Answer 1

I know this is and old question, but here is what I did:

Since setOnClickListener is not been triggered, I created my own class which extends VideoView

public class VideoViewCustom extends VideoView{

and Overrided the onTouchEvent

@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {

    if(ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
        Log.d(TAG, "ACTION_DOWN");
    }

    return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
}

and now I can get the onClick event with the MotionEvent.

Hope this helps someone!

Answer 2

You can well use a button which is transparent on the video view if you want a specific part of the video on touch to do something.

Answer 3

It is possible I have did this with onSetClickListener. And Here's a code for your help:

mVideoView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            //Here you put a condition for playing a video when you click on your video view.//
            if(my_video.isPressed())
            {   
                my_video.start();
            } else {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), 
                    "Not able to run This Video!", 
                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }
    });

Answer 4

I know this is old but I used this:

    mVideoView.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener()
    {
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

            Log.i(TAG, "Video 1 clicked, starting playback");

            return false;
        }
    });

Answer 5

I realize this is an old question but thought I'd chime in with an easy workaround. I can't answer why this doesn't work - seems like a big oversight in my opinion. But an easy workaround is to place your VideoView as the sole View inside a FrameLayout, and set an OnClickListener on the layout. Not ideal, but it works.

Answer 6

The VideoView is a wrapper containing mdeiaplayer and surfaceView. You can interact with through MediaController or writing your own SurfaceView and implement onClick events.