In this piece we will examine the lifecycle methods of an activity.

Example 1: Kotlin Android Activity Lifecycle

Examining in a practical manner the seven lifecycle methods of an activity. The app shows these lifecycle methods in a Toast message as well as logging them as they get raised.

Programming Language: Kotlin

Step 1: Create Project

Start by creating an empty Android Studio project.

Step 2: Dependencies

No third party dependency is needed for this project.

Step 3: Design Layout

Design your User Interface for the app using XML as shown.

(a). activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Activity Life Cycle!"
        android:textSize="30sp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Step 4: Write Code

(a). MainActivity.kt

Next Replace your MainActivity with the following code.

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.util.Log
import android.widget.Toast

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    var TAG = "Event"

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        Log.d(TAG, "onCreate")
        Toast.makeText(this,"onCreate",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onRestart() {
        super.onRestart()
        Log.d(TAG, "onRestart")
        Toast.makeText(this,"onRestart",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onStart() {
        super.onStart()
        Log.d(TAG, "onStart")
        Toast.makeText(this,"onStart",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onResume() {
        super.onResume()
        Log.d(TAG, "onResume")
        Toast.makeText(this, "onResume", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onPause() {
        super.onPause()
        Log.d(TAG, "onPause")
        Toast.makeText(this, "onPause", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onStop() {
        super.onStop()
        Log.d(TAG, "onStop")
        Toast.makeText(this, "onStop", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

    override fun onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy()
        Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy")
        Toast.makeText(this, "onDestroy", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
    }

}

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Example 2: Log out Activity Lifecycle in Kotlin

A simple Kotlin Android Activity lifecycle tutorial.

Framework: AndroidX

Step 1: Create Project

The first step is to create a Android Project in Android Studio.

Step 2: Add Dependencies

No external dependencies are needed for this example.

Step 3: Design Layouts

Add a TextView inside a ConstraintLayout as follows:

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.developers.activitylifecycle.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Step : Write Code

Our MainActivity will simply log out the lifecycle methods in android:

MainActivity.java

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import java.util.logging.Logger

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    companion object {
        val log = Logger.getLogger(MainActivity::class.java.name)
    }

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
        log.info("OnCreate Called")
    }

    override fun onStart() {
        super.onStart()
        log.info("onStart Called")
    }

    override fun onRestart() {
        super.onRestart()
        log.info("OnRestart Called")
    }

    override fun onResume() {
        super.onResume()
        log.info("OnResume Called")
    }

    override fun onStop() {
        super.onStop()
        log.info("OnStop Called")
    }

    override fun onPause() {
        super.onPause()
        log.info("OnPause Called")
    }

    override fun onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy()
        log.info("OnDestroy Called")
    }

}

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Example 3: Java Android Activity Lifecycle

This time round we will look at a simple lifecycle example in Java. The example will also log out the lifecycle states as the callbacks get raised.

Step 1: Create Project

The first step is to create a Android Project in Android Studio.

Step 2: Add Dependencies

Step 3: Design Layouts

Step : Write Code

Go to MainActivity.java and add imports:

import android.os.Bundle;
import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;

Extend the AppCompatActivity:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

Override the onCreate():

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

Inside it we will log out the following message:

        LogData("onCreate Called");

        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

        FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .setAction("Action", null).show();
            }
        });
    }

And so on..

Here is the full code:

MainActivity.java

import android.os.Bundle;
import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        LogData("onCreate Called");

        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

        FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .setAction("Action", null).show();
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();

        LogData("onStart Called");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onRestart() {
        super.onRestart();

        LogData("onRestart Called");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        super.onPause();

        LogData("onPause Called");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        LogData("onResume Called");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();

        LogData("onDestroy Called");
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();

        //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    void LogData(String data) {
        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, data, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        Log.d("TAG", data);
    }
}

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