To create a notification, use the NotificationCompat.Builder class to create a Notification object, as shown in the following method:
private void
postNotification(String title, String msg) {
//---which activity
should be launched when the
// notification is
tapped---
Intent resultIntent
= new Intent(this,
MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent
pendingIntent =
PendingIntent.getActivity(
this,
0,
resultIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
);
//---create a
notification---
Notification
notification = new
NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle(title)
.setContentText(msg)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setNumber(1)
.build();
//---set the sound
and lights---
notification.defaults
|= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;
notification.defaults
|= Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS;
//---display the
notification---
notificationManager.notify(
NOTIFICATION_ID,
notification);
}
Each notification is identified using a notification id. Posting
another notification using the same id replaces the previous notifications. You
also need to use the NotificationManager
class to post the notification:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final
int NOTIFICATION_ID = 123;
NotificationManager
notificationManager;
@Override
protected void
onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
notificationManager
= (NotificationManager)
getSystemService(
Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
}
You can now post a notification by calling the method that you
have just defined:
postNotification(
"A
sample notification",
"Just testing the
notification...");
