BadgeDrawable ​

Design and API Documentation ​

• Google Material3 Spec
• API reference

Using badges ​

Badge	Badge with number	Badge with a maximum character count

Note: This component is still under development and may not support the full range of customization Material Android components generally support, for instance, themed attributes.

A BadgeDrawable represents dynamic information such as a number of pending requests in a BottomNavigationView or TabLayout.

Usage ​

API and source code:

• BadgeDrawable
  • Class definition
  • Class source
• BadgeUtils
  • Class definition
  • Class source

Create an instance of BadgeDrawable by calling create(Context) or createFromAttributes(Context, AttributeSet, int, int)}.

The approach used to add and display a BadgeDrawable on top of its anchor view depends on the API level:

In API 18+ (APIs supported by ViewOverlay)

1. Add BadgeDrawable as a ViewOverlay to the desired anchor view.
2. Update the BadgeDrawable's coordinates (center and bounds) based on its anchor view using #updateBadgeCoordinates(View).

Both steps have been encapsulated in a util method:

BadgeUtils.attachBadgeDrawable(badgeDrawable, anchor);

In Pre API-18

1. Set BadgeDrawable as the foreground of the anchor view's FrameLayout ancestor.
2. Update the BadgeDrawable's coordinates (center and bounds) based on its anchor view, relative to its FrameLayout ancestor's coordinate space.

Option 1: BadgeDrawable will dynamically create and wrap the anchor view in a FrameLayout, then insert the FrameLayout into the original anchor view position in the view hierarchy. Same syntax as API 18+

BadgeUtils.attachBadgeDrawable(badgeDrawable, anchor);

Option 2: If you do not want BadgeDrawable to modify your view hierarchy, you can specify a FrameLayout to display the badge instead.

BadgeUtils.attachBadgeDrawable(badgeDrawable, anchor, anchorFrameLayoutParent);

BadgeDrawable Gravity Modes ​

BadgeDrawable offers two gravity modes to control how the badge aligns with its anchor view. By default, (TOP_END) badge aligns with the top and end edges of the anchor (with some offsets). Alternatively, you can use TOP_START to align the badge with the top and start edges of the anchor. Note that BOTTOM_START and BOTTOM_END are deprecated and not recommended for use.

BadgeDrawable placement and offsets ​

By default, BadgeDrawable is aligned with the top and end edges of its anchor view (with some offsets if offsetAlignmentMode is legacy). Call setBadgeGravity(int) to change it to one of the other supported modes. To adjust the badge's offsets relative to the anchor's center, use setHorizontalOffset(int) or setVerticalOffset(int)

Regardless of offsets, badges are automatically moved to within the bounds of its first ancestor view that does not clip its children, to ensure that the badge is not clipped if there is enough space.

BadgeDrawable Attributes ​

Note: If both app:badgeText and app:number are specified, the badge label will be app:badgeText.

Talkback Support ​

BadgeDrawable provides a getter for its content description, which is based on the displayed number or text (if any). To specify the content description, the developer is provided with the following methods:

• setContentDescriptionForText(CharSequence)
• setContentDescriptionQuantityStringsResource(@PluralsRes int)
• setContentDescriptionExceedsMaxBadgeNumberStringResource(@StringRes int)
• setContentDescriptionNumberless(CharSequence)