Switch vs toggle

Question

I'm trying to decide whether to use a switch or toggle for setting an alarm I'm my android application. On fairly new to android and don't know or quite understand all the ins and outs of the frame work. What would be the disadvantages of choosing to trigger the alarm with a switch over a toggle, or vice versa? Is there a slide toggle available in android framework?

Answer 1

The first thing you need to keep in mind is since which API do you want to compile your app?

Toggle Buttons are available since API 1 and Switches are only available since API 14.

Besides that is just a simple decision, which one is the best option for user interface/design In my opinion Switches give a clear indication of what is currently selected.

Is there a slide toggle available in android framework?

Yes a switch can work as a slide toggle.

The code is very simple, you can basically use the same thought for these two buttons.

Here is an example of a Switch Button

btnSwitch = (Switch) findViewById(R.id.switch_1);

btnSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
    @Override
    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView,boolean isChecked) {
        if (isChecked) {
            Log.i("Switch", "ON");
        } else {
            Log.i("Switch", "OFF");
        }
    }
});

Here's an example of a toggle Button

btnToggle = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.toggle_1);

btnToggle.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {

    @Override
    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
        if (isChecked) {
            Log.i("Toggle", "ON");
        } else {
            Log.i("Toggle", "OFF");
        }
    }
});