The following code shows how to Create fade in fade out and slide animation for a View.
Main layout xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <Button android:id="@+id/toggleButton" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Click to Toggle" /> <View android:id="@+id/theView" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#AAA" /> </LinearLayout>
Main Activity Java code
import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; /*from w w w . ja v a 2s .c o m*/ public class MainActivity extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener { View viewToAnimate; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.toggleButton); button.setOnClickListener(this); viewToAnimate = findViewById(R.id.theView); } @Override public void onClick(View v) { if(viewToAnimate.getAlpha() > 0f) { //slide it out to the right viewToAnimate.animate().alpha(0f).translationX(500f); } else { //do a fade-in in-place viewToAnimate.setTranslationX(0f); viewToAnimate.animate().alpha(1f); } } }