Toast in Android

The Android Toast is a simple feedback mechanism that displays a brief message to the user at the bottom of the screen. It is often used to provide temporary information, notifications, or feedback without interrupting the user’s current interaction with the app. Here’s how you can create and display a Toast in Android:

// Create and display a short-duration Toast
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "This is a short-duration Toast", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

In this example:

• Toast.makeText(): This method is used to create a Toast object.
• getApplicationContext(): Pass the application context as the first argument. You can also use this if you are inside an activity.
• "This is a short-duration Toast": This is the message you want to display in the Toast.
• Toast.LENGTH_SHORT: This specifies the duration of the Toast. You can also use Toast.LENGTH_LONG for a longer duration.

To display a Toast, you can call the show() method on the Toast object. The message will appear at the bottom of the screen and automatically disappear after the specified duration.

Here’s a complete example of displaying a Toast when a button is clicked:

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

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

        Button button = findViewById(R.id.button);

        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // Display a short-duration Toast when the button is clicked
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Button clicked!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }
}

We set an OnClickListener on a button. When the button is clicked, a Toast with the message “Button clicked!” is displayed for a short duration.

You can customize the content, duration, and position of the Toast as needed for your app’s requirements.