How to Bounce a Ball in Android

Introduction

This article explains how to bounce a ball in Android. Android Studio is used to create the sample.. This application will show a ball that follows a path to reach its destination and returns to the initial position.

First, create the XML file and set the content to the Activity. Now create another class and extend the Image View. Now create the constructor of that class and the context and attribute set to the super class constructor. In the onDraw method get the ball by using Bitmapdrawable and drawable folder where you copied the ball image. You need to download the image and copy it into the drawable folder.

Step 1

You will add the image of a ball by copying to the drawable folder like this:

Step 2

Create a project like this:

Step 3

Create an XML file and provide this for it:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#000000">
<com.authorwjf.bounce.AnimatedView
android:id="@+id/anim_view"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>

Step 4

Create a Java file and provide this for it:

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
}

Step 5

Create another Java class and provide this for it:

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.ImageView;
public class AnimatedView extends ImageView{
private Context context;
int x = -1;
int y = -1;
private int VelocityxDirection = 10;
private int VelocityyDirection = 5;
private Handler handler;
private final int FRAME_RATE = 30;
public AnimatedView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
context = context;
handler = new Handler();
}
private Runnable r = new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
invalidate();
}
};
protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
BitmapDrawable drawableball = (BitmapDrawable) context.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ball);
if (x<0 && y <0) {
x = this.getWidth()/2;
y = this.getHeight()/2;
} else {
x += VelocityxDirection;
y += VelocityyDirection;
if ((x > this.getWidth() - drawableball.getBitmap().getWidth()) || (x < 0)) {
VelocityxDirection = VelocityxDirection*-1;
}
if ((y > this.getHeight() - drawableball.getBitmap().getHeight()) || (y < 0)) {
VelocityyDirection = VelocityxDirection*-1;
}
}
canvas.drawBitmap(drawableball.getBitmap(), x, y, null);
handler.postDelayed(r, FRAME_RATE);
}
}

Step 6

Android manifest.xml file:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.authorwjf.bounce"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="4"
android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/title_activity_main" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

Step 7

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