How to add Navigation Drawer to all the activities in the application?

android, android-layout

Solution

Is it possible somehow to add Nav. Drawer in BaseActivity(custom class) and then every other activity will extend BaseActivity inorder to have the Navigation Drawer ?

Yes this is definitly the cleanest way to go.

public BaseActivity extends Activity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate()
        super.onCreate(); // calls Activity.onCreate()
        // setup your Navigation Drawer
}

public FirstActivity extends BaseActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate()
        super.onCreate(); // will call the BaseActivitiy.onCreate()
        // do something in the FirstActivity

}

public SecondActivity extends BaseActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate()
        super.onCreate(); // will call the BaseActivitiy.onCreate()
        // do something in the SecondActivity
}

The "hard work" will be the layouts. Have one baseLayout for the BaseActivity with a place holder for the Content View (the visible part of the Activities). For all other Activitys use this layout and include your Content View.

Problem

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