Create custom Toast with layout XML

This example show how to create custom Toast with layout XML, to include a ImageView, fixed text and custom message.

Create the layout XML, layout/layout_mytoast.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:background="@android:drawable/screen_background_dark_transparent">

    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"/>
    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical">
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="left"
            android:textSize="14dp"
            android:textStyle="italic"
            android:text="MY TOAST"
            />
        <TextView
            android:id="@android:id/message"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:shadowColor="#BB000000"
            android:shadowRadius="5"
            android:textSize="16dp"
            android:textStyle="bold"
            />
    </LinearLayout>


</LinearLayout>

Java example:

package com.blogspot.android_er.mytoast2;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

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

        showToast();
    }

    private void showToast(){
        /*
        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
                "It's default Toast",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                */

        LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
        View toastView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_mytoast, null);
        Toast myToast = new Toast(MainActivity.this);
        myToast.setView(toastView);
        myToast.setGravity
                (Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL,
                0, 0);
        myToast.setDuration(Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
        myToast.setText("It's my Toast with custom layout XML.");
        myToast.show();
    }
}

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Related FYI:
The default layout of Toast should be located at:
...\android-sdk\platforms\<version>\data\res\layout\transient_notification.xml

Make TRANSPARENT Toast

It's a simple way to make TRANSPARENT Toast.

Java

package com.blogspot.android_er.mycustomtoast;

import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

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

        displayMyToast();
    }

    private void displayMyToast(){
        Toast myToast = Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
                "I'm a TRANSPARENT Toast",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
        View view = myToast.getView();
        view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
        myToast.show();
    }
}

Kotlin, generated in Android Studio by menu > Code > Convert Java file to Kotlin File.

package com.blogspot.android_er.mycustomtoast

import android.graphics.Color
import android.os.Bundle
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.widget.Toast

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        displayMyToast()
    }

    private fun displayMyToast() {
        val myToast = Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity,
                "I'm a TRANSPARENT Toast",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
        val view = myToast.view
        view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
        myToast.show()
    }
}

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