Change Checkbox value without triggering onCheckChanged

Question

I have setOnCheckedChangeListener implemented for my checkbox

Is there a way I can call

checkbox.setChecked(false);
         


        

Answer 1

I didn't really want to be having to pass the listener in each time we set checked changed, nor using enabled as a way of determining whether we should set the value (what happens in the case we have the switch disabled already when setting the value?)

Instead I'm making use of tags with an id and a couple of extension methods you can call:

fun CompoundButton.setOnCheckedWithoutCallingChangeListener(
    listener: (view: CompoundButton, checked: Boolean) -> Unit
) {
    setOnCheckedChangeListener { view, checked ->
        if (view.getTag(R.id.compound_button_checked_changed_listener_disabled) != true) {
            listener(view, checked)
        }
    }
    this.setTag(R.id.compound_button_enabled_checked_change_supported, true)
}

fun CompoundButton.setCheckedWithoutCallingListener(checked: Boolean) {
    check(this.getTag(R.id.compound_button_enabled_checked_change_supported) == true) {
        "Must set listener using `setOnCheckedWithoutCallingChangeListener` to call this method" 
    }

    setTag(R.id.compound_button_checked_changed_listener_disabled, true)
    isChecked = checked
    setTag(R.id.compound_button_checked_changed_listener_disabled, false)
}

Now you can call setCheckedWithoutCallingListener(bool) and it will enforce the correct listener usage.

You can also still call setChecked(bool) to fire the listener if you still need it