Android drawing on surfaceview and canvas

Question

I have a \"simple\" problem. I try to draw on surfaceview. Layout-XML:

Answer 1

SurfaceView is composed by a View in your current layout and a surface under your layout. If you set a background to the view, you won't see anything of what is happening on the surface.

Answer 2

Did you try

yourHolder.unlockCanvassAndPost(your_canvas);

Answer 3

Following Snippet will help you.

public class SurfaceDemo extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {

    private static final String TAG = "Svetlin SurfaceView";

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        SurfaceView view = new SurfaceView(this);
        setContentView(view);
        view.getHolder().addCallback(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
        tryDrawing(holder);
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int frmt, int w, int h) { 
        tryDrawing(holder);
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {}

    private void tryDrawing(SurfaceHolder holder) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Trying to draw...");

        Canvas canvas = holder.lockCanvas();
        if (canvas == null) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Cannot draw onto the canvas as it's null");
        } else {
            drawMyStuff(canvas);
            holder.unlockCanvasAndPost(canvas);
        }
    }

    private void drawMyStuff(final Canvas canvas) {
        Random random = new Random();
        Log.i(TAG, "Drawing...");
        canvas.drawRGB(255, 128, 128);
    }
}