Android-NavigationView from right to left

Question

I'm using The last version of Android Studio (1.5) and I want to make a menu using Drawer Layout, for position its call GravityCompat.

I'm trying to use this components and modify it, putting the Drawer out from right to left. Here is my code.

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
    implements NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    ActionBarDrawerToggle toggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
            this, drawer, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close);
    drawer.setDrawerListener(toggle);
    toggle.syncState();

    NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
    navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
}

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    if (drawer.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.END)) {
        drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
    } else {
        super.onBackPressed();
    }
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
    if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@SuppressWarnings("StatementWithEmptyBody")
@Override
public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle navigation view item clicks here.
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.nav_camera) {
        // Handle the camera action
    } else if (id == R.id.nav_gallery) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_slideshow) {

    } else if (id == R.id.nav_manage) {

    }

    DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
    drawer.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
    return true;
}
}

The XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout   
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
tools:openDrawer="start">

<include
    layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/nav_view"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="end"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

As you can see, GravityCompat don't let me to put right instead of END or START, and if I put it in the XML, it crash.

with the next error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No drawer view found with gravity LEFT

Answer 1

First of all replace on DrawerLayout the tools:openDrawer="start" with tools:openDrawer="end". Now your problem is on the toggle, which opens the left drawer, and because you have only right drawer it throws the exception. You can add your own button on the actionbar (on the right side) to open the drawer. To do that change your app_bar.xml like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
                app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />

                <FrameLayout
                    android:id="@+id/drawer_button"
                    android:layout_width="50dp"
                    android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                    android:clickable="true">

                    <ImageView
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
                        android:src="@mipmap/ic_drawer" />
                </FrameLayout>


        </RelativeLayout>


    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <include layout="@layout/content_main" />

</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Then change your onCreate method from your Activity like this

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    findViewById(R.id.drawer_button).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // open right drawer
            DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
            drawer.openDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
        }
    });

    NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
    navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);
}

Also you can find the image for your drawer here or here. I hope this will help you. :)

Answer 2

use a custom drawerLayout just like this :

public class TaskManagerDrawerLayout  extends DrawerLayout {

public TaskManagerDrawerLayout(Context context) {
    super(context);
}

public TaskManagerDrawerLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
}

public TaskManagerDrawerLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyle);
}

@Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
    try {
        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(ev);
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        return false;
    }
}

@Override
public void closeDrawer(int gravity) {
    super.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
}

@Override
public void openDrawer(int gravity) {
    super.openDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
}

}

Answer 3

After implementing left side navigation drawer change the following properties.

tools:openDrawer="start" in DrawerLayout
android:layout_gravity="end" in NavigationView  
toolbar.setNavigationIcon (R.color.transparent); mDrawerToggle.setDrawerIndicatorEnabled (false);

toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener (new View.OnClickListener () { @Override public void onClick(View view) { if (mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen (Gravity.END)) { mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer (Gravity.END); } else { mDrawerLayout.openDrawer (Gravity.END); } } });