Android Realm CRUD – Spinner – Save,Retrieve,Show

Realm Spinner Tutorials and Examples

How to perform basic CRUD in Realm with Spinner as our widget.

Hello this is a simple realm tutorial to perform basic CRUD.We  first write data to Realm database from a simple dialog with edittext,then read that data and show in a simple spinner. Here’s the thing :

• Save/Write data to realm database from a simple edittext on button click.
• Our EditText and Button are hosted in a dialog that gets shown on floating action button is clicked.
• Retrieve.Read data From Realm database filling  a simple arraylist.
• Bind the arraylist in a simple spinner.

Realm is a fast mobile database that allows us to write database code in pure Java.

This gives us type safety and provides for greater flexibility than writing SQL code.

Type safety allows us easily catch errors at compile time.

This is a realm database tutorial with spinner.

Spinner is an android adapterview that allows us display items in a dropdown manner.

In this tutorial we save data to Realm database, retrieve data and show in a Spinner.

Let’s go.

1. Create Basic Activity Project

1. First create an empty project in android studio. Go to File –> New Project.

3. Create User Interface

User interfaces are typically created in android using XML layouts as opposed by direct java coding.

This is an example fo declarative programming.

Here are our layouts for this project:

(a). activity_main.xml

• This layout gets inflated to MainActivity user interface.
• It includes the content_main.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout 
    
    
    android_layout_width="match_parent"
    android_layout_height="match_parent"
    android_fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools_context="com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.MainActivity">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android_layout_width="match_parent"
        android_layout_height="wrap_content"
        android_theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

        <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" />

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

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

    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
        android_id="@+id/fab"
        android_layout_width="wrap_content"
        android_layout_height="wrap_content"
        android_layout_gravity="bottom|end"
        android_layout_margin="@dimen/fab_margin"
        android_src="@android:drawable/ic_dialog_email" />

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

(b). content_main.xml

This layout gets included in your activity_main.xml.
The adapterview we use is a spinner so add spinner in your layout.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 
    
    
    android_layout_width="match_parent"
    android_layout_height="match_parent"
    android_paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android_paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android_paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android_paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    app_layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
    tools_context="com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.MainActivity"
    tools_showIn="@layout/activity_main">

    <Spinner
        android_id="@+id/sp"
        android_layout_width="match_parent"
        android_layout_height="wrap_content"
         />
</RelativeLayout>

(c). input_dialog.xml

This is our input dialog.

This dialog will be shown as our entry form.

Users will enter save data to realm database via this dialog.

It basically comprises edittext and button.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    android_orientation="vertical" android_layout_width="match_parent"
    android_layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android_layout_width="fill_parent"
        android_layout_height="match_parent"
        android_layout_marginTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android_orientation="vertical"
        android_paddingLeft="15dp"
        android_paddingRight="15dp"
        android_paddingTop="50dp">

        <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
            android_id="@+id/nameLayout"
            android_layout_width="match_parent"
            android_layout_height="wrap_content">

            <EditText
                android_id="@+id/nameEditText"
                android_layout_width="match_parent"
                android_layout_height="wrap_content"
                android_singleLine="true"
                android_hint= "Name" />
        </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

        <Button android_id="@+id/saveBtn"
            android_layout_width="fill_parent"
            android_layout_height="wrap_content"
            android_text="Save"
            android_clickable="true"
            android_background="@color/colorAccent"
            android_layout_marginTop="40dp"
            android_textColor="@android:color/white"/>

    </LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Java Classes

Let’s now come to our Java classes.

Our Realm classes

Here are our Realm database classes.

(a). Spacecraft.java

This class is both our model class as well as our Realm model class.

This means that Realm will create a table for this class.

For that to happen we have to derive from RealmObject class.

package com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.m_Realm;

import io.realm.RealmObject;

public class Spacecraft extends RealmObject {

    private String name;

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

(b). RealmHelper.java

This is like our CRUD class.

It’s here that we actually save data to realm database and retrieve data as well.

package com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.m_Realm;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import io.realm.Realm;
import io.realm.RealmResults;

public class RealmHelper {

    Realm realm;

    public RealmHelper(Realm realm) {
        this.realm = realm;
    }

    //WRITE
    public void save(final Spacecraft spacecraft)
    {
        realm.executeTransaction(new Realm.Transaction() {
            @Override
            public void execute(Realm realm) {

                Spacecraft s=realm.copyToRealm(spacecraft);

            }
        });
    }

    //READ/RETRIEVE
    public ArrayList<String> retrieve()
    {
        ArrayList<String> spacecraftNames=new ArrayList<>();
        RealmResults<Spacecraft> spacecrafts=realm.where(Spacecraft.class).findAll();

        for(Spacecraft s: spacecrafts)
        {
            spacecraftNames.add(s.getName());
        }

        return spacecraftNames;
    }
}

Our Activity class

(a). MainActivity.java

This is our Activity class.

Activity is an android component representing User interface.

Our activity will host a spinner and a dialog that acts as our input form.

package com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm;

import android.app.Dialog;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.m_Realm.RealmHelper;
import com.tutorials.hp.spinnerrealm.m_Realm.Spacecraft;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import io.realm.Realm;
import io.realm.RealmConfiguration;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Realm realm;
    ArrayList<String> spacecrafts;
    ArrayAdapter adapter;
    Spinner sp;
    EditText nameEdiText;

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

        sp= (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.sp);

        //REALM CONFIGURATION
        RealmConfiguration config=new RealmConfiguration.Builder(this).build();
        realm=Realm.getInstance(config);

        //retrieve
        RealmHelper helper=new RealmHelper(realm);
        spacecrafts=helper.retrieve();

        adapter=new ArrayAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,spacecrafts);
        sp.setAdapter(adapter);

        //ONCLICK
        sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,spacecrafts.get(position),Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }

            @Override
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {

            }
        });

        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                 displayInputDialog();
            }
        });
    }

    private void displayInputDialog()

    {
        Dialog d=new Dialog(this);
        d.setTitle("save To Realm");
        d.setContentView(R.layout.input_dialog);

        nameEdiText= (EditText) d.findViewById(R.id.nameEditText);
        Button saveBtn= (Button) d.findViewById(R.id.saveBtn);

        saveBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                Spacecraft s=new Spacecraft();
                s.setName(nameEdiText.getText().toString());

                //save
                RealmHelper helper=new RealmHelper(realm);
                helper.save(s);

                nameEdiText.setText("");
                //RETRIEVE
                spacecrafts=helper.retrieve();
                adapter=new ArrayAdapter(MainActivity.this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,spacecrafts);

                sp.setAdapter(adapter);

            }
        });

        d.show();

    }

}

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Android Realm – RecyclerView – Save,Retrieve,Show

Android Realm RecyclerView tutorial

Android Realm RecyclerView Tutorials and Examples.

Today we look at how to work with Realm database alongside a RecyclerView component with CardView.The fisrt thing we do is save/write data to Realm database in our android application.We do this from an edittext.We display to the user a material edittexts inside an input dialog.

He enters the data,clicks save and then we save the data. We also retrieve data from the Realm database and fill an arraylist.This arraylist we then pass t our RecyclerView adapter and bind it as our dataset to the RecyclerView.The RecyclerView consists of CardViews.

OverView

• Save Data to Realm database.
• Retrieve data from Realm database
• Bind Realm data to RecyclerView.

Source Code

The first thing is to add our Realm dependency via our build.gradle,app level.You may want to make sure you have a later version than I used here .

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.3.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.3.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.3.0'
    compile 'io.realm:realm-android:0.82.1'
}

Then we can define our data object,our model class as below :

package com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_Realm;

import io.realm.RealmObject;

public class Spacecraft extends RealmObject {

    private String name;

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }
}

Now you can see that we derive from RealmObject.This model class shall correspond to our database table.

Lets see our RealmHelper,the class that shall be responsible for all CRUD operations in our project.Here we save to Realm database,retrieve data and fill an arraylist.

package com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_Realm;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import io.realm.Realm;
import io.realm.RealmResults;

public class RealmHelper {

    Realm realm;

    public RealmHelper(Realm realm) {
        this.realm = realm;
    }

    //WRITE
    public void save(final Spacecraft spacecraft)
    {
        realm.executeTransaction(new Realm.Transaction() {
            @Override
            public void execute(Realm realm) {

                Spacecraft s=realm.copyToRealm(spacecraft);

            }
        });

    }

    //READ
    public ArrayList<String> retrieve()
    {
        ArrayList<String> spacecraftNames=new ArrayList<>();
        RealmResults<Spacecraft> spacecrafts=realm.where(Spacecraft.class).findAll();

        for(Spacecraft s:spacecrafts)
        {
            spacecraftNames.add(s.getName());
        }

        return spacecraftNames;
    }
}

A

Next we are using a RecyclerView so we need an adapter :

package com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_UI;

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.R;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class MyAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MyViewHolder> {

    Context c;
    ArrayList<String> spacecrafts;

    public MyAdapter(Context c, ArrayList<String> spacecrafts) {
        this.c = c;
        this.spacecrafts = spacecrafts;
    }

    @Override
    public MyViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View v= LayoutInflater.from(c).inflate(R.layout.model,parent,false);
        return new MyViewHolder(v);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(MyViewHolder holder, int position) {
        holder.nameTxt.setText(spacecrafts.get(position));

    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return spacecrafts.size();
    }
}

The purpose of our Adapter class is to receive a List of data and bind it to our RecyclerView.We have a recyclerView.ViewHolder subclass that you can view in the full source code reference download at the top of this page.

Lets have a look at our MainActivity class.First we are going to show our input dialog that has the edittexts to input data and button to save.

We shall pass the typed data to our RealmHelper class for it to be saved to database. We are also going to bind our data to our RecyclerView via an adapter.

package com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm;

import android.app.Dialog;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

import com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_Realm.RealmHelper;
import com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_Realm.Spacecraft;
import com.tutorials.hp.recyclerviewrealm.m_UI.MyAdapter;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import io.realm.Realm;
import io.realm.RealmConfiguration;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Realm realm;
    ArrayList<String> spacecrafts;
    MyAdapter adapter;
    RecyclerView rv;
    EditText nameEditTxt;

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

        //SETUP RECYCLERVIEW
        rv= (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.rv);
        rv.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));

        //SETUP REEALM
        RealmConfiguration config=new RealmConfiguration.Builder(this).build();
        realm=Realm.getInstance(config);

        //RETRIEVE
        RealmHelper helper=new RealmHelper(realm);
        spacecrafts=helper.retrieve();

        //BIND
        adapter=new MyAdapter(this,spacecrafts);
        rv.setAdapter(adapter);

        fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {

                displayInputDialog();
            }
        });
    }

    //SHOW DIALOG
    private void displayInputDialog()
    {
        Dialog d=new Dialog(this);
        d.setTitle("Save To Realm");
        d.setContentView(R.layout.input_dialog);

        nameEditTxt= (EditText) d.findViewById(R.id.nameEditText);
        Button saveBtn= (Button) d.findViewById(R.id.saveBtn);

        saveBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                //GET DATA
                Spacecraft s=new Spacecraft();
                s.setName(nameEditTxt.getText().toString());

                //SAVE
                RealmHelper helper=new RealmHelper(realm);
                helper.save(s);
                nameEditTxt.setText("");

                //REFRESH
                spacecrafts=helper.retrieve();
                adapter=new MyAdapter(MainActivity.this,spacecrafts);
                rv.setAdapter(adapter);

            }
        });

        d.show();
    }
}

Conclusion

Look we’ve looked at how to save data to Realm database,read that data and bind to a recyclerView.That’s it for today.The full source code can be downloaded above.Download it,extract it and import to your android studio. Cheers.

Video

If you prefer more step by step explanations then you can check the video tutorial below.Or watch the demo here.

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