Added in API level 3
Deprecated in API level 14

LiveFolders

Kotlin |Java

class LiveFolders : BaseColumns

kotlin.Any
↳	android.provider.LiveFolders

A LiveFolder is a special folder whose content is provided by a android.content.ContentProvider. To create a live folder, two components are required:

An activity that can respond to the intent action ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER. The activity is responsible for creating the live folder.
A android.content.ContentProvider to provide the live folder items.

Lifecycle

When a user wants to create a live folder, the system looks for all activities with the intent filter action ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER and presents the list to the user. When the user chooses one of the activities, the activity is invoked with the ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER action. The activity then creates the live folder and passes it back to the system by setting it as an activity result. The live folder is described by a content provider URI, a name, an icon and a display mode. Finally, when the user opens the live folder, the system queries the content provider to retrieve the folder's content.

Setting up the live folder activity

The following code sample shows how to write an activity that creates a live folder:

public static class MyLiveFolder extends Activity {
      public static final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://my.app/live");
 
      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
          super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
          final Intent intent = getIntent();
          final String action = intent.getAction();
 
          if (LiveFolders.ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER.equals(action)) {
              setResult(RESULT_OK, createLiveFolder(this, CONTENT_URI, "My LiveFolder",
                      R.drawable.ic_launcher_contacts_phones));
          } else {
              setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
          }
 
          finish();
      }
 
      private static Intent createLiveFolder(Context context, Uri uri, String name,
              int icon) {
 
          final Intent intent = new Intent();
 
          intent.setData(uri);
          intent.putExtra(LiveFolders.EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME, name);
          intent.putExtra(LiveFolders.EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON,
                  Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(context, icon));
          intent.putExtra(LiveFolders.EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE, LiveFolders.DISPLAY_MODE_LIST);
 
          return intent;
      }
  }

The live folder is described by an android.content.Intent as follows:

Component	Type	Description	Required
URI	URI	The ContentProvider URI	Yes
`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME`	Extra String	The name of the live folder	Yes
`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON`	Extra `android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource`	The icon of the live folder	Yes
`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE`	Extra int	The display mode of the live folder. The value must be either `DISPLAY_MODE_GRID` or `DISPLAY_MODE_LIST`.	Yes
`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT`	Extra Intent	When the user clicks an item inside a live folder, the system will either fire the intent associated with that item or, if present, the live folder's base intent with the id of the item appended to the base intent's URI.	No

Setting up the content provider

The live folder's content provider must, upon query, return a android.database.Cursor whose columns match the following names:

Column	Type	Description	Required
`NAME`	String	The name of the item	Yes
`DESCRIPTION`	String	The description of the item. The description is ignored when the live folder's display mode is `DISPLAY_MODE_GRID`.	No
`INTENT`	`android.content.Intent`	The intent to fire when the item is clicked. Ignored when the live folder defines a base intent.	No
`ICON_BITMAP`	Bitmap	The icon for the item. When this column value is not null, the values for the columns `ICON_PACKAGE` and `ICON_RESOURCE` must be null.	No
`ICON_PACKAGE`	String	The package of the item's icon. When this value is not null, the value for the column `ICON_RESOURCE` must be specified and the value for the column `ICON_BITMAP` must be null.	No
`ICON_RESOURCE`	String	The resource name of the item's icon. When this value is not null, the value for the column `ICON_PACKAGE` must be specified and the value for the column `ICON_BITMAP` must be null.	No

Summary

Constants
static String	`ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER` Activity Action: Creates a live folder.
static String	`DESCRIPTION` Content provider column.
static Int	`DISPLAY_MODE_GRID` Displays a live folder's content in a grid.
static Int	`DISPLAY_MODE_LIST` Displays a live folder's content in a list.
static String	`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT` The name of the extra used to define the base Intent of a live folder.
static String	`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE` The name of the extra used to define the display mode of a live folder.
static String	`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON` The name of the extra used to define the icon of a live folder.
static String	`EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME` The name of the extra used to define the name of a live folder.
static String	`ICON_BITMAP` Content provider column.
static String	`ICON_PACKAGE` Content provider column.
static String	`ICON_RESOURCE` Content provider column.
static String	`INTENT` Content provider column.
static String	`NAME` Content provider column.

Inherited constants

From class BaseColumns

String

_COUNT

The count of rows in a directory.

Type: INTEGER

String

_ID

The unique ID for a row.

Type: INTEGER (long)

Constants

ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER

Added in API level 3

static val ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Activity Action: Creates a live folder.

Input: Nothing.

Output: An Intent representing the live folder. The intent must contain four extras: EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME (value: String), EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON (value: ShortcutIconResource), EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_URI (value: String) and EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE (value: int). The Intent can optionnally contain EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT (value: Intent).

Value: "android.intent.action.CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER"

See Also

#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME
#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON
#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE
#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT
android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource

DESCRIPTION

Added in API level 3

static val DESCRIPTION: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Description of the live folder item. This value is ignored if the live folder's display mode is LiveFolders.DISPLAY_MODE_GRID.

Optional.

Type: String.

Value: "description"

See Also

android.provider.LiveFolders#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE

DISPLAY_MODE_GRID

Added in API level 3

static val DISPLAY_MODE_GRID: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Displays a live folder's content in a grid.

Value: 1

See Also

android.provider.LiveFolders#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE

DISPLAY_MODE_LIST

Added in API level 3

static val DISPLAY_MODE_LIST: Int

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Displays a live folder's content in a list.

Value: 2

See Also

android.provider.LiveFolders#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE

EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT

Added in API level 3

static val EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

The name of the extra used to define the base Intent of a live folder.

Value: "android.intent.extra.livefolder.BASE_INTENT"

See Also

#ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER

EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE

Added in API level 3

static val EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_DISPLAY_MODE: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

The name of the extra used to define the display mode of a live folder.

Value: "android.intent.extra.livefolder.DISPLAY_MODE"

See Also

#ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER
#DISPLAY_MODE_GRID
#DISPLAY_MODE_LIST

EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON

Added in API level 3

static val EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_ICON: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

The name of the extra used to define the icon of a live folder.

Value: "android.intent.extra.livefolder.ICON"

See Also

#ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER

EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME

Added in API level 3

static val EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_NAME: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

The name of the extra used to define the name of a live folder.

Value: "android.intent.extra.livefolder.NAME"

See Also

#ACTION_CREATE_LIVE_FOLDER

ICON_BITMAP

Added in API level 3

static val ICON_BITMAP: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Icon of the live folder item, as a custom bitmap.

Optional.

Type: android.graphics.Bitmap.

Value: "icon_bitmap"

ICON_PACKAGE

Added in API level 3

static val ICON_PACKAGE: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Package where to find the icon of the live folder item. This value can be obtained easily using android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource#fromContext(android.content.Context, int).

Optional.

Type: String.

Value: "icon_package"

See Also

ICON_RESOURCE

Added in API level 3

static val ICON_RESOURCE: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Resource name of the live folder item. This value can be obtained easily using android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource#fromContext(android.content.Context, int).

Optional.

Type: String.

Value: "icon_resource"

See Also

INTENT

Added in API level 3

static val INTENT: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Intent of the live folder item.

Optional if the live folder has a base intent.

Type: android.content.Intent.

Value: "intent"

See Also

android.provider.LiveFolders#EXTRA_LIVE_FOLDER_BASE_INTENT

NAME

Added in API level 3

static val NAME: String

Deprecated: Deprecated in Java.

Content provider column.

Name of the live folder item.

Required.

Type: String.

Value: "name"