OrientationEventListener, detect orientation change from the SensorManager.

android.view.OrientationEventListener is a Helper class for receiving notifications from the SensorManager when the orientation of the device has changed.

[Note: The another class OrientationListener is deprecated.]




The method onOrientationChanged(int orientation) will be called when the orientation of the device has changed. orientation parameter is in degrees, ranging from 0 to 359. orientation is 0 degrees when the device is oriented in its natural position, 90 degrees when its left side is at the top, 180 degrees when it is upside down, and 270 degrees when its right side is to the top. ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN is returned when the device is close to flat and the orientation cannot be determined.

Modify main.xml to have a TextView to display the updated orientation.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  >
<TextView
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="@string/hello"
  />
<TextView
  android:id="@+id/textorientation"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="Orientation: "
  />
</LinearLayout>

AndroidOrientationSensor.java

package com.exercise.AndroidOrientationSensor;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.hardware.SensorManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.OrientationEventListener;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class AndroidOrientationSensor extends Activity{

TextView textviewOrientation;
OrientationEventListener myOrientationEventListener;

  /** Called when the activity is first created. */
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.main);
      textviewOrientation = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textorientation);
    
      myOrientationEventListener
   = new OrientationEventListener(this, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL){

    @Override
    public void onOrientationChanged(int arg0) {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     textviewOrientation.setText("Orientation: " + String.valueOf(arg0));
    }};
    
      if (myOrientationEventListener.canDetectOrientation()){
       Toast.makeText(this, "Can DetectOrientation", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
       myOrientationEventListener.enable();
      }
      else{
       Toast.makeText(this, "Can't DetectOrientation", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
       finish();
      }
    
    
  }

@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
 // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 super.onDestroy();
 myOrientationEventListener.disable();
}
}

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