Android Question How To Display System Clock In A Button

mark787 · Feb 25, 2017

I would like to display the on going system time in a button, or label or text view..... but I cannot find any source code that actually works..... does anyone have any tried and tested simple B4a source code that actually works.....

Pendrush · Feb 25, 2017

Simple way is to add this code in timer with 1 sec interval

B4X:

Label1.Text = DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

And see this link: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/core.html#datetime

mark787 · Feb 25, 2017

Pendrush said:
Simple way is to add this code in timer with 1 sec interval

B4X:

Label1.Text = DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

And see this link: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/core.html#datetime

I would like it to be more like a digital clock in a button with the seconds ticking off one by one as well ............. I already have the code you have reference that code only displaces a single instance of time and no more.

Pendrush · Feb 25, 2017

Format DateTime to show seconds, and use custom (font) typeface.
Some fonts: http://www.1001fonts.com/digital-fonts.html
Help: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/constants.html#typeface

B4X:

Dim MyFont As Typeface
MyFont = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("MyFont.ttf")
EditText1.Typeface = MyFont

mark787 · Feb 25, 2017

Pendrush said:
Format DateTime to show seconds, and use custom (font) typeface.
Some fonts: http://www.1001fonts.com/digital-fonts.html
Help: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/constants.html#typeface

B4X:

Dim MyFont As Typeface MyFont = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("MyFont.ttf") EditText1.Typeface = MyFont

Either No One is reading my thread or no one understand my thread..... I want to put a digital clock in a button, label, or textview on the screen of my App.

mark787 · Feb 26, 2017

Pendrush said:
Format DateTime to show seconds, and use custom (font) typeface.
Some fonts: http://www.1001fonts.com/digital-fonts.html
Help: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/constants.html#typeface

B4X:

Dim MyFont As Typeface MyFont = Typeface.LoadFromAssets("MyFont.ttf") EditText1.Typeface = MyFont

Who cares about a font/s ......................I would like it to be more like a digital clock in a button with the seconds ticking off one by one as well ............. I don't need no font declaration ............... I need source code for a digital clock in an App.......HHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP.

MaFu · Feb 26, 2017

The first answer from Pendrush solves your problem (but you must read complete and accurate):

Pendrush said:
Simple way is to add this code in timer with 1 sec interval

B4X:

Label1.Text = DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

And see this link: https://www.b4x.com/android/help/core.html#datetime

Create a timer with an one second interval. And in the timer event set the label/button text.

Pendrush · Feb 26, 2017

mark787 said:
Who cares about a font/s ......................I would like it to be more like a digital clock in a button with the seconds ticking off one by one as well ............. I don't need no font declaration ............... I need source code for a digital clock in an App.......HHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP.

When you say digital, what are you mean,?
My first association is a "digital look like" but, you actually maybe think: two different clock exist in device, and you don't want nasty analog, but great digital clock!?!?!?
You are also rude, so I will not provide any future help/answer.

KMatle · Feb 26, 2017

mark787 said:
I need source code for a digital clock in an App

Mark, I would like to explain to you what a digital clock is (as it seems you are not sure about this)

DIGITAL:

ANALOG:

As you see, a digital clock is just a string like "12:59:59" which you can put into a label, an edittext or even in a button.

Maybe you then think of "that looks crap, I want a good looking one". It's like in Word: You need to set another FONT like this one

There's a cool thing. It's called "Google search". Just type "digital clock font" and... WOW... Much font, so wow...". So then just LOAD that FONT (as Pendrush posted), color it as you need and get the time (see MaFu's post).

PS: As you see, three people are helping you. So be kind...

lemonisdead · Feb 26, 2017

@mark787 : please try the project attached

MikeH · Feb 26, 2017

mark787 · Feb 27, 2017

lemonisdead said:
@mark787 : please try the project attached

This is what I was so desperately looking for.............I had to edit your Code to get exactly what I wanted........ Now it works perfectly...
I think I could love you if I didn't love myself so much........Thank you so much!...... You are the Greatest! Lemonisdead,...........

Sub Process_Globals

Dim T1 AsTimer

EndSub

Sub Globals

Private Button110 As Button

EndSub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime AsBoolean)

Activity.LoadLayout("Botto.bal")

T1.Initialize("T1",DateTime.TicksPersecond)

DateTime.TimeFormat="hh:mm:ss"

EndSub

Sub Activity_Resume

T1.Enabled=True

EndSub

Sub Activity_Pause (UserClosed AsBoolean)

EndSub

Sub Button110_Click

EndSub

Sub T1_Tick

UpdateButton110

EndSub

Sub UpdateButton110

Button110.Text=DateTime.Time(DateTime.Now)

EndSub

ronell · Feb 27, 2017

use code tags when posting code

MaFu · Feb 27, 2017

This code is exactly what Pendrush said in his first post.

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