Two navigation boxes with the same activity

Question

Is it possible to configure two navigation boxes for the same activity, one on the left and the other on the right?

Answer 1

You can use the box layout

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/drawer_layout" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"> <!-- The main content view --> <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/content_frame" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> <!-- The navigation drawer --> <ListView android:id="@+id/left_drawer" android:layout_width="240dp" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="start" android:choiceMode="singleChoice" android:divider="@android:color/transparent" android:dividerHeight="0dp" android:background="#111"/> <ListView android:id="@+id/right_drawer" android:layout_width="240dp" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="end" android:choiceMode="singleChoice" android:divider="@android:color/transparent" android:dividerHeight="0dp" android:background="#111"/> </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout> 

ALSO check the documentation https://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html

Make sure you use the toolbar and not the action bar

Answer 2

Yes, you can add two types of ListView to your box layout, one list should have gravity start , and the other should have end .

Answer 3

Yes

You can use two navigation windows

 <android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:id="@+id/drawer_layout" tools:context="PackageName.ActivityName"> <ScrollView android:id="@+id/scrol_lay" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <!-- your layout --> </ScrollView> <!-- First navigation drawer --> <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView android:id="@+id/navigation_view_main" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="start" app:menu="@menu/navigation_main_menu" app:headerLayout="@layout/navigation_header"/> <!-- Second navigation drawer --> <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView android:id="@+id/navigation_view_second" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="end" app:menu="@menu/navigation_menu" app:headerLayout="@layout/navigation_header"/> </android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout> 

Answer 4

For maximum customization, In your xml you can use FrameLayout as a container

  <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView android:id="@+id/nav_view" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="start" android:fitsSystemWindows="true"> <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/contDrawer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> </android.support.design.widget.NavigationView> 

Now in your activity you can replace it with any fragment

 getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.contDrawer, SideBarCustomerFragment.newInstance()).commit(); 

Now for two users you can create 2 different fragments. You can check my boilerplate code for reference.

https://github.com/hamzaahmedkhan/AndroidStructure/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/android/structure/activities/HomeActivity.java

https://github.com/hamzaahmedkhan/AndroidStructure/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/android/structure/activities/BaseActivity.java