Android Rotate animations in Kotlin
Last Updated : 02 Aug, 2024
Rotate animation is a special kind of animation in Android which controls the Rotation of an object. These type of animations are usually used by developers to give a feel to the user about the changes happening in the application like loading content, processing data, etc. By using the rotate animation effect, an object can be rotated in the X-Y plane of activity and it allows the rotation in both Clockwise and Anticlockwise directions.
The class hierarchy of the RotateAnimation class in Kotlin
XML attributes which define the rotation of an object
| XML Attributes | Description |
|---|
| android:pivotX | To define the X coordinate of the point about which the object is being rotated |
| android:pivotY | To define the Y coordinate of the point about which the object is being rotated |
| android:fromDegrees | Rotation of the object starts from this geometrical degree |
| android:toDegrees | Rotation of the object ends at this geometrical degree |
| android:duration | Used to define the duration of the animation in millisecond |
| android:startOffset | Used to delay the animation time in millisecond |
Approach:
This example demonstrates the steps involved in implementing the clockwise and anticlockwise rotation animation to an image file. An image file will be added in the activity using ImageView.
Note: The steps are performed on Android Studio version 4.0
Step 1: Create a New Project
- Click on File, then New => New Project.
- Select language as Kotlin.
- Select the minimum SDK as per your need.
Step 2: Modify activity_main.xml file
Below is the code for activity_main.xml file to add a TextView, ImageView, and 2 buttons in an activity.
activity_main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#168BC34A" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <TextView android:id="@+id/textView" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:fontFamily="@font/roboto" android:text="@string/heading" android:textAlignment="center" android:textColor="@android:color/holo_green_dark" android:textSize="36sp" android:textStyle="bold" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.050000012" /> <ImageView android:id="@+id/imageView" android:layout_width="243dp" android:layout_height="241dp" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView" app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.19999999" app:srcCompat="@drawable/logo" /> <Button android:id="@+id/clk_rotate_button" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#AB4CAF50" android:fontFamily="@font/roboto" android:text="@string/clk_rotate_button_text" android:textSize="14sp" android:textStyle="bold" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.12" app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/imageView" app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.7" /> <Button android:id="@+id/anticlk_rotate_button" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="#AB4CAF50" android:fontFamily="@font/roboto" android:text="@string/anticlk_rotate_button_text" android:textStyle="bold" app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.78" app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/clk_rotate_button" app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/imageView" app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.7" /> </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Step 3: Define XML file for clockwise and anticlockwise rotation of the image
Create a new directory in the res folder of the application and name it anim. In this directory create 2 Animation Resource File namely rotate_clockwise and rotate_anticlockwise. These 2 files are the XML file which holds the details of the animation. Below is the code for both the file.
Filename: rotate_clockwise.xml
rotate_clockwise.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <rotate android:pivotX = "50%" android:pivotY = "50%" android:fromDegrees = "0" android:toDegrees = "360" android:duration = "2500"/> </set>
Filename: rotate_anticlockwise.xml
rotate_anticlockwise.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <rotate android:pivotX = "50%" android:pivotY = "50%" android:fromDegrees = "360" android:toDegrees = "0" android:duration = "2500"/> </set>
Step 4: Modify MainActivity.kt File
Below is the code for MainActivity.kt file to load and start the animation on the ImageView widget according to the button clicked by the user.
MainActivity.kt package com.example.androidrotateanimation import android.os.Bundle import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils import android.widget.Button import android.widget.ImageView import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContentView(R.layout.activity_main) // assigning id of button which rotates // the image in clockwise direction val clk_button: Button = findViewById(R.id.clk_rotate_button) // assigning id of button which rotates // the image in anti-clockwise direction val anticlk_button: Button = findViewById(R.id.anticlk_rotate_button) // assigning id of imageview // which is to be rotated val image: ImageView = findViewById(R.id.imageView) // actions to be performed when // "rotate clockwise" button is clicked clk_button.setOnClickListener() { // loading the animation of // rotate_clockwise.xml file into a variable val clk_rotate = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation( this, R.anim.rotate_clockwise ) // assigning that animation to // the image and start animation image.startAnimation(clk_rotate) } // actions to be performed when // "rotate anticlockwise" button is clicked anticlk_button.setOnClickListener() { // loading the animation of // rotate_anticlockwise.xml file into a variable val anticlk_rotate = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation( this, R.anim.rotate_anticlockwise ) // assigning that animation to // the image and start animation image.startAnimation(anticlk_rotate) } } } Run as Emulator