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ViewPager Tutorial: Getting Started in Kotlin

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In this ViewPager tutorial for Android, you'll learn how to use a ViewPager to navigate between content pages in Kotlin.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.raywenderlich.com/324-viewpager-tutorial-getting-started-in-kotlin
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Wow, this is a great tutorial Diana! This is just what I was looking for. Very clearly explained! I have a question- I have fragments that contain buttons, and I want to switch from one fragment to another by clicking on buttons (instead of swiping). So, basically, I want to disable swiping by finger and instead swipe programmatically. Would viewpagers be the best way to do this? I like the sliding animation effect they provide.

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@dianap21 Do you have any feedback regarding this? Thank you - much appreciated!

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The ViewPager is a great choice as you don’t have to implement the sliding animation. You can create a custom ViewPager and disable swiping by overriding onInterceptTouchEvent
and onTouchEvent.

class CustomViewPager(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet) : ViewPager(context, attrs) {

    override fun onInterceptTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
        return false
    }
    override fun onTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
        return false
    }
}
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@dianap21 Thanks for the reply. I like that approach. Much appreciated :+1:

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Had to sign up for an account just to say how great this tutorial is. Thanks so much!

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Hi Diana, thanks for the great Tutorial! Have you come across an Android equivalent to iOS ‘Page Control’ widget that would work well with this type of page control? Thanks in advance.

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@dianap21 Can you please help with this when you get a chance? Thank you - much appreciated! :]

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There are many libraries available that work with the ViewPager. Here’s one that allows you to customise the page indicators: GitHub - romandanylyk/PageIndicatorView: An page indicator for Android ViewPager.

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This tutorial is more than six months old so questions are no longer supported at the moment for it. Thank you!