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How to Create Custom Calendar in Android Example? In this tutorial, we will create a custom calendar that you can build in Android Studio using Linear Layouts and add an onClickListener to selected a Date. Our calendar widget will contain 7 columns for the week and 7 rows for month dates. Here is an image of what we will build: This project is a fork from Github, link here. How to Create Custom Calendar in Android Example Getting Started Create a new Empty MainActivity project in Android Studio with xml layout activity_main.xml. To create a layout as shown in the image above, we will create a need layout resource file in res > layout named simple_calendar.xml. For calendar layout, we need LinearLayout inside which using TextViews and other nested LinearLayout we will create the calendar. Here is the XML code of the same. Now create a java file named SimpleCalendar.java which extends LinearLayout. Here is the code for the same: package com.example.customcalendar; import android.annotation.SuppressLint; import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Color; import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable; import android.os.Build; import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi; import android.util.AttributeSet; import android.util.DisplayMetrics; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.LinearLayout; import android.widget.TextView; import java.util.Calendar; public class SimpleCalendar extends LinearLayout { private static final String CUSTOM_GREY "#a0a0a0"; private static final String ENG_MONTH_NAMES {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"}; private Button selectedDayButton; private Button days; LinearLayout weekOneLayout; LinearLayout weekTwoLayout; LinearLayout weekThreeLayout; LinearLayout weekFourLayout; LinearLayout weekFiveLayout; LinearLayout weekSixLayout; private LinearLayout weeks; private int currentDateDay, chosenDateDay, currentDateMonth, chosenDateMonth, currentDateYear, chosenDateYear, pickedDateDay, pickedDateMonth, pickedDateYear; int userMonth, userYear; private DayClickListener mListener; private Calendar calendar; LinearLayout.LayoutParams defaultButtonParams; private LinearLayout.LayoutParams userButtonParams; public SimpleCalendar(Context context) { super(context); init(context); } public SimpleCalendar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) { super(context, attrs); init(context); } public SimpleCalendar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) { super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr); init(context); } @RequiresApi(api Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) public SimpleCalendar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) { super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes); init(context); } @SuppressLint("SetTextI18n") private void init(Context context) { DisplayMetrics metrics getResources().getDisplayMetrics(); View view LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.simple_calendar, this, true); calendar Calendar.getInstance(); weekOneLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_1); weekTwoLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_2); weekThreeLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_3); weekFourLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_4); weekFiveLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_5); weekSixLayout view.findViewById(R.id.calendar_week_6); TextView currentDate view.findViewById(R.id.current_date); TextView currentMonth view.findViewById(R.id.current_month); currentDateDay chosenDateDay calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); if (userMonth ! 0 && userYear ! 0) { currentDateMonth chosenDateMonth userMonth; currentDateYear chosenDateYear userYear; } else { currentDateMonth chosenDateMonth calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH); currentDateYear chosenDateYear calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR); } currentDate.setText("" + currentDateDay); currentMonth.setText(ENG_MONTH_NAMES); initializeDaysWeeks(); if (userButtonParams ! null) { defaultButtonParams userButtonParams; } else { defaultButtonParams getdaysLayoutParams(); } addDaysinCalendar(defaultButtonParams, context, metrics); initCalendarWithDate(chosenDateYear, chosenDateMonth, chosenDateDay); } private void initializeDaysWeeks() { weeks new LinearLayout; days new Button; weeks weekOneLayout; weeks weekTwoLayout; weeks weekThreeLayout; weeks weekFourLayout; weeks weekFiveLayout; weeks weekSixLayout; } private void initCalendarWithDate(int year, int month, int day) { if (calendar null) calendar Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.set(year, month, day); int daysInCurrentMonth calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); chosenDateYear year; chosenDateMonth month; chosenDateDay day; calendar.set(year, month, 1); int firstDayOfCurrentMonth calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); calendar.set(year, month, calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)); int dayNumber 1; int daysLeftInFirstWeek; int indexOfDayAfterLastDayOfMonth; if (firstDayOfCurrentMonth ! 1) { daysLeftInFirstWeek firstDayOfCurrentMonth; indexOfDayAfterLastDayOfMonth daysLeftInFirstWeek + daysInCurrentMonth; for (int i firstDayOfCurrentMonth; i < firstDayOfCurrentMonth + daysInCurrentMonth; ++i) { if (currentDateMonth chosenDateMonth && currentDateYear chosenDateYear && dayNumber currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); days.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } else { days.setTextColor(Color.BLACK); days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } int dateArr new int; dateArr dayNumber; dateArr chosenDateMonth; dateArr chosenDateYear; days.setTag(dateArr); days.setText(String.valueOf(dayNumber)); days.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { onDayClick(v); } }); ++dayNumber; } } else { daysLeftInFirstWeek 8; indexOfDayAfterLastDayOfMonth daysLeftInFirstWeek + daysInCurrentMonth; for (int i 8; i < 8 + daysInCurrentMonth; ++i) { if (currentDateMonth chosenDateMonth && currentDateYear chosenDateYear && dayNumber currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); days.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } else { days.setTextColor(Color.BLACK); days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } int dateArr new int; dateArr dayNumber; dateArr chosenDateMonth; dateArr chosenDateYear; days.setTag(dateArr); days.setText(String.valueOf(dayNumber)); days.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { onDayClick(v); } }); ++dayNumber; } } if (month > 0) calendar.set(year, month - 1, 1); else calendar.set(year - 1, 11, 1); int daysInPreviousMonth calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH); for (int i daysLeftInFirstWeek - 1; i > 0; --i) { int dateArr new int; if (chosenDateMonth > 0) { if (currentDateMonth ! chosenDateMonth - 1 || currentDateYear ! chosenDateYear || daysInPreviousMonth ! currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } dateArr daysInPreviousMonth; dateArr chosenDateMonth - 1; dateArr chosenDateYear; } else { if (currentDateMonth ! 11 || currentDateYear ! chosenDateYear - 1 || daysInPreviousMonth ! currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } dateArr daysInPreviousMonth; dateArr 11; dateArr chosenDateYear - 1; } days.setTag(dateArr); days.setText(String.valueOf(daysInPreviousMonth--)); days.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { onDayClick(v); } }); } int nextMonthDaysCounter 1; for (int i indexOfDayAfterLastDayOfMonth; i < days.length; ++i) { int dateArr new int; if (chosenDateMonth < 11) { if (currentDateMonth chosenDateMonth + 1 && currentDateYear chosenDateYear && nextMonthDaysCounter currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); } else { days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } dateArr nextMonthDaysCounter; dateArr chosenDateMonth + 1; dateArr chosenDateYear; } else { if (currentDateMonth 0 && currentDateYear chosenDateYear + 1 && nextMonthDaysCounter currentDateDay) { days.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); } else { days.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); } dateArr nextMonthDaysCounter; dateArr 0; dateArr chosenDateYear + 1; } days.setTag(dateArr); days.setTextColor(Color.parseColor(CUSTOM_GREY)); days.setText(String.valueOf(nextMonthDaysCounter++)); days.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { onDayClick(v); } }); } calendar.set(chosenDateYear, chosenDateMonth, chosenDateDay); } public void onDayClick(View view) { mListener.onDayClick(view); if (selectedDayButton ! null) { if (chosenDateYear currentDateYear && chosenDateMonth currentDateMonth && pickedDateDay currentDateDay) { selectedDayButton.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); selectedDayButton.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } else { selectedDayButton.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); if (selectedDayButton.getCurrentTextColor() ! Color.RED) { selectedDayButton.setTextColor(getResources() .getColor(R.color.calendar_number)); } } } selectedDayButton (Button) view; if (selectedDayButton.getTag() ! null) { int dateArray (int) selectedDayButton.getTag(); pickedDateDay dateArray; pickedDateMonth dateArray; pickedDateYear dateArray; } if (pickedDateYear currentDateYear && pickedDateMonth currentDateMonth && pickedDateDay currentDateDay) { selectedDayButton.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.pink)); selectedDayButton.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } else { selectedDayButton.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.grey)); if (selectedDayButton.getCurrentTextColor() ! Color.RED) { selectedDayButton.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } } } private void addDaysinCalendar(LayoutParams buttonParams, Context context, DisplayMetrics metrics) { int engDaysArrayCounter 0; for (int weekNumber 0; weekNumber < 6; ++weekNumber) { for (int dayInWeek 0; dayInWeek < 7; ++dayInWeek) { final Button day new Button(context); day.setTextColor(Color.parseColor(CUSTOM_GREY)); day.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); day.setLayoutParams(buttonParams); day.setTextSize((int) metrics.density * 8); day.setSingleLine(); days day; weeks.addView(day); ++engDaysArrayCounter; } } } private LayoutParams getdaysLayoutParams() { LinearLayout.LayoutParams buttonParams new LinearLayout.LayoutParams( ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT); buttonParams.weight 1; return buttonParams; } public void setUserDaysLayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams userButtonParams) { this.userButtonParams userButtonParams; } public void setUserCurrentMonthYear(int userMonth, int userYear) { this.userMonth userMonth; this.userYear userYear; } public void setDayBackground(Drawable userDrawable) { Drawable userDrawable1 userDrawable; } public interface DayClickListener { void onDayClick(View view); } public void setCallBack(DayClickListener mListener) { this.mListener mListener; } } Now in activity_main.xml you can easily create a SimpleCalendar widget. Set its height and width as they are the required attributes. Here is the code for the same. Now in MainActivity.java, create SimpleCalendar object and using findViewByID link it with the XML widget . Here is the code for the same: package com.example.customcalendar; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import java.util.Calendar; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); SimpleCalendar simpleCalendar findViewById(R.id.square_day); Calendar calendar Calendar.getInstance(); // Get current month int month calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH); //Get current Year int year calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR); simpleCalendar.setUserCurrentMonthYear(month,year); simpleCalendar.setCallBack(new SimpleCalendar.DayClickListener() { @Override public void onDayClick(View view) { // Create on Click event here. } }); } } Interested in implementing calendar library built by other android developers, see Top 20 Android Calendar Library here. 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