- What is linear progress indicator?
- What are progress bars?
- When can we use determinate and indeterminate for the progress bar?
- How to show horizontal progress bar in Android?
What is linear progress indicator?
A Material Design linear progress indicator, also known as a progress bar. A widget that shows progress along a line.
What are progress bars?
A progress bar is a graphical control element used to visualize the progression of an extended computer operation, such as a download, file transfer, or installation. Sometimes, the graphic is accompanied by a textual representation of the progress in a percent format.
When can we use determinate and indeterminate for the progress bar?
There are 2 types of progress bars: determinate and indeterminate. The former is used when the amount of information that needs to be loaded is detectable. The latter is used when the system is unsure how much needs to be loaded or how long it will take.
How to show horizontal progress bar in Android?
In Android, by default a progress bar will be displayed as a spinning wheel but If we want it to be displayed as a horizontal bar then we need to use style attribute as horizontal. It mainly use the “android. widget. ProgressBar” class.