Android navigation drawer toggle icon to right

Question

My requirement is kind of the picture below My navigation drawer should be opened from the right side . I have implemented this . My navigation drawer open from right to left . But the problem is toggle icon is always on the left side . How can I set toggle icon to the right . I have checked the following SO question , but none of them came to any help .

Change toggle button image Icon In Navigation Drawer right to left

Drawer Toggle in right Drawer

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Here is what I have tried .

code for my layout activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
    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:id="@+id/drawer"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:openDrawer="end">

    <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
        tools:context="com.example.nav.MainActivity"
        android:foregroundGravity="right">

        <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="end"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbar"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
                android:layout_gravity="right"
                app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"
                android:foregroundGravity="right"
                android:textAlignment="viewEnd"
                android:touchscreenBlocksFocus="false" />

        </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

        <include layout="@layout/content_main" />

    </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="end"
        app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header"
        app:menu="@menu/menu_navigation"
        android:textAlignment="viewEnd" />


</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

Code for my activity

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private DrawerLayout drawerLayout;
    private Toolbar toolbar;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
        initNavigationDrawer();

    }

    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
    public void initNavigationDrawer() {

        NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView)findViewById(R.id.navigation_view);
        navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(new NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(MenuItem menuItem) {

                int id = menuItem.getItemId();

                switch (id){
                    case R.id.home:
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Home",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        drawerLayout.closeDrawers();
                        break;
                    case R.id.settings:
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Settings",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        break;
                    case R.id.trash:
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Trash",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        drawerLayout.closeDrawers();
                        break;
                    case R.id.logout:
                        finish();

                }
                return true;
            }
        });
        drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout)findViewById(R.id.drawer);

        ActionBarDrawerToggle actionBarDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this,drawerLayout,toolbar,R.string.drawer_open,R.string.drawer_close){

            @Override
            public void onDrawerClosed(View v){
                super.onDrawerClosed(v);
            }

            @Override
            public void onDrawerOpened(View v) {
                super.onDrawerOpened(v);
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
                if (item != null && item.getItemId() == android.R.id.home) {
                    if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(Gravity.RIGHT)) {
                        drawerLayout.closeDrawer(Gravity.RIGHT);
                    }
                    else {
                        drawerLayout.openDrawer(Gravity.RIGHT);
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        };
        drawerLayout.addDrawerListener(actionBarDrawerToggle);
        actionBarDrawerToggle.syncState();

        toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(Gravity.RIGHT)) {
                    drawerLayout.closeDrawer(Gravity.RIGHT);
                } else {
                    drawerLayout.openDrawer(Gravity.RIGHT);
                }
            }
        });
    }

}

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In your android manifest add this line:

android:supportsRtl="true"

to your application, like so:

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:supportsRtl="true"

Then in your onCreate method, add this line:

getWindow().getDecorView().setLayoutDirection(View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL);

WARNING::: This only works for SdkVersion 17+, so if your application targets a lower minimum SDK, you will have to create a custom menu and override the OnCreateOptions method(Unless there's another way which I'm not aware of, which is definitely possible).

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/application-element.html#supportsrtl

Answer 2

I wrote the EndDrawerToggle class for a setup very similar to yours - a DrawerLayout with an end-aligned drawer View, in an AppCompatActivity with a custom Toolbar as the support ActionBar.

import android.app.Activity;
import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.support.v7.graphics.drawable.DrawerArrowDrawable;
import android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageButton;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar.LayoutParams;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;


public class EndDrawerToggle implements DrawerLayout.DrawerListener {

    private DrawerLayout drawerLayout;
    private DrawerArrowDrawable arrowDrawable;
    private AppCompatImageButton toggleButton;
    private String openDrawerContentDesc;
    private String closeDrawerContentDesc;

    public EndDrawerToggle(Activity activity, DrawerLayout drawerLayout, Toolbar toolbar,
                           int openDrawerContentDescRes, int closeDrawerContentDescRes) {

        this.drawerLayout = drawerLayout;
        this.openDrawerContentDesc = activity.getString(openDrawerContentDescRes);
        this.closeDrawerContentDesc = activity.getString(closeDrawerContentDescRes);

        arrowDrawable = new DrawerArrowDrawable(toolbar.getContext());
        arrowDrawable.setDirection(DrawerArrowDrawable.ARROW_DIRECTION_END);

        toggleButton = new AppCompatImageButton(toolbar.getContext(), null,
                                                R.attr.toolbarNavigationButtonStyle);
        toolbar.addView(toggleButton, new LayoutParams(GravityCompat.END));
        toggleButton.setImageDrawable(arrowDrawable);
        toggleButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    toggle();
                }
            }
        );
    }

    public void syncState() {
        if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.END)) {
            setPosition(1f);
        }
        else {
            setPosition(0f);
        }
    }

    public void toggle() {
        if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.END)) {
            drawerLayout.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
        }
        else {
            drawerLayout.openDrawer(GravityCompat.END);
        }
    }

    public void setPosition(float position) {
        if (position == 1f) {
            arrowDrawable.setVerticalMirror(true);
            toggleButton.setContentDescription(closeDrawerContentDesc);
        }
        else if (position == 0f) {
            arrowDrawable.setVerticalMirror(false);
            toggleButton.setContentDescription(openDrawerContentDesc);
        }
        arrowDrawable.setProgress(position);
    }

    @Override
    public void onDrawerSlide(View drawerView, float slideOffset) {
        setPosition(Math.min(1f, Math.max(0, slideOffset)));
    }

    @Override
    public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
        setPosition(1f);
    }

    @Override
    public void onDrawerClosed(View drawerView) {
        setPosition(0f);
    }

    @Override
    public void onDrawerStateChanged(int newState) {
    }
}

The EndDrawerToggle class is a complete replacement for ActionBarDrawerToggle in this case, so you will not need any of the setup that you currently have for that. All of the DrawerListener methods are still available for override, but it is not necessary to do so for the basic functionality, as EndDrawerToggle handles toggling the drawer state on its own. It is similarly unnecessary to handle the toggle click yourself, so you do not need the navigation OnClickListener either.

Simply instantiate the toggle, add it as a DrawerListener, and sync it. I would recommend syncing the toggle in the onPostCreate() method, to ensure that it syncs correctly, for example, after an orientation change.

private EndDrawerToggle drawerToggle;
...

public void initNavigationDrawer() {
    NavigationView navigationView = ...
    ...

    drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout)findViewById(R.id.drawer);

    drawerToggle = new EndDrawerToggle(this,
                                       drawerLayout,
                                       toolbar,
                                       R.string.drawer_open,
                                       R.string.drawer_close);

    drawerLayout.addDrawerListener(drawerToggle);
}

@Override
protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
    drawerToggle.syncState();
}