Multi-Language Translate

Multi-Language Translate

Extends from previous exercise, AndroidTranslate, using Google Translate API in Android application. It's a multi-language translation application. There are two spinner in the application, user can select the language to be translated.



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Please note:
- google-api-translate-java have to be downloaded and build path have to be set, refer the articlegoogle-api-translate-java.
- "android.permission.INTERNET" have to be set in AndroidMainfest.xml, refer to the articleAndroidTranslate, using Google Translate API in Android application.
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Modify main.xml to add two Spinner to select the language to be translated from and to.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  >
<TextView
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="@string/hello"
  />
<EditText
 android:id="@+id/InputText"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 />
<TextView
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="from:"
  />
<Spinner
 android:id = "@+id/spinner_InputLanguage"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 />
<TextView
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="to:"
  />
<Spinner
 android:id = "@+id/spinner_OutputLanguage"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 />
<Button
 android:id="@+id/TranslateButton"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="Translate"
 />
<TextView
 android:id="@+id/OutputText"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  />
</LinearLayout>

main.xml can be downloaded here.

Implement a file arrayLanguage.xml in the folder /res/values/

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="language">
<item>ARABIC</item>
<item>BULGARIAN</item>
<item>CATALAN</item>
<item>CHINESE</item>
<item>CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED</item>
<item>CHINESE_TRADITIONAL</item>
<item>CROATIAN</item>
<item>CZECH</item>
<item>DANISH</item>
<item>DUTCH</item>
<item>ENGLISH</item>
<item>FILIPINO</item>
<item>FINNISH</item>
<item>FRENCH</item>
<item>GERMAN</item>
<item>GREEK</item>
<item>HEBREW</item>
<item>HINDI</item>
<item>INDONESIAN</item>
<item>ITALIAN</item>
<item>JAPANESE</item>
<item>KOREAN</item>
<item>LATVIAN</item>
<item>LITHUANIAN</item>
<item>NORWEGIAN</item>
<item>POLISH</item>
<item>PORTUGESE</item>
<item>ROMANIAN</item>
<item>RUSSIAN</item>
<item>SERBIAN</item>
<item>SLOVAK</item>
<item>SLOVENIAN</item>
<item>SPANISH</item>
<item>SWEDISH</item>
<item>UKRANIAN</item>
<item>VIETNAMESE</item>
</string-array>
</resources>

arrayLanguage.xml can be downloaded here.

Modify AndroidTranslate.java

package com.exercise.AndroidTranslate;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.google.api.translate.Language;
import com.google.api.translate.Translate;



public class AndroidTranslate extends Activity {
 
 EditText MyInputText;
 Button MyTranslateButton;
 TextView MyOutputText;
 Spinner spinner_InputLanguage, spinner_OutputLanguage;
 
  /** Called when the activity is first created. */
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.main);
   
      MyInputText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.InputText);
      MyTranslateButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.TranslateButton);
      MyOutputText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.OutputText);
   
      MyTranslateButton.setOnClickListener(MyTranslateButtonOnClickListener);
   
      ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter
      = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,
        R.array.language, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
   
      spinner_InputLanguage = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner_InputLanguage);
      adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
      spinner_InputLanguage.setAdapter(adapter);
   
      spinner_OutputLanguage = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner_OutputLanguage);
      adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
      spinner_OutputLanguage.setAdapter(adapter);
  }

  private Button.OnClickListener MyTranslateButtonOnClickListener
    = new Button.OnClickListener(){

  @Override
  public void onClick(View v) {
   // TODO Auto-generated method stub
   String InputString;
   String OutputString = null;
   InputString = MyInputText.getText().toString();
  
   Language fromLanguage =
    Language.valueOf((String)spinner_InputLanguage
    .getItemAtPosition((int) spinner_InputLanguage
    .getSelectedItemId()));
   Language toLanguage =
    Language.valueOf((String)spinner_OutputLanguage
    .getItemAtPosition((int) spinner_OutputLanguage
    .getSelectedItemId()));
  
   try {
    Translate.setHttpReferrer("http://android-er.blogspot.com/");
    OutputString = Translate.execute(InputString,
      fromLanguage, toLanguage);
   
   } catch (Exception ex) {
    ex.printStackTrace();
    OutputString = "Error";
      }
  
   MyOutputText.setText(OutputString);
  }
  };
}