How to add a common share button in Sketchware?


Sharing text contents or URLs from a Sketchware App is possible using intent, but the data can only be shared using individual urls to emails, facebook, twitter, and other sites which provide a sharing option, individually. But in order to implement a common share button for sharing content, some code is to be added in the project using add source directly block.

Follow the steps below to add a share button in Sketchware App.

1. Suppose you want to share the contents of field Edittext1 as title and of field Edittext2​ as main content. For sharing the contents, first insert a button or an imageview with share icon.

2. In LOGIC area, in the onClick event for button, which is to be used as share button, add two string variables a and b.

3. Set string variable a to contents of Edittext1 field, and variable b to contents of Edittext2 field.
4. Add the following code in add source directly block:
Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); i.setType("text/plain"); i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, a); i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, b); startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i,"Share using"));

Note that in the code, i is name of intent, a is name of a string variable, and b is also name of a string variable.

4. Save and run the project.

Here is a video of the same process.

Comments

  1. chandan7December 28, 2017 at 12:18 AM

    How to share my application link ?

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    1. Mohin PatelMay 23, 2018 at 11:50 PM

      So easy ! Edit text view with your application link and make it invisible

      Delete
    2. Mohin PatelMay 23, 2018 at 11:51 PM

      Or simply add your app link instead of "a"

      Delete
  2. SkyMay 26, 2018 at 6:14 AM

    When I test app and click Facebook messenger to share, nothing happens? :/

    ReplyDelete
  3. EnablixJune 15, 2018 at 6:45 AM

    how to share audio file or apk file

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  4. EnablixJune 15, 2018 at 6:45 AM

    Pls

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  5. AnonymousJune 23, 2018 at 3:38 AM

    Add Source Directly Block removed by sketchware developer
    Can I add it as moreblock?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Bijush Kumar RoyAugust 4, 2018 at 10:34 AM

    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  7. telugu panthuluSeptember 17, 2018 at 10:45 AM

    excellent

    ReplyDelete
  8. plug templatesNovember 5, 2018 at 7:52 AM

    Very nice

    ReplyDelete
  9. WahyuDecember 1, 2018 at 12:13 AM

    how to paste code in add source directly

    ReplyDelete
  10. plug templatesJanuary 19, 2019 at 7:22 AM

    How to link Sharing my application link please help me with Source code

    ReplyDelete
  11. RUONTOPDecember 28, 2019 at 5:15 PM

    tell me about share button for apk 7408052123

    ReplyDelete
  12. Bne62September 16, 2020 at 4:35 AM

    I want to send pdf file from internal storage

    ReplyDelete
  13. Sajin AliSeptember 20, 2020 at 7:13 AM

    editview1 does not send. Only editview2 send

    ReplyDelete
  14. UnknownJune 1, 2021 at 11:21 AM

    How can I share my application using share button?

    ReplyDelete

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