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Top Android CountryPicker Libraries

Top Android CountryPicker Libraries.

Introduction​

CountryPicker libraries provide an easy way to integrate a country picker feature into your Android application. These libraries offer a wide range of features, such as displaying a list of countries, searching for a specific country, selecting a country, and retrieving information about the selected country.

In this tutorial, we will explore some of the top CountryPicker libraries available for Android, discuss their features, and provide code examples for their usage.

1. CountryPicker​

The CountryPicker library is a simple and lightweight library that allows you to display a list of countries and select a country in your Android application. It provides a customizable UI with options to search for a specific country and listen for country selection events.

Installation​

To install the CountryPicker library, add the following dependency to your app-level build.gradle file:

implementation 'com.github.stefanodp91:country-picker-android:1.3.1'

Usage​

  1. Add the CountryPicker widget to your XML layout file:
<com.stefanodp91.android.countrypicker.CountryPicker
    android:id="@+id/countryPicker"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:cp_textColor="@android:color/black"
    app:cp_textSize="16sp" />
  1. In your activity or fragment, initialize the CountryPicker and set a listener for country selection:
val countryPicker = findViewById<CountryPicker>(R.id.countryPicker)
countryPicker.setOnCountrySelectedListener { country ->
    // Handle the selected country
    val countryCode = country.code
    val countryName = country.name
    // ...
}
  1. To show the country picker dialog, call the show method:
countryPicker.show(supportFragmentManager, "COUNTRY_PICKER")

2. SmartCountryPicker​

SmartCountryPicker is another popular CountryPicker library that offers a wide range of features. It provides an optimized search functionality, customizable UI, and the ability to retrieve country information based on ISO codes.

Installation​

To install the SmartCountryPicker library, add the following dependency to your app-level build.gradle file:

implementation 'com.github.ivbaranov:smart-country-picker:2.3.1'

Usage​

  1. Add the SmartCountryPicker widget to your XML layout file:
<com.github.ivbaranov.mli.MaterialLetterIcon
    android:id="@+id/flagImageView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:mli_initials="US" />

<com.github.ivbaranov.mli.MaterialLetterIcon
    android:id="@+id/arrowImageView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:mli_initials=">" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/countryTextView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textColor="@android:color/black"
    android:textSize="16sp" />
  1. In your activity or fragment, initialize the SmartCountryPicker and set a listener for country selection:
val flagImageView = findViewById<MaterialLetterIcon>(R.id.flagImageView)
val arrowImageView = findViewById<MaterialLetterIcon>(R.id.arrowImageView)
val countryTextView = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.countryTextView)

val smartCountryPicker = SmartCountryPicker(this)
smartCountryPicker.setOnCountryPickerListener { country ->
    // Handle the selected country
    val countryCode = country.isoCode
    val countryName = country.name
    // ...
}

// Show the country picker dialog on button click
countryTextView.setOnClickListener {
    smartCountryPicker.show(supportFragmentManager, "COUNTRY_PICKER")
}

Additional CountryPicker Libraries​

Here are some additional CountryPicker libraries that you might find useful:

  • AwesomeCountryPicker: A highly customizable CountryPicker library with support for flags and search functionality.
  • CountryCodePicker: A library that provides a country picker with support for selecting country codes.
  • CountryPickerView: A library that offers an easy-to-use and customizable country picker view.
  • CountryPicker - CountryPicker is an Android library created to show a custom fragment which allows to choose a country..
  • CountryPicker - Android library to get country data (eg. ISD code, country code, name) from list of countries.
  • CountryPicker - Android Library to display a fragment dialog to choose a country..
  • MaterialCountryPicker - Country (ISO/phone code) material picker library based on EditText (TextInputEditText). [Fresh port to kotlin androidx of https://github.com/jerryOkafor/CountryPicker].
  • CountryPicker - Country Picker is an android library which provides an easy way to search and select country(country name, 3 digit code: Alpha3)..
  • CountryPicker - Android library project for country code picker.
  • CountryPicker - This is android native library written in java..

Feel free to explore these libraries and choose the one that best fits your requirements.

That's it! You have learned about the features and installation of the top Android CountryPicker libraries. Happy coding!