Android: navigation drawer without xml

Question

Is it possible to create and add to app Navigation Drawer without using xml?
Every example i saw had an additional xml file with layout.
Nowadays i try to initialize this with:

DrawerLayout sidePanel = new DrawerLayout(this);

and then add this sidePanel using View method addView() but it cause exception.
Is it possible to add Navigation Drawer using only java code?

Does the navigation drawer not live in it's own fragment? I cannot see the advantage of this — cYrixmorten
– cYrixmorten, Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 9:12
OP, why would you not use an XML? What's the problem with adding an XML if it is how it works for everybody? — shkschneider
– shkschneider, Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 9:26
In fact i just wonder is it possible at all. Generaly i tought i can add everything stright from code (and until today it was true), but this one is some kind of exception from rule or i don't know how to do it properly. — rainbow
– rainbow, Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 9:35
@shkschneider not all app using xml for example the game (because it usually only contain 1 view / openGLView), and i also need to implement drawer in my game — Pipin Indrawan
– Pipin Indrawan, Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 2:51

sona · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-25 09:37:42Z

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yes , you can do that without the XML, but still you would require a layout to at least hold that navigation drawer that you need

answered Apr 25, 2014 at 9:37

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rainbow Over a year ago

Can you give me some example? As i understand drawer contains some layout not inversely.

sona Over a year ago

you need to create XML with Frame layout that will contain the fragments of your navigation drawer. an exemplary layout I have added above

Liam Over a year ago

This answer would be improved if you said how you achieve this. Simply saying yes isn't particularly helpful. Also you should avoid answering the same question twice.

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