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Android java crash screen recording

I have the following code that allows you to record what happens on the screen.
It works, but there are some problems and unforeseen events that happen and I do not understand which set of situations allow that app to crash.
To make one of the problems happen, the steps are as follows:
Press the start button
Start recording
Press the stop button
Wait a few moments
Press the start button again
Error:
E/MediaRecorder: SurfaceMediaSource could not be initialized!
D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.app, PID: 4465
java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to get surface
at android.media.MediaRecorder.getSurface(Native Method)
at com.app.MainActivity2.getVirtualDisplay(MainActivity2.java:170)
at com.app.MainActivity2.startRecording(MainActivity2.java:71)
at com.app.MainActivity2.access$100(MainActivity2.java:23)
at com.app.MainActivity2$1.onClick(MainActivity2.java:47)....
Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
Code:
package com.app;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.media.projection.MediaProjection;
import android.media.projection.MediaProjectionManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.io.File;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class MainActivity2 extends AppCompatActivity {
private static final int CAST_PERMISSION_CODE = 22;
private DisplayMetrics mDisplayMetrics;
private MediaProjection mMediaProjection;
private VirtualDisplay mVirtualDisplay;
private MediaRecorder mMediaRecorder;
private MediaProjectionManager mProjectionManager;
private boolean startRec = false;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);
mDisplayMetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
mMediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
mProjectionManager = (MediaProjectionManager) getSystemService(Context.MEDIA_PROJECTION_SERVICE);
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(mDisplayMetrics);
Button start = (Button) findViewById(R.id.start);
start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if (!startRec) startRecording();
}
});
Button stop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.stop);
stop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if (startRec) stopRecording();
}
});
}
private void startRecording() {
startRec = true;
// If mMediaProjection is null that means we didn't get a context, lets ask the user
Log.w("class:", "startRecording:start");
if (mMediaProjection == null) {
// This asks for user permissions to capture the screen
Log.w("class:", "startRecording:startResult");
startActivityForResult(mProjectionManager.createScreenCaptureIntent(), CAST_PERMISSION_CODE);
Log.w("class:", "startRecording:endResult");
return;
}
Log.w("class:", "startRecording:end");
mVirtualDisplay = getVirtualDisplay();
mMediaRecorder.start();
}
private void stopRecording() {
startRec = false;
Log.w("class:", "stopRecording:start");
if (mMediaRecorder != null) {
mMediaRecorder.stop();
mMediaRecorder.reset();
//mMediaRecorder = null;
}
if (mVirtualDisplay != null) {
mVirtualDisplay.release();
//mVirtualDisplay = null;
}
if (mMediaProjection != null) {
mMediaProjection.stop();
//mMediaProjection = null;
}
Log.w("class:", "stopRecording:end");
}
public String getCurSysDate() {
return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss").format(new Date());
}
private void prepareRecording(String name) {
if (!Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(Environment.getExternalStorageState())) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Failed to get External Storage", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
final String directory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + "Recordings";
final File folder = new File(directory);
boolean success = true;
if (!folder.exists()) {
success = folder.mkdir();
}
if (!success) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Failed to create Recordings directory", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
String videoName = (name + "_" + getCurSysDate() + ".mp4");
String filePath = directory + File.separator + videoName;
int width = mDisplayMetrics.widthPixels;
int height = mDisplayMetrics.heightPixels;
mMediaRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSource(MediaRecorder.VideoSource.SURFACE);
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncoder(MediaRecorder.VideoEncoder.H264);
mMediaRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AMR_NB);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoEncodingBitRate(8000 * 1000);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoFrameRate(24);
mMediaRecorder.setVideoSize(width, height);
mMediaRecorder.setOutputFile(filePath);
try {
mMediaRecorder.prepare();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return;
}
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode != CAST_PERMISSION_CODE) {
// Where did we get this request from ? -_-
Log.w("class:", "Unknown request code: " + requestCode);
return;
}
Log.w("class:", "onActivityResult:resultCode");
if (resultCode != RESULT_OK) {
startRec = false;
Toast.makeText(this, "Screen Cast Permission Denied :(", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
prepareRecording("start");
mMediaProjection = mProjectionManager.getMediaProjection(resultCode, data);
Log.w("class:", "onActivityResult:mMediaProjection");
// TODO Register a callback that will listen onStop and release & prepare the recorder for next recording
// mMediaProjection.registerCallback(callback, null);
mVirtualDisplay = getVirtualDisplay();
mMediaRecorder.start();
}
private VirtualDisplay getVirtualDisplay() {
int screenDensity = mDisplayMetrics.densityDpi;
int width = mDisplayMetrics.widthPixels;
int height = mDisplayMetrics.heightPixels;
return mMediaProjection.createVirtualDisplay(this.getClass().getSimpleName(),
width, height, screenDensity,
DisplayManager.VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_AUTO_MIRROR,
mMediaRecorder.getSurface(), null /*Callbacks*/, null /*Handler*/);
}
}
Xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<Button
android:id="#+id/start"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Start" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/stop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Stop" />
</LinearLayout>

How to put a progress bar with thread safety in android while hitting a server and waiting for response?

I have an application where I am recording audio in an activity. User has a start recording and stop recording button to do that. Once user clicks the stop recording button, it sends the recorded mp3 file to server (encoded string) and server process it and a response is received. I want to do the following tasks:
Since this process is long, I want to do this in a separate thread(preferably).
The process of sending and receiving response is to be shown using progress bar.
User should be able to navigate to other screens while he is waiting(i.e. current activity may be destroyed)
I tried using Toast messages before and after the function where I send mp3 to server. But there is no sync, sometimes msg comes early, sometime it's late. That's why a proper progress bar is required.How to do this? Can AsyncTask be used with what I want to achieve in (3). or should I use some other form of multithreading. Please help.Below is the activity
(Please ignore the indentations, I couldn't fix the code on stack-overflow:
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Base64;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class RecordActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private static final String LOG_TAG = "AudioRecordTest";
private static String msg = "default";
public final static String Result_MESSAGE = "in.innovatehub.ankita_mehta.tinyears.ResultMESSAGE";
private static final int REQUESTCODE_RECORDING = 109201;
private Button mRecorderApp = null;
private static String mFileName = "music.mp3";
private static String mFilePath = String.valueOf(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS + "/TinyEars/"));
private MediaRecorder mRecorder = null;
private MediaPlayer mPlayer = null;
private ImageButton mRecordImageButton = null;
private ImageButton mPlayImageButton = null;
boolean mStartRecording = true;
boolean mStartPlaying = true;
private Button mShowStatsButton = null;
private static final String TAG = "RecordActivity";
private Handler handler = new Handler();
final Runnable updater = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
handler.postDelayed(this, 1);
if(mRecorder!=null) {
int maxAmplitude = mRecorder.getMaxAmplitude();
if (maxAmplitude != 0) {
// visualizerView.addAmplitude(maxAmplitude);
}
}
else{
}
}
};
private void onRecord(boolean start) {
if (start) {
startRecording();
} else {
stopRecording();
}
}
private void onPlay(boolean start) {
if (start) {
startPlaying();
} else {
stopPlaying();
}
}
private void startPlaying() {
mPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
try {
mPlayer.setDataSource(mFilePath+"/"+mFileName);
mPlayer.prepare();
mPlayer.start();
mPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
Log.i("Completion Listener", "Song Complete");
stopPlaying();
mRecordImageButton.setEnabled(true);
}
});
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "prepare() failed");
}
}
private void stopPlaying() {
if (mPlayer != null) {
mPlayer.reset();
mPlayer.release();
mPlayer = null;
mPlayImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.playicon);
// mStartPlaying = true;
} else {
mPlayImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.pauseicon);
// mStartPlaying = false;
}
}
private void startRecording() {
AudioRecordTest(String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()));
mRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
mRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4);
mRecorder.setOutputFile(mFilePath+"/"+mFileName);
mRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AAC);
try {
mRecorder.prepare();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "prepare() failed");
}
try {
mRecorder.start();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Recording started", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(LOG_TAG, "start() failed");
}
}
private void stopRecording() {
if (mRecorder != null) {
mRecorder.stop();
mRecorder.release();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Audio recorded successfully",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
mRecorder = null;
mRecordImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.micicon);
// mStartRecording = true;
} else {
mRecordImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.stopicon);
// mStartRecording = false;
}
}
public void AudioRecordTest(String text) {
boolean exists = (new File(mFilePath+"/"+mFileName)).exists();
if (!exists) {
new File(mFileName).mkdirs();
}
// mFileName += "audiorecordtest.mp3";
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_record);
Log.d(TAG,"HERE IS FILE PATH"+mFilePath+"/"+mFileName);
mRecordImageButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.imageButton2);
mPlayImageButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.imageButton3);
mShowStatsButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showMeStats);
mRecorderApp = (Button) findViewById(R.id.recorderApp);
AudioRecordTest("00000");
mRecordImageButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// Perform action on click
onRecord(mStartRecording);
if (mStartRecording) {
mRecordImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.stopicon);
mPlayImageButton.setEnabled(false);
//setText("Stop recording");
} else {
mRecordImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.micicon);
mPlayImageButton.setEnabled(true);
mShowStatsButton.setEnabled(true);
mShowStatsButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Hold on... we are getting the results!",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
pressedSavBtn();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Parsing done ... now you may see the results!",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
//setText("Start recording");
}
mStartRecording = !mStartRecording;
}
});
mPlayImageButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// Perform action on click
onPlay(mStartPlaying);
if (mStartPlaying) {
mPlayImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.pauseicon);
mRecordImageButton.setEnabled(false);
mShowStatsButton.setEnabled(false);
//setText("Stop playing");
} else {
mPlayImageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.playicon);
mRecordImageButton.setEnabled(true);
mShowStatsButton.setEnabled(false);
//setText("Start playing");
}
mStartPlaying = !mStartPlaying;
}
});
//Calling recorder ...
mRecorderApp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.Audio.Media.RECORD_SOUND_ACTION);
if (isAvailable(getApplicationContext(), intent)) {
startActivityForResult(intent, REQUESTCODE_RECORDING);
}
}
});
mShowStatsButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.showMeStats);
mShowStatsButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
sendResults(msg);
}
});
}
public void pressedSavBtn(){
try {
thread.start();
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
} finally {
mShowStatsButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}
public void writeToFile(String data)
{
// Get the directory for the user's public pictures directory.
final File path = new File(mFilePath+"/");
// Make sure the path directory exists.
if(!path.exists())
{
// Make it, if it doesn't exit
path.mkdirs();
}
final File file = new File(path, "config.txt");
// Save your stream, don't forget to flush() it before closing it.
try
{
file.createNewFile();
FileOutputStream fOut = new FileOutputStream(file);
OutputStreamWriter myOutWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(fOut);
myOutWriter.append(data);
myOutWriter.close();
fOut.flush();
fOut.close();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
Log.e("Exception", "File write failed: " + e.toString());
}
}
private static String convertStreamToString(InputStream is) {
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
String line = null;
try {
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append((line + "\n"));
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
is.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
//THIS IS FILE ENCODING CODE
File file = new File(mFilePath+"/"+mFileName);
byte[] bytes = FileUtils.readFileToByteArray(file);
String encoded = Base64.encodeToString(bytes, 0);
Log.d("~~~~~~~~ Encoded: ", encoded);
writeToFile(encoded);
//THIS IS URL CONN CODE
String link = "http://192.168.50.0:9000/divide_result";
URL url = new URL(link);
HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(link);
try {
// Add your data
List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Name", "StackOverFlow"));
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("Date", encoded));
httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
// Execute HTTP Post Request
HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
String sb = convertStreamToString(response.getEntity().getContent());
Log.d(TAG,"MESSAGE NOW"+sb);
Log.d(TAG, sb);
msg = sb.toString();
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
});
public void sendResults(String res){
Log.d(TAG, "Inside on create, Navigating to Result Screen Activity!");
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ResultsScreenActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(Result_MESSAGE, res);
startActivity(intent);
}
public static boolean isAvailable(Context ctx, Intent intent) {
final PackageManager mgr = ctx.getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> list = mgr.queryIntentActivities(intent,PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
return list.size() > 0;
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
if (requestCode == REQUESTCODE_RECORDING) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Uri audioUri = intent.getData();
// make use of this MediaStore uri
// e.g. store it somewhere
}
else {
// react meaningful to problems
}
}
else {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode,
resultCode, intent);
}
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
if (mRecorder != null) {
mRecorder.release();
mRecorder = null;
}
if (mPlayer != null) {
mPlayer.release();
mPlayer = null;
}
thread.stop();
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
handler.removeCallbacks(updater);
if(mRecorder!=null) {
mRecorder.stop();
mRecorder.reset();
mRecorder.release();
}
}
#Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
handler.post(updater);
}
}
Also below is the layout-xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_record"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center|center_horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="in.innovatehub.mobile.ankita_mehta.tinyears.RecordActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/linearLayout_record"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/imageButton2"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/micicon" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/imageButton3"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/playicon" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/showMeStats"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:visibility="gone"
android:onClick="loadStats"
android:text="#string/showMeStats" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/recorderApp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:visibility="invisible"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/UseRecorderApp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/loadStatsLinearLayout"
android:gravity="center"
android:visibility="gone"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/loadingMessage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/loadingMessage"
/>
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/downloadProgress"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:indeterminate="true"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

You can use an IntentService to upload your content to the server. By default, it runs on a seperate thread and is not activity bound. Then use a broadcast receiver to communicate the result back to any activity. You can find an example here.
For the progress bar, you can create a notification and show the progress bar there, this will not block your application's UI.

For hitting the server at you should use AsyncTask or Runnable thread, without disturb the main tread
for custome progress dialog use the following code
xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#color/color_white"
android:padding="5dp" >
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/layCustomContentProgress"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layCustomProgressHeading"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Medium Text"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layCustomProgressInfo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Small Text"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
and the method
public Dialog getCustomPogressDialog(Context context, String heading, String text) {
// Declare the customer dialog
Dialog dlgProgress = new Dialog(context);
// Set no title for the dialog
dlgProgress.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
// Set the content view to the customer_alert layout
dlgProgress.setContentView(R.layout.layout_custom_process_progress);
// Cancel the dialog when touched outside.
dlgProgress.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false);
// Set the main heading
TextView dlgHeading = (TextView) dlgProgress.findViewById(R.id.layCustomProgressHeading);
dlgHeading.setText(heading);
// set the info
TextView dlgInfo = (TextView) dlgProgress.findViewById(R.id.layCustomProgressInfo);
dlgInfo.setText(text);
// Return the refenrece to the dialog
return dlgProgress;
}

Error:(53, 43) error: cannot find symbol variable lumn

I am new to android studio and learning to develop the android apps,
I have got an error as stated above and am unable to resolve it.
Any kind of help will be appreciated.
Thank you!!
My ledControl.java code is as follow
package com.led.led;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.SeekBar;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.UUID;
public class ledControl extends ActionBarActivity {
Button btnOn, btnOff, btnDis;
SeekBar brightness;
TextView lumn;
String address = null;
private ProgressDialog progress;
BluetoothAdapter myBluetooth = null;
BluetoothSocket btSocket = null;
private boolean isBtConnected = false;
//SPP UUID. Look for it
static final UUID myUUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Intent newint = getIntent();
address = newint.getStringExtra(DeviceList.EXTRA_ADDRESS); //receive the address of the bluetooth device
//view of the ledControl
setContentView(R.layout.activity_led_control);
//call the widgtes
btnOn = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
btnOff = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button3);
btnDis = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button4);
brightness = (SeekBar)findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
lumn = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.lumn);
new ConnectBT().execute(); //Call the class to connect
//commands to be sent to bluetooth
btnOn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
turnOnLed(); //method to turn on
}
});
btnOff.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
turnOffLed(); //method to turn off
}
});
btnDis.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
Disconnect(); //close connection
}
});
brightness.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
if (fromUser==true)
{
lumn.setText(String.valueOf(progress));
try
{
btSocket.getOutputStream().write(String.valueOf(progress).getBytes());
}
catch (IOException e)
{
}
}
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
}
private void Disconnect()
{
if (btSocket!=null) //If the btSocket is busy
{
try
{
btSocket.close(); //close connection
}
catch (IOException e)
{ msg("Error");}
}
finish(); //return to the first layout
}
private void turnOffLed()
{
if (btSocket!=null)
{
try
{
btSocket.getOutputStream().write("TF".toString().getBytes());
}
catch (IOException e)
{
msg("Error");
}
}
}
private void turnOnLed()
{
if (btSocket!=null)
{
try
{
btSocket.getOutputStream().write("TO".toString().getBytes());
}
catch (IOException e)
{
msg("Error");
}
}
}
// fast way to call Toast
private void msg(String s)
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),s,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_led_control, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
private class ConnectBT extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> // UI thread
{
private boolean ConnectSuccess = true; //if it's here, it's almost connected
#Override
protected void onPreExecute()
{
progress = ProgressDialog.show(ledControl.this, "Connecting...", "Please wait!!!"); //show a progress dialog
}
#Override
protected Void doInBackground(Void... devices) //while the progress dialog is shown, the connection is done in background
{
try
{
if (btSocket == null || !isBtConnected)
{
myBluetooth = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();//get the mobile bluetooth device
BluetoothDevice dispositivo = myBluetooth.getRemoteDevice(address);//connects to the device's address and checks if it's available
btSocket = dispositivo.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(myUUID);//create a RFCOMM (SPP) connection
BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter().cancelDiscovery();
btSocket.connect();//start connection
}
}
catch (IOException e)
{
ConnectSuccess = false;//if the try failed, you can check the exception here
}
return null;
}
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(Void result) //after the doInBackground, it checks if everything went fine
{
super.onPostExecute(result);
if (!ConnectSuccess)
{
msg("Connection Failed. Is it a SPP Bluetooth? Try again.");
finish();
}
else
{
msg("Connected.");
isBtConnected = true;
}
progress.dismiss();
}
}
}
And the activity_led_control.xml is as below
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context="com.led.led.ledControl">
<TextView android:text="LED Control" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/textview2" />
<SeekBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/seekBar"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Brightness"
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_above="#+id/seekBar"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ON"
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_above="#+id/button3"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="OFF"
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_above="#+id/button4"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/button2"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/button2" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Disconnect"
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_above="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/button3"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/button3" />
</RelativeLayout>
I know that this error is in text field statement but i dont know how to resolve it ?

You have no TextView identified by lumn in your activity_led_control.xml.
Therefore this line doesn't compile :
lumn = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.lumn);
since R.id.lumn is not generated.
You have TextViews identified by "#+id/textview2" and "#+id/textview3". If you rename one of them to "#+id/lumn", your code will compile.

Because you dont have a TextView with id lumn in your layout

Load screen while under async http request

On startup, an async class is executed which scrapes a website for information. The screen is left blank during this time, before the gathered information is populated to a listview. Is there any way to add a loading screen during this time?
I looked at this (Add the loading screen in starting of the android application) but I don't think it's what I need because I don't know how long the request will take.
Thanks for your time.
After seeing some of the answers, I revised my code, but neither became visible. here is my xml file for activity main. there is also a textview layout xml file for the default textview element in a listview.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/progressBar"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="507dp"
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:smoothScrollbar="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
And here is the main activity's code:
package adam.example.com.stockexample;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private int index=-1;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
final ListView ListStock= (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView);
final ArrayList<String>symbols= new ArrayList<String>();
final ProgressBar pb= (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
List<StockElement> stats= new ArrayList<StockElement>();
List<String> StringList= new ArrayList<String>();
pb.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
try {
InputStream inputStream = openFileInput("stocks.txt");
if ( inputStream != null ) {
InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
String receiveString = "";
StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
while ( (receiveString = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null ) {
stringBuilder.append(receiveString);
}
inputStream.close();
String []ret = stringBuilder.toString().split(",");
for(int x=0;x<ret.length;x++){
symbols.add(ret[x]);
}
}
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
Log.e("login activity", "File not found: " + e.toString());
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("login activity", "Can not read file: " + e.toString());
}
for(int x=0;x<symbols.size();x++){
stats.add(addStock(symbols.get(x)));
}
for(int x=0;x<stats.size();x++){
StringList.add(stats.get(x).toString());
}
final ArrayAdapter<String> stockAdapter=
new ArrayAdapter<String>(
getApplicationContext(),
R.layout.list_item_textview,
R.id.list_item_textview,
StringList);
pb.setVisibility(View.GONE);
ListStock.setAdapter(stockAdapter);
final AlertDialog.Builder builder= new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setMessage("Are you sure you would like to delete this?")
.setTitle("Warning")
.setPositiveButton("No", null)
.setNegativeButton("Delete", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
stockAdapter.remove(stockAdapter.getItem(index));
symbols.remove(index);
WriteBack(symbols);
stockAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
});
OnItemClickListener itemClickListener = new OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View container, int position, long id) {
// Getting the Container Layout of the ListView
TextView ItemText = (TextView) container;
String selectedItemText=(String)ItemText.getText();
String symbol =selectedItemText.substring(selectedItemText.indexOf(":")+1,selectedItemText.lastIndexOf(")"));
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://www.google.com/finance?q="+symbol));
startActivity(browserIntent);
}
};
AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener itemLongClickListener= new AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener() {
#Override
public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?>parent, View container, final int position, long id){
TextView ItemText= (TextView) container;
String selectedItemText= (String) ItemText.getText();
index=position;
builder.show();
return true;
}
};
ListStock.setOnItemClickListener(itemClickListener);
ListStock.setOnItemLongClickListener(itemLongClickListener);
}
public void WriteBack(ArrayList <String> list){
try {
OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(openFileOutput("stocks.txt", Context.MODE_PRIVATE));
for(int x=0;x<list.size()-1;x++){
outputStreamWriter.append(list.get(x)+",");
}
outputStreamWriter.append(list.get(list.size()-1));
outputStreamWriter.close();
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("Exception", "File write failed: " + e.toString());
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
public StockElement addStock(String sym){
try {
String s = new HTTPRequest().execute("http://www.google.com/finance?q="+sym).get();
String symbol= s.substring(s.indexOf("<title>")+7,s.indexOf("</title>"));
String name= symbol.substring(0,symbol.indexOf(":"));
symbol=symbol.substring(symbol.indexOf(":")+2,symbol.indexOf(" quotes"));
String price= s.substring(s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"price\"")+25,s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"price\"")+50);
price= price.substring(price.indexOf("\"")+1,price.lastIndexOf("\""));
String priceChange= s.substring(s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"priceChange\"")+36,s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"priceChange\"")+60);
priceChange=priceChange.substring(priceChange.indexOf("\"")+1,priceChange.lastIndexOf("\""));
String percent= s.substring(s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"priceChangePercent\"")+36,s.indexOf("<meta itemprop=\"priceChangePercent\"")+60);
percent=percent.substring(percent.indexOf("\"")+1,percent.lastIndexOf("\""));
return new StockElement(name,symbol,price,priceChange,percent);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ExecutionException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}catch (NullPointerException e){
e.printStackTrace();
}catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

You can add a ProgresBar(circle) in your activity's layout.And in order to set the loading circle right on the middle of the screen you can have your layout something like this.
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:divider="#null"
android:listSelector="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"/>
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/progress"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"/> //to make it appear in the middle of screen
Now in your Activity
ProgressBar pb;
pb = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progress);
Now when the task is in progress i.e when contacting your website, you can set pb.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
And as soon as your task is complete just set
pb.setVisibility(View.GONE);
Hope it helps.

Add a view to your XML that has some "Loading" message. Then use the ListView.setEmptyView(View view) method to have the ListView control that view. It will be shown until the ListView is populated with items.

Customize text inside Edittext for chatting

I want to customize the text inside the edittext of my chatting app. I want to bold the username and normal font for his message.
For example;
usernamejay: Hi This is Jay. How are you?
also make 1 space for reply after the message of usernamejay. i also want to change font color of username. Also if possible put message balloon for every message.
Example:
usernamejay: Hi This is Jay. How are you?
usernameclark: I'm Fine. Can i call you now for a meeting?
Can anyone help me how. This is the code for Java
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import com.example.healthhelpv2.*;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.content.ServiceConnection;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View.OnKeyListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import at.vcity.androidim.interfaces.IAppManager;
import at.vcity.androidim.services.IMService;
import at.vcity.androidim.tools.FriendController;
import at.vcity.androidim.tools.LocalStorageHandler;
import at.vcity.androidim.types.FriendInfo;
import at.vcity.androidim.types.MessageInfo;
public class Messaging extends Activity {
private static final int MESSAGE_CANNOT_BE_SENT = 0;
public String username;
private EditText messageText;
private EditText messageHistoryText;
private Button sendMessageButton;
private IAppManager imService;
private FriendInfo friend = new FriendInfo();
private LocalStorageHandler localstoragehandler;
private Cursor dbCursor;
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder service) {
imService = ((IMService.IMBinder)service).getService();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
imService = null;
Toast.makeText(Messaging.this, R.string.local_service_stopped,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
};
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.messaging_screen); //messaging_screen);
messageHistoryText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.messageHistory);
messageText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.message);
messageText.requestFocus();
sendMessageButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.sendMessageButton);
Bundle extras = this.getIntent().getExtras();
friend.userName = extras.getString(FriendInfo.USERNAME);
friend.ip = extras.getString(FriendInfo.IP);
friend.port = extras.getString(FriendInfo.PORT);
String msg = extras.getString(MessageInfo.MESSAGETEXT);
setTitle("Messaging with " + friend.userName);
// EditText friendUserName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.friendUserName);
// friendUserName.setText(friend.userName);
localstoragehandler = new LocalStorageHandler(this);
dbCursor = localstoragehandler.get(friend.userName, IMService.USERNAME );
if (dbCursor.getCount() > 0){
int noOfScorer = 0;
dbCursor.moveToFirst();
while ((!dbCursor.isAfterLast())&&noOfScorer<dbCursor.getCount())
{
noOfScorer++;
this.appendToMessageHistory(dbCursor.getString(2) , dbCursor.getString(3));
dbCursor.moveToNext();
}
}
localstoragehandler.close();
if (msg != null)
{
this.appendToMessageHistory(friend.userName , msg);
((NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE)).cancel((friend.userName+msg).hashCode());
}
sendMessageButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
CharSequence message;
Handler handler = new Handler();
public void onClick(View arg0) {
message = messageText.getText();
if (message.length()>0)
{
appendToMessageHistory(imService.getUsername(), message.toString());
localstoragehandler.insert(imService.getUsername(), friend.userName, message.toString());
messageText.setText("");
Thread thread = new Thread(){
public void run() {
try {
if (imService.sendMessage(imService.getUsername(), friend.userName, message.toString()) == null)
{
handler.post(new Runnable(){
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),R.string.message_cannot_be_sent, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
//showDialog(MESSAGE_CANNOT_BE_SENT);
}
});
}
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),R.string.message_cannot_be_sent, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
thread.start();
}
}});
messageText.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener(){
public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
{
if (keyCode == 66){
sendMessageButton.performClick();
return true;
}
return false;
}
});
}
#Override
protected Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
int message = -1;
switch (id)
{
case MESSAGE_CANNOT_BE_SENT:
message = R.string.message_cannot_be_sent;
break;
}
if (message == -1)
{
return null;
}
else
{
return new AlertDialog.Builder(Messaging.this)
.setMessage(message)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.OK, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
/* User clicked OK so do some stuff */
}
})
.create();
}
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
unregisterReceiver(messageReceiver);
unbindService(mConnection);
FriendController.setActiveFriend(null);
}
#Override
protected void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
bindService(new Intent(Messaging.this, IMService.class), mConnection , Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
IntentFilter i = new IntentFilter();
i.addAction(IMService.TAKE_MESSAGE);
registerReceiver(messageReceiver, i);
FriendController.setActiveFriend(friend.userName);
}
public class MessageReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
Bundle extra = intent.getExtras();
String username = extra.getString(MessageInfo.USERID);
String message = extra.getString(MessageInfo.MESSAGETEXT);
if (username != null && message != null)
{
if (friend.userName.equals(username)) {
appendToMessageHistory(username, message);
localstoragehandler.insert(username,imService.getUsername(), message);
}
else {
if (message.length() > 15) {
message = message.substring(0, 15);
}
Toast.makeText(Messaging.this, username + " says '"+
message + "'",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
};
private MessageReceiver messageReceiver = new MessageReceiver();
public void appendToMessageHistory(String username, String message) {
if (username != null && message != null) {
messageHistoryText.append(username + ":\n");
messageHistoryText.append(message + "\n");
}
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
if (localstoragehandler != null) {
localstoragehandler.close();
}
if (dbCursor != null) {
dbCursor.close();
}
}
}
The XML messaging_screen
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#ccbfbf"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<!--
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"
android:text="Friend:"
/>
<EditText android:id="#+id/friendUserName"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="true"
android:singleLine="true"
android:editable="false" />
-->
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"
android:text="Messages:"/>
<EditText android:id="#+id/messageHistory"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:editable="false"
android:gravity="top"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:scrollbarSize="10px"
/>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="4">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/message"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="top"
android:hint="Type message here!" />
<Button android:id="#+id/sendMessageButton"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="4"
android:text="Send"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Do this way Hope this works for you
EditText editText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText);
String userName = "usernamejay";
String message = "Hi This is Jay. How are you?";
String finalStr = "<b>"+userName+":</b> "+message+"";
editText.setText(Html.fromHtml(finalStr));

On Android you can use HTML to style the text inside a TextView, see here http://daniel-codes.blogspot.pt/2011/04/html-in-textviews.html

You could also use a spannable string, may be you could look at a portion of the code in this answer.
A code extract from the link
final SpannableString out0 = new SpannableString(source[position]);
StyleSpan boldSpan = new StyleSpan(Typeface.BOLD);
out0.setSpan(boldSpan, 6, 17, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
holder.tv.setText(out0);
P.S: but please read the solution in the link before you start applying things in your code.