Bottom Bar with Fragments

To create a bottom bar with 5 buttons that load different fragments in your Android app, you can use a BottomNavigationView. Here’s how you can implement it step by step:

Step 1: Add BottomNavigationView to your layout

In your activity_main.xml (or whichever layout file is your main layout), include a BottomNavigationView and a FrameLayout to hold your fragments.

<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout 
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">
    
    <!-- Main content -->
    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/container"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="top"/>

	<!-- BottomAppBar -->
    <com.google.android.material.bottomappbar.BottomAppBar
        android:id="@+id/bottom_app_bar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimary"
        app:fabCradleMargin="10dp"
        app:fabCradleRoundedCornerRadius="10dp"
        app:fabCradleVerticalOffset="10dp"
        app:hideOnScroll="true"/>

    <!-- Optional FloatingActionButton (FAB) --><com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
        android:id="@+id/fab"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom|center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_add"
        android:tint="@android:color/white"
        app:backgroundTint="@color/colorAccent"/>
        </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Step 2: Create the menu for the BottomNavigationView

Create a menu resource file in res/menu/ called bottom_nav_menu.xml. This will define the five buttons for your bottom navigation.

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item
        android:id="@+id/nav_home"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_home"
        android:title="Home"/>

    <item
        android:id="@+id/nav_feature1"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_feature1"
        android:title="Feature 1"/>

    <item
        android:id="@+id/nav_feature2"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_feature2"
        android:title="Feature 2"/>

    <item
        android:id="@+id/nav_feature3"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_feature3"
        android:title="Feature 3"/>

    <item
        android:id="@+id/nav_feature4"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_feature4"
        android:title="Feature 4"/>
</menu>

Step 3: Create the fragments

For each of the five features, create a new Fragment class and associated layout. For example:

•	HomeFragment.java
•	Feature1Fragment.java
•	Feature2Fragment.java
•	Feature3Fragment.java
•	Feature4Fragment.java

Each fragment should have its layout file under res/layout/. For example:

<!-- res/layout/fragment_home.xml -->
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Home Fragment"/>
</LinearLayout>

Repeat this process for each of the fragments you want to display.

Step 4: Handle navigation and fragment switching

In your main activity (e.g., MainActivity.java), set up the BottomNavigationView to switch fragments when a button is pressed.

import android.os.Bundle;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
import com.google.android.material.bottomnavigation.BottomNavigationView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        BottomNavigationView bottomNav = findViewById(R.id.bottom_navigation);
        bottomNav.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener(navListener);

        // Set the initial fragment to be the HomeFragment
        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
            getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                .replace(R.id.fragment_container, new HomeFragment())
                .commit();
        }
    }

    private BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener navListener =
        new BottomNavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item) {
                Fragment selectedFragment = null;

                switch (item.getItemId()) {
                    case R.id.nav_home:
                        selectedFragment = new HomeFragment();
                        break;
                    case R.id.nav_feature1:
                        selectedFragment = new Feature1Fragment();
                        break;
                    case R.id.nav_feature2:
                        selectedFragment = new Feature2Fragment();
                        break;
                    case R.id.nav_feature3:
                        selectedFragment = new Feature3Fragment();
                        break;
                    case R.id.nav_feature4:
                        selectedFragment = new Feature4Fragment();
                        break;
                }

                getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                    .replace(R.id.fragment_container, selectedFragment)
                    .commit();

                return true;
            }
        };
}

Step 5: Add icons for the menu items

Place icons for each button in the res/drawable/ directory (e.g., ic_home.xml, ic_feature1.xml, etc.). These icons will appear in your BottomNavigationView.

Here's some links:
Home Icon
Chat Icon
Map Icon or Target Icon
Settings Icon
Health Icon
Warning Icon
User Icon
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