On iOS I do this using a button (with different pressed state), and I figured it would be the same on Android, but turns out, no.
Step 1: Add a second image to the XML, and set the visibility to “gone”.
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| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> | |
| <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" | |
| android:layout_width="match_parent" | |
| android:layout_height="match_parent" | |
| android:background="@color/processed_image_background"> | |
| <ImageView | |
| android:id="@+id/processed_image" | |
| android:layout_width="match_parent" | |
| android:layout_height="match_parent" | |
| android:scaleType="fitCenter" /> | |
| <ImageView | |
| android:id="@+id/processed_image_original" | |
| android:layout_width="match_parent" | |
| android:layout_height="match_parent" | |
| android:scaleType="fitCenter" | |
| android:visibility="gone"/> | |
| </FrameLayout> |
Step 2: Add a tap target that changes visibility.
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| imageView.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() { | |
| @Override | |
| public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent event) { | |
| originalImageView.setVisibility(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN ? | |
| View.VISIBLE : View.GONE); | |
| return true; | |
| } | |
| }); |
Step 3: There is no step 3. Done!
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