res/layout/activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ProgressBar
android:id="@+id/progressBar1"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:visibility="gone" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnShow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Show" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnHide"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/btnShow"
android:text="Hide" />
</RelativeLayout>
src/your app package/MainActivity.java
import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.ProgressBar; public class ProgressBarEx extends Activity{ Button btnShow,btnHide; ProgressBar progressBar1; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.progressbar_ex); btnShow=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btnShow); btnHide=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btnHide); progressBar1=(ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.progressBar1); btnShow.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { progressBar1.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); } }); btnHide.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { progressBar1.setVisibility(View.GONE); } }); } }