Adding actions to the document sharing menu in Java for Android

Add a custom action to the document sharing menu. Get additional resources by visiting our guide on configuring PDF sharing options in Android./


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* The PSPDFKit Sample applications are licensed with a modified BSD license.
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package com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java;
import static com.pspdfkit.catalog.tasks.ExtractAssetTask.extract;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.R;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.SdkExample;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java.activities.CustomSharingMenuActivity;
import com.pspdfkit.configuration.activity.PdfActivityConfiguration;
import com.pspdfkit.ui.PdfActivityIntentBuilder;
public class CustomSharingMenuExample extends SdkExample {
public CustomSharingMenuExample(Context context) {
super(
context.getString(R.string.documentSharingMenuExampleTitle),
context.getString(R.string.documentSharingMenuExampleDescription));
}
@Override
public void launchExample(
@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder configuration) {
// This example uses a custom activity which shows how to implement custom sharing.
// For sake of simplicity, deactivate actions.
configuration
.annotationListEnabled(false)
.searchEnabled(false)
.outlineEnabled(false)
.thumbnailGridEnabled(false);
// First extract the document from the assets.
extract(ANNOTATIONS_EXAMPLE, getTitle(), context, documentFile -> {
// To start CustomSharingMenuActivity create a launch intent using this builder.
final Intent intent = PdfActivityIntentBuilder.fromUri(context, Uri.fromFile(documentFile))
.configuration(configuration.build())
.activityClass(CustomSharingMenuActivity.class)
.build();
// Start the CustomSharingMenuActivity for the extracted document.
context.startActivity(intent);
});
}
}

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