--- title: "Document Switcher" canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/samples/document-switcher-java/" md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/samples/document-switcher-java.md" last_updated: "2026-05-15T19:10:04.916Z" description: "Switch between documents using a side navigation drawer." --- # Document Switcher Switch between documents using a side navigation drawer. [Get Started](https://www.nutrient.io/sdk/android/getting-started.md) [All Samples](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/samples.md) [Download](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/downloads.md) [Launch Demo](https://www.nutrient.io/demo/) --- ```java /* * Copyright © 2014-2026 PSPDFKit GmbH. All rights reserved. * * The PSPDFKit Sample applications are licensed with a modified BSD license. * Please see License for details. This notice may not be removed from this file. */ package com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.res.TypedArray; import android.os.Bundle; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.ListView; import androidx.annotation.NonNull; import androidx.appcompat.graphics.drawable.DrawerArrowDrawable; import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar; import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat; import androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout; import com.pspdfkit.catalog.R; import com.pspdfkit.catalog.SdkExample; import com.pspdfkit.configuration.activity.PdfActivityConfiguration; import com.pspdfkit.configuration.activity.TabBarHidingMode; import com.pspdfkit.document.DocumentSource; import com.pspdfkit.document.providers.AssetDataProvider; import com.pspdfkit.ui.DocumentDescriptor; import com.pspdfkit.ui.PdfActivity; import com.pspdfkit.ui.PdfActivityIntentBuilder; /** * This example extends the default `PdfActivity` and adds a side navigation drawer that allows to * switch between documents without leaving the activity. */ public class DocumentSwitcherExample extends SdkExample { public DocumentSwitcherExample(Context context) { super(context, R.string.documentSwitcherExampleTitle, R.string.documentSwitcherExampleDescription); } @Override public void launchExample( @NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder configuration) { // Use a custom activity and a custom PdfActivity subclass. configuration.hideUserInterfaceWhenCreatingAnnotations(false) // Disable tab bar - example displays list of documents in a drawer instead..setTabBarHidingMode(TabBarHidingMode.HIDE) // The custom layout has no content editor. In order to prevent the activity from accessing // it we have to deactivate it in the configuration..contentEditingEnabled(false).layout(R.layout.activity_document_switcher); // Launch the custom example activity using the (read-only) document from assets and // configuration. final Intent intent = PdfActivityIntentBuilder.fromDataProvider(context, new AssetDataProvider(WELCOME_DOC)).configuration(configuration.build()).activityClass(DocumentSwitcherActivity.class).build(); context.startActivity(intent); } /** * This example activity adds a navigation drawer menu to the default {@link PdfActivity} which * allows to navigate between different documents within the same activity. */ public static class DocumentSwitcherActivity extends PdfActivity { /** List of documents presented in the navigation menu */ private static final String[] assetFiles = new String[] {SdkExample.WELCOME_DOC, "Classbook.pdf", "Aviation.pdf", "Annotations.pdf"}; private DrawerLayout drawerLayout; private ListView drawerListView; @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); // Extract the drawer views from the layout. drawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawerLayout); drawerListView = findViewById(R.id.drawerListView); // We create a list of documents that can be loaded by this example. In a real-word scenario // this list would // probably be dynamic. drawerListView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, assetFiles)); drawerListView.setOnItemClickListener((parent, view, position, id) -> { // Get the name of the clicked asset file. final String assetName = (String) parent.getItemAtPosition(position); // Create document source for the document from assets. DocumentSource documentSource = new DocumentSource(new AssetDataProvider(assetName)); // Search for document with the same source in the document coordinator. for (DocumentDescriptor documentDescriptor : getDocumentCoordinator().getDocuments()) { if (documentDescriptor.getDocumentSource().getUid().equals(documentSource.getUid())) { // Show existing document immediately. showDocument(documentDescriptor); return; } } // Document was not found in the document coordinator - create it manually // before showing. DocumentDescriptor documentDescriptor = DocumentDescriptor.fromDocumentSource(documentSource); if (getDocumentCoordinator().addDocument(documentDescriptor)) { showDocument(documentDescriptor); } }); // Setup the navigation drawer menu icon. final DrawerArrowDrawable drawerDrawable = new DrawerArrowDrawable(this); // We want to use the same color as the main toolbar items are tinted. final TypedArray a = getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes( null, com.pspdfkit.R.styleable.pspdf__ActionBarIcons, com.pspdfkit.R.attr.pspdf__actionBarIconsStyle, com.pspdfkit.R.style.PSPDFKit_ActionBarIcons); int toolbarIconsColor = a.getColor( com.pspdfkit.R.styleable.pspdf__ActionBarIcons_pspdf__iconsColor, ContextCompat.getColor(this, com.pspdfkit.R.color.pspdf__onPrimaryLight)); a.recycle(); drawerDrawable.setColor(toolbarIconsColor); // Get toolbar and set navigation icon with click listener to toggle the drawer. final Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(com.pspdfkit.R.id.pspdf__toolbar_main); if (toolbar!= null) { toolbar.setNavigationIcon(drawerDrawable); toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(v -> { if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(drawerListView)) { drawerLayout.closeDrawer(drawerListView); } else { drawerLayout.openDrawer(drawerListView); } }); } } private void showDocument(@NonNull final DocumentDescriptor visibleItem) { // Close the drawer. drawerLayout.closeDrawer(drawerListView, false); // Show the visible document. getDocumentCoordinator().setVisibleDocument(visibleItem); } } } ``` This code sample is an example that illustrates how to use our SDK. 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