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How To Create the Currency Converter App in Android in 4 Simple Steps

This tutorial will take you through a step-by-step process on how to create a simple currency converter app in Android studio.

We shall put all our Simple Currency Converter source code in activity_main.xml and the Java implementations in MainActivity.java.

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Currency Converter App Home Screen

Features of Currency Converter:

  • Live Currency Exchange Rates
  • Currency Exchange Rate Conversion
  • Supported All Most Popular Country’s Currency.
  • Uses of API and Firebase
  • Good UI Design

MainActivity.java:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity   {

    TextView usdTxt, inrTxt;
    Button check;
    Spinner spin1,spin2;
    private EditText mPasswordField;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        spin1 = findViewById(R.id.spinner1);
        spin2 = findViewById(R.id.spinner2);
        check = findViewById(R.id.check_btn);
        mPasswordField = findViewById(R.id.password_field);
        check.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                String s =spin1.getSelectedItem().toString();
                String[] split = s.split("-");
                String firstSubString = split[0];
                String secondSubString = split[1];
                Common.str1 = firstSubString;
                String s2 =spin2.getSelectedItem().toString();
                String[] split2 = s2.split("-");
                String firstSubString2 = split2[0];
                Common.str2 = firstSubString2;
                if (Common.str1.equals(Common.str2))
                {
                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Please select different Conversion", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
                else {
                    if (getInputText() == null || getInputText().equals(""))
                    {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Enter some amount", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                    else {
                        Common.amt = Double.parseDouble(getInputText());
                        startActivity(new Intent(MainActivity.this, ConversionActivity.class));
                        mPasswordField.setText("");
                    }
                }
            }
        });
    }
    public String getInputText() {
        return mPasswordField.getText().toString();
    }
}

activity_java.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">
    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:orientation="vertical">
        <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
            app:title="Currency Conversion " />
            android:textStyle="bold">
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:text="From Currency"
                android:textColor="@color/black"
                android:textSize="18sp" />
            <Spinner
                android:background="@color/Green_Apple"
                android:id="@+id/spinner1"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="50dp"
                android:layout_margin="7dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:entries="@array/from_array"
                tools:ignore="MissingConstraints" />
        </LinearLayout>
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:text="To Currency"
                android:textColor="@color/black"
                android:textSize="18sp" />
            <Spinner
                android:background="@color/Green_Apple"
                android:id="@+id/spinner2"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_margin="7dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:layout_height="50dp"
                android:entries="@array/to_array"
                tools:ignore="MissingConstraints" />
        </LinearLayout>
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            android:text="Enter Amount :"
            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
            android:textColor="@color/black"
            android:textSize="28sp"
            android:textStyle="bold" />
        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/password_field"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:inputType="number"
            android:textColor="@color/black"
            android:minHeight="48dp"
            android:paddingLeft="8dp"
            android:paddingRight="8dp"
            android:singleLine="true"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
         <Button
            android:id="@+id/check_btn"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:text="Check"
            />
    </LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

activity_conversion.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".ConversionActivity">

    <LinearLayout
        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:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:textSize="22sp"
            android:text="Amount From : "/>

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginLeft="11dp"
            android:layout_marginRight="11dp"
            android:id="@+id/amt_from"/>
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="end"
            android:text="Rate : "
            android:layout_marginRight="11dp"
            android:id="@+id/rate"/>
        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:textSize="22sp"
            android:text="Amount To : "/>

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginLeft="11dp"
            android:layout_marginRight="11dp"
            android:id="@+id/amt_to"/>
        <ProgressBar
                android:visibility="gone"
                android:layout_width="25dp"
                android:id="@+id/pro1"
                android:layout_height="25dp"
                android:layout_margin="11dp"
                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
        </RelativeLayout>
        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                android:text="Take a picture go Invoice to save it"/>
        <ImageView
            android:clickable="true"
            android:scaleType="fitXY"
            android:id="@+id/imgView"
            android:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="200dp"/>

        </RelativeLayout>

        <ProgressBar
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:visibility="gone"
            android:id="@+id/progress"/>
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/save_btn"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:text="Save this"
            />
        <Button
            android:id="@+id/json_btn"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="11dp"
            android:text="show JSON"
            />
    </LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Now,in the following the main conversion activity is done using the giver API which will convert all our amount in the given country currency.it will show in the following:

ConversionActivity.java:

public class ConversionActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    EditText fromTxt, toTxt;
    Button home;
    TextView rte;
    ProgressBar pro1, progressBar;
    Button js;

FirebaseFirestore firebaseFirestore;

    String sinr, susd;
    ImageView imageView;
    private static final int CAMERA_CODE2 = 22;
    private Uri postUri = null;
    String sjon = "";

    private StorageReference storageRef;
    String obj1,obj2;

    private static String URL = "";

    String downloadUri;



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

        firebaseFirestore = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
        storageRef = FirebaseStorage.getInstance().getReference();

        fromTxt = findViewById(R.id.amt_from);
        toTxt = findViewById(R.id.amt_to);
        js = findViewById(R.id.json_btn);
        home = findViewById(R.id.save_btn);

        progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progress);

        URL = "https://api.exchangeratesapi.io/latest?symbols="+Common.str1+","+Common.str2;

        pro1 = findViewById(R.id.pro1);
        rte = findViewById(R.id.rate);
        imageView = findViewById(R.id.imgView);

        imageView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                selectPic();

            }
        });

        home.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                addData();
            }
        });

        pro1.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        fetch();
        fromTxt.setText("" + Common.str1 + " " + Common.amt);

        js.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                Toast.makeText(ConversionActivity.this, ""+sjon, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }

    private void addData() {

        if (postUri != null) {

            final int randomS = new Random().nextInt(610000) + 20000;
            final int gh = randomS;

            progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            home.setVisibility(View.GONE);

            final StorageReference filePath = storageRef.child("post_images").child(gh + ".jpg");
            filePath.putFile(postUri).continueWithTask(new Continuation<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot, Task<Uri>>() {
                @Override
                public Task<Uri> then(@NonNull Task<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot> task) throws Exception {
                    if (!task.isSuccessful()) {
                        throw task.getException();
                    }
                    return filePath.getDownloadUrl();
                }
            }).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<Uri>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<Uri> task) {
                    if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                        Uri downUri = task.getResult();


                        downloadUri = String.valueOf(downUri);

                        Map<String,Object> vm  = new HashMap<>();
                        vm.put("sfrom",obj2);
                        vm.put("sto",obj1);
                        vm.put("imgUrl",downloadUri);

                        firebaseFirestore.collection("Internship").document().set(vm).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
                            @Override
                            public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {

                                Toast.makeText(ConversionActivity.this, "added", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            });
        }



    }

    private void selectPic() {
        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(ConversionActivity.this, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

            CropImage.activity()
                    .setGuidelines(CropImageView.Guidelines.ON)
                    .setMinCropResultSize(512, 512)
                    .start(ConversionActivity.this);

        } else {

            reqPermissioner();
        }
    }
    private void fetch() {

        StringRequest stringRequest = new StringRequest(Request.Method.GET, URL,
                new Response.Listener<String>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onResponse(String response) {
                        try {
                            //converting the string to json array object
//                            JSONObject jsonResponse;
                            JSONObject emp = (new JSONObject(response)).getJSONObject("rates");
                            sjon = String.valueOf(emp);
                            double x = Double.parseDouble(emp.getString(Common.str1));
                            double y = Double.parseDouble(emp.getString(Common.str2));
                            double main = y / x * Common.amt;
                            toTxt.setText("" + Common.str2 + " " + main);
                            pro1.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                            obj1 = toTxt.getText().toString();
                            obj2 = fromTxt.getText().toString();
                            rte.setText("Rate : " + x + " * " + y);
                        } catch (JSONException e) {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    }
                },
                new Response.ErrorListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                    }
                });
        //adding our stringrequest to queue
        Volley.newRequestQueue(this).add(stringRequest);
    }
    private void reqPermissioner() {
        if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
            new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
                    .setTitle("Storage Permission")
                    .setMessage("Storage permission is needed to select image..")
                    .setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(ConversionActivity.this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, CAMERA_CODE2);
                        }
                    })
                    .setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                            dialog.dismiss();
                        }
                    }).create().show();
        } else {
            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, CAMERA_CODE2);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions,
                                           @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
        if (requestCode == CAMERA_CODE2) {
            if (grantResults.length > 0 && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
//                Toast.makeText(this, "Granted..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                selectPic();
            } else {
//                Toast.makeText(this, "Denied", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }
    @Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

        if (requestCode == CropImage.CROP_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE) {
            CropImage.ActivityResult result = CropImage.getActivityResult(data);

            if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
                postUri = result.getUri();
                Glide.with(this).load(postUri).into(imageView);
//               Toast.makeText(this, "Photo selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            } else if (resultCode == CropImage.CROP_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_RESULT_ERROR_CODE) {
                Exception error = result.getError();
                Toast.makeText(this, "Photo not selected properly", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }
}
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Currency Converter App in working

Final Words for Currency Converter App

That is all folks! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you get stuck somewhere, let us know in the comments section below. We will try to help you as soon as possible. Note that there are many ways to develop your currency converter and this is just one of them.

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