Event listeners. An event listener is an interface in the View class that contains a single callback method. These methods will be called by the Android framework when the View to which the listener has been registered is triggered by user interaction with the item in the UI.

What is the purpose of a listener in Android?

The "listener" or "observer" pattern is the most common tegy for creating asynchronous callbacks within Android development. Listeners are used for any type of asynchronous event in order to implement the code to run when an event occurs. We see this pattern with any type of I/O as well as for view events on screen.

How does a listener work?

An event listener in Java is designed to process some kind of event — it "listens" for an event, such as a user's mouse click or a key press, and then it responds accordingly. An event listener must be connected to an event object that defines the event.