# Spinner

### Overview

Spinner is a control that shows an image indicating that something is running in the background. It has two styles: **iPhone** and **Android**.

<div align="left"><img src="https://totalcross.com/documentation/img/samples/spinner-sample.gif" alt=""></div>

### Source Code

{% code title="SpinnerSample.java" %}

```java
  //Spinner inside the Bar
Bar bar = new Bar (“text text”);
add(bar, LEFT, TOP, FILL, PREFERRED);
bar.createSpinner(Color.WHITE);
bar.startSpinner;

  //Spinner inside the Loop
Spinner spinner = new Spinner(Spinner.IPHONE);
spinner.setForeColor(Color.WHITE);
add(spinner, CENTER, AFTER,, FONTSIZE + 200, FONTSIZE + 200);

while (Vm.getTimeStamp()  < (Vm.getTimeStamp() + 5000))
{
    spinner.update();
}

  //Spinner inside the ProgressBox
Spinner.spinnerType = Spinner.ANDROID;
ProgressBox pb = new ProgressBox("Alert!", “msg”, null);
pb.setBackColor(Color.getRGB(12, 98, 200));
pb.popupNonBlocking();
```

{% endcode %}

### Methods

| Type            | Name                 | Description                                                         |
| --------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Constructor** | Spinner( )           | Creates a simple Spinner                                            |
| **Constructor** | Spinner(Image anim)  | Creates a spinner from an animated GIF                              |
| **Constructor** | Spinner(int type)    | Creates a spinner of the given type                                 |
| **boolean**     | isRunning( )         | Returns if the spin is running                                      |
| **void**        | setImage(Image anim) | Changes the gif image of this Spinner                               |
| **void**        | setType(int t)       | Changes the Spinner to one of the predefined types                  |
| **void**        | start( )             | Starts the spinning thread                                          |
| **void**        | stop( )              | Stops the spinning thread                                           |
| **void**        | update( )            | Updates the spinner; call this when using the spinner inside a loop |

### **References**

* See also our [quick tutorial video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b19EB2gN80E) showing how to use Spinner.
* See the [JavaDocs](https://rs.totalcross.com/doc/totalcross/ui/Spinner.html) for more informatio&#x6E;**.**