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A ListView displays an ordered collection of selectable choices. It can contain static or dynamic lists. Static lists have fixed content defined in XML, while dynamic lists are populated from data sources in Java code. An adapter helps map list data to list items. List events like clicks are handled through Java listeners attached to the ListView, often using anonymous inner classes.

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A ListView displays an ordered collection of selectable choices. It can contain static or dynamic lists. Static lists have fixed content defined in XML, while dynamic lists are populated from data sources in Java code. An adapter helps map list data to list items. List events like clicks are handled through Java listeners attached to the ListView, often using anonymous inner classes.

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An ordered collection of selectable choices

● key attributes in XML:


android:clickable="bool" set to false to disable the list
android:id="@+id/theID" unique ID for use in Java code
android:entries="@array/array" set of options to appear in the list
(must match an array in strings.xml)
Static lists
● static list: Content is fixed and known before the app runs.
– Declare the list elements in the strings.xml resource file.

<!-- res/values/strings.xml -->


<resources>
<string-array name="oses">
<item>Android</item>
<item>iPhone</item>
...
<item>Max OS X</item>
</string-array>
</resources>

<!-- res/layout/activity_main.xml -->


<ListView ... android:id="@+id/mylist"
android:entries="@array/oses" />
Dynamic lists
● dynamic list: Content is read or generated as the program runs.
– Comes from a data file, or from the internet, etc.
– Must be set in the Java code.

– Suppose we have the following file and want to make a list from it:

// res/raw/oses.txt
Android
iPhone
...
Max OS X
List adapters
● adapter: Helps turn list data into list view items.
– common adapters: ArrayAdapter, CursorAdapter

● Syntax for creating an adapter:


ArrayAdapter<String> name =
new ArrayAdapter<String>(activity, layout, array);
● the activity is usually this
● the default layout for lists is android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1
● get the array by reading your file or data source of choice
(it can be an array like String[], or a list like ArrayList<String>)

– Once you have an adapter, you can attach it to your list by calling the
setAdapter method of the ListView object in the Java code.
List adapter example
ArrayList<String> myArray = ...; // load data from file

ArrayAdapter<String> adapter =
new ArrayAdapter<String>(
this,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
myArray);

ListView list = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.mylist);


list.setAdapter(myAdapter);
Handling list events
● Unfortunately lists don't use a simple onClick event.
– Several fancier GUI widgets use other kinds of events.
– The event listeners must be attached in the Java code,
not in the XML.
– Understanding how to attach these event listeners requires
the use of Java anonymous inner classes.

● anonymous inner class: A shorthand syntax


for declaring a small class without giving
it an explicit name.
– The class can be made to extend a given
super class or implement a given interface.
– Typically the class is declared and a single
object of it is constructed and used all at once.
Attaching event listener in Java
<!-- activity_main.xml -->
<Button ... android:onClick="mybuttonOnClick" />
<Button ... android:id="@+id/mybutton" />

// MainActivity.java
public void mybuttonOnClick() { ... }
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.mybutton);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// code to run when the button gets clicked
}
});

// this was the required style for event listeners


// in older versions of Android :-/
List events
● List views respond to the following events:
– setOnItemClickListener(AdapterView.OnItemClickListener)
Listener for when an item in the list has been clicked.

– setOnItemLongClickListener(AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener)
Listener for when an item in the list has been clicked and held.

– setOnItemSelectedListener(AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener)
Listener for when an item in the list
has been selected.

● Others:
– onDrag, onFocusChanged, onHover,
onKey, onScroll, onTouch, ...
List event listener example
ListView list = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.id);
list.setOnItemClickListener(
new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> list,
View row,
int index,
long rowID) {
// code to run when user clicks that item
...
}
}
);

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