Android UI

Create Simple Listview In Android

Here i explain to you how to create a simple listview which uses built-in Arrayadapter.

1. Add listview container to layout
2. Create an listview adapter with items
3. Set adapter to listview
4. Catch click event
5. Build & Run

Add listview container to layout

add_listview

listview_xml_file

Create an listview adapter

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

        ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView);

        // Create Items
        String[] values = new String[] { "Item No 1",
                "Item No 2",
                "Item No 3",
                "Item No 4",
                "Item No 5" };

        //Add items to adapter

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, android.R.id.text1, values);

Set adapter to listview

 // Set adapter to ListView
 listView.setAdapter(adapter);

Catch click event

 listView.setOnItemClickListener((parent, view, position, id) -> {
     String itemValue = (String) listView.getItemAtPosition(position);
     Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), itemValue, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  // Display
     });

All together

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;


public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

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

        ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView);

        // Create Items
        String[] values = new String[] { "Item No 1",
                "Item No 2",
                "Item No 3",
                "Item No 4",
                "Item No 5" };

        //Add items to adapter

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, android.R.id.text1, values);

        // Set adapter to ListView
        listView.setAdapter(adapter);

       

        listView.setOnItemClickListener((parent, view, position, id) -> {
            String itemValue = (String) listView.getItemAtPosition(position);
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), itemValue, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  // Display

        });
    }
}

Build & Run

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