Android Calling getview

Question

I have a question about the method getview in android. My getview method(in the class QuestionsListAdapter):

public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
    QuestionView qv;
    if (convertView == null) {
        qv = new QuestionView (nContext, nQuestion[position], nDetail[position], nExpanded[position]);
    } else {
        qv = (QuestionView)convertView;
        qv.setName(nQuestion[position]);
        qv.setDetail(nDetail[position]);
        qv.setExpanded(nExpanded[position]);
    }        
    return qv;
}

But how do I call the method? If I have no old view and the parent isn't LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT

My onCreate:

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
   super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

   // Use our own list adapter
   setListAdapter(new QuestionsListAdapter(this));
}

So how do I call the getView method, because if I run the code it isn't drawing. Somthing like this?

QuestionsListAdapter.getView( 0,  convertView,  parent);

Answer 1

You do not have to call the method. If you override the method in a customAdapter, it is called automatically each time the Adapter gets data from your data source and puts it in a View that represents an item in your ListView.