This may be a bit of a silly question, but I am having a bit of a hard time understanding how to reference a listview/adapter that I created. I started by creating a custom listview that will allow me to display list items that have both pictures and text in them. I found a lot of great tutorials online, so this part wasn't too bad. I then added two buttons at the bottom of the listview that I would like to use to manipulate data within the listview. Now I can figure out how to access the list when I am in the onItemClickListener for the list, because you can simply call parent.getItemAtPosition(position) in order to access it. I am not quite sure how to access this list within the onClick method for the button, since the parent/position are not passed as parameters. So I suppose my first question is...
onClick method.The other question that I have been struggling with is how to search for an item (row) in my listview by searching for the value of a specific element withing that row. For instance, in my code below, the rows I have created have five images, two text fields, and a boolean value. So how would I go about searching through my list to find the row that has the "address" of 555555, which corresponds to the Harley Davidson list entry.
I have included my code below. Thank you very much for the help.
HelmetList.java
public class HelmetList
{
public HelmetList (String name, String address, String img_hel, String img_rec, String img_bat,
String img_dsk, String img_str, Boolean selected)
{
super();
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
this.img_hel = img_hel;
this.img_rec = img_rec;
this.img_bat = img_bat;
this.img_dsk = img_dsk;
this.img_str = img_str;
this.selected = selected;
}
private String name;
private String address;
private String img_hel;
private String img_rec;
private String img_bat;
private String img_dsk;
private String img_str;
private Boolean selected;
public String getName ()
{
return name;
}
public void setName (String s_name)
{
this.name = s_name;
}
public String getAddress ()
{
return address;
}
public void setAddress (String s_address)
{
this.address = s_address;
}
public String getImgHel ()
{
return img_hel;
}
public void setImgHel (String s_img_hel)
{
this.img_hel = s_img_hel;
}
public String getImgRec ()
{
return img_rec;
}
public void setImgRec (String s_img_rec)
{
this.img_rec = s_img_rec;
}
public String getImgBat ()
{
return img_bat;
}
public void setImgBat (String s_img_bat)
{
this.img_bat = s_img_bat;
}
public String getImgDsk ()
{
return img_dsk;
}
public void setImgDsk (String s_img_dsk)
{
this.img_dsk = s_img_dsk;
}
public String getImgStr ()
{
return img_str;
}
public void setImgStr (String s_img_str)
{
this.img_str = s_img_str;
}
public Boolean getSelected ()
{
return selected;
}
public void setSelected (Boolean s_selected)
{
this.selected = s_selected;
}
}
HelmetListAdapter.java
public class HelmetListAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<HelmetList>
{
private int resource;
private LayoutInflater inflater;
private Context context;
public HelmetListAdapter (Context p_context, int p_resource, List<HelmetList> p_objects)
{
super (p_context, p_resource, p_objects);
resource = p_resource;
inflater = LayoutInflater.from (p_context);
context = p_context;
}
@Override
public View getView (int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
{
convertView = ( RelativeLayout ) inflater.inflate( resource, null );
HelmetList Helmet = getItem (position);
TextView hname = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_name);
hname.setText(Helmet.getName ());
TextView haddress = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_address);
haddress.setText(Helmet.getAddress ());
ImageView himage = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_image);
String uri = "drawable/" + Helmet.getImgHel();
int imageResource = context.getResources().getIdentifier(uri, null, context.getPackageName());
Drawable image = context.getResources().getDrawable(imageResource);
himage.setImageDrawable(image);
ImageView hrec = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_rec);
uri = "drawable/" + Helmet.getImgRec();
imageResource = context.getResources().getIdentifier(uri, null, context.getPackageName());
image = context.getResources().getDrawable(imageResource);
hrec.setImageDrawable(image);
ImageView hlbat = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_lb);
uri = "drawable/" + Helmet.getImgBat();
imageResource = context.getResources().getIdentifier(uri, null, context.getPackageName());
image = context.getResources().getDrawable(imageResource);
hlbat.setImageDrawable(image);
ImageView hldsk = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_ld);
uri = "drawable/" + Helmet.getImgDsk();
imageResource = context.getResources().getIdentifier(uri, null, context.getPackageName());
image = context.getResources().getDrawable(imageResource);
hldsk.setImageDrawable(image);
ImageView hstr = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.h_str);
uri = "drawable/" + Helmet.getImgStr();
imageResource = context.getResources().getIdentifier(uri, null, context.getPackageName());
image = context.getResources().getDrawable(imageResource);
hstr.setImageDrawable(image);
return convertView;
}
}
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
private ListView lvhelmets;
private HelmetListAdapter adhelmets;
private Context ctx;
List<Integer> selected;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ctx = this;
List<HelmetList> helmetlist = new ArrayList<HelmetList>();
helmetlist.add(new HelmetList("Bell", "11111", "helmetpic0", "rec",
"bat", "mm", "str", Boolean.FALSE));
helmetlist.add(new HelmetList("Shoei", "33333", "helmetpic1", "rec",
"bat", "mm", "str", Boolean.FALSE));
helmetlist.add(new HelmetList("Harley Davidson", "55555", "helmetpic2", "rec",
"bat", "mm", "str", Boolean.FALSE));
helmetlist.add(new HelmetList("Joe Rocket", "77777", "helmetpic3", "rec",
"bat", "mm", "str", Boolean.FALSE));
lvhelmets = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.Helmet_list);
lvhelmets.setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
adhelmets = new HelmetListAdapter(ctx, R.layout.row_format, helmetlist);
lvhelmets.setAdapter (adhelmets);
Button price = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bPrice);
Button safety = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bSafety);
price.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View view)
{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "price", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
safety.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(View view)
{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "safety", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
lvhelmets.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id)
{
HelmetList helmet = (HelmetList) parent.getItemAtPosition(position);
if (!helmet.getSelected())
{
view.setBackgroundColor(Color.LTGRAY);
helmet.setSelected(Boolean.TRUE);
}
else
{
view.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
helmet.setSelected(Boolean.FALSE);
}
}
});
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:id="@+id/Helmet_list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
android:choiceMode="multipleChoice"
android:layout_weight="1">
</ListView>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/btnHolderLL"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/bPrice"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingRight="1dp"
android:paddingLeft="1dp"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:background="#222222"
android:text="Price"
android:clickable="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/bSafety"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingRight="1dp"
android:paddingLeft="1dp"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:background="#222222"
android:text="Safety"
android:clickable="true" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
row_format.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="5dip" >
<!-- ListRow Left side Thumbnail image -->
<LinearLayout android:id="@+id/thumbnail"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="3dip"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginRight="5dip">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/h_image"
android:layout_width="50dip"
android:layout_height="50dip"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"/>
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/h_name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="@+id/thumbnail"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/thumbnail"
android:textColor="#040404"
android:typeface="sans"
android:textSize="20dip"
android:layout_marginTop="5dip"
android:textStyle="bold"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/h_address"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/h_name"
android:textColor="#343434"
android:textSize="12dip"
android:layout_marginTop="1dip"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/thumbnail" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/h_rec"
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/h_lb"
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginRight="45dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/h_ld"
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginRight="85dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/h_str"
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginRight="125dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
In the onClick method, try:
lvhelmets.setAdapter(new HelmetListAdapter(ctx, rowf_format.xml, helmetList));
That will call your adapter which will populate the listview.