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How to make an spinner that doesnt allows items to be selected?

Im currently working on an app and im trying to implement a spinner that drops down info (name, age, color) but which doesnt allows to select on the displayed info. Is there a wsy to do this?

you can try this link or use this code from the mentioned link
Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner);
// Create an ArrayAdapter using the string array and a default spinner layout
ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,
R.array.planets_array, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
// Specify the layout to use when the list of choices appears
adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
// Apply the adapter to the spinner
spinner.setAdapter(adapter);
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="planets_array">
<item>Mercury</item>
<item>Venus</item>
<item>Earth</item>
<item>Mars</item>
<item>Jupiter</item>
<item>Saturn</item>
<item>Uranus</item>
<item>Neptune</item>
</string-array>
</resources>

Values inside items in string-array xml

Is something like this possible??
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="planets_array">
<item value=My >Mercury</item>
<item value=Vs >Venus</item>
<item value=EA >Earth</item>
<item value=Ms >Mars</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
the listView will show the planets but when the user selects Mars
the value I get will be Ms.

No, there is no such direct way to use string array in android app resources. One of my suggestion is separate the label and value to two different string arrays, then use these string arrays in your code.
<string-array name="planet_label">
<item>Mercury</item>
<item>Venus</item>
<item>Earth</item>
<item>Mars</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="planet_values">
<item>My</item>
<item>Vs</item>
<item>Ea</item>
<item>Ms</item>
</string-array>

Android translate navigation drawer item

I have a navigation drawer menu with diferent items in a listview. This item´s names are in arrays.xml like this one in values-es and other one in values:
<string-array name="nav_drawer_items">
<item>One</item>
<item>Two</item>
<item>Three</item>
<item>Four</item>
</string-array>
I have done a method to translate the app but this items not change when a different language is selected. The others textview work perfect. What I am doing wrong? it is possible to translate an array item?

Try this, but do not forget initially define variables.
<string-array name="nav_drawer_items">
<item>#string/one</item>
<item>#string/two</item>
<item>#string/three</item>
</string-array>

Android Set xml value with string

I have this following spinner in my main activity
My problem is that the spinner's value is required when submitting but i want its default value to be empty so i put in my arrays.xml an item with empty value. so when the app is lunched it will show a empty spinner.
The problem is that when they click the spinner and the drop down display the first selection is empty.
my solution is to put the first data as "Select" but is there a way that the value would be empty like in html select tag?
<option value="">Select</option>
<option value="data 1">data 1</option>
on android xml is this possible? or how to do it? i tried this but still not working. it passes the value "Select"
<item value="">Select</item>
<item value="data 1">data 1</item>
my spinner
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:entries="#array/spinner_arr"
android:tag="relation" />
my arrays.xml
<string-array name="spinner_arr">
<item></item>
<item>data 1</item>
<item>data 2</item>
<item>data 3</item>
<item>data 4</item>
<item>data 5</item>
</string-array>

Try using the prompt attr of Spinner, if that's not work you'll have to craete some adapter of your own.
take a look here:
How to make an Android Spinner with initial text "Select One"

Android Spinner Option Value Just like Select Tag

Is it Possible I can create a spinner with options and values.
<select name=test>
<option value="1">Baran</option>
<option value="2">Khan</option>
</select>
with the spinner XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="test">
<item Value="1">Baran</item>
<item value="2">Khan</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
How can I accomplish such target. As I need to pass Ids to the Server.

You have to manage two list and both are dynamic as you want.
Step to achieve :
Create two ArrayList<String>.Depend on your data type here i make as String Array.
Add value to ArrayList.
Create custom adapter and pass two list adapter in that and get value according that.
Add list to Spinner Adapter. Get the index or position of
the Spinner.
Follow same index to get value from second list value.
Send that value to server.
Task over
See Demo Example that will Guide you to make easy.
Enjoy !!!

Not the best but one approach would be to create another string array with the ids:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string-array name="test">
<item Value="1">Baran</item>
<item value="2">Khan</item>
</string-array>
<string-array name="testIDS">
<item>1</item>
<item>2</item>
</string-array>
</resources>
Now when item i is selected from array test you can get the id from item i in array testIDS.