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How to see text in toast

I'm trying to see text from GridView using a toast when I selected or clicked on GridView's data. I can see position, but don't know what to put to see a text.
Here is a code.
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
String [] data = {"a","b", "c","d","e","f", "g","h"};
GridView gdView;
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;
String result;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.item, R.id.tvText, data);
gdView = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.gdView);
gdView.setAdapter(adapter);
gdView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener()
{
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View v,
int position, long id) {
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), position, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
}
Could someone suggest me, what I need to use or where to look for it?
Thank you

The parameter int position of the method onItemClick() on AdapterView.OnItemClickListener gives you:
The position of the view in the adapter.
See here: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AdapterView.OnItemClickListener.html#onItemClick(android.widget.AdapterView, android.view.View, int, long)
You can use this to retrieve the content of this view from your ArrayAdapter with:
adapter.getItem(position)
See here: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ArrayAdapter.html#getItem(int)
This will return the content of your ArrayAdapter at the given position, in your case as a String, which you can store in a variable if you like or pass directly into Toast.makeText().

Turn last string to
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), String.valueOf(position), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

Listview setonitemclicklistener

I've looked up similar post regarding this question but they didn't solve my issue, so here it is.
I'm trying to set a setOnItemClickListener, for when I click on any item of my list I will open a dialog with the info (retrieve from the list) on the clicked list and more info. But i'm struggling to implement the setOnItemClickListener part.
I'm getting and error in line: myList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener()){
package com.example.proyectoprueba;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;;
public class PlantillaChina extends ActionBarActivity{
// DB Class to perform DB related operations
DBController controller = new DBController(this);
// Progress Dialog Object
ProgressDialog prgDialog;
HashMap<String, String> queryValues;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.lista);
Intent myIntent = getIntent();
String value = myIntent.getStringExtra("key");
TextView titulo=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.titulo);
// Get Platos records from SQLite DB
ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> platoList = controller.getAllEntremeses();
if (value.equals("entremeses")){
platoList = controller.getAllEntremeses();
titulo.setText(value);
}else if(value.equals("arroces y pasta")){
platoList = controller.getAllArrocesyPasta();
titulo.setText(value);
}else if(value.equals("mar")){
platoList = controller.getAllMar();
titulo.setText(value);
}else if(value.equals("carnes")){
platoList = controller.getAllCarnes();
titulo.setText(value);
}
// If Platos exists in SQLite DB
if (platoList.size() != 0) {
// Set the Plato Array list in ListView
ListAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(PlantillaChina.this, platoList, R.layout.itemlista, new String[] {
"platoId", "platoNombre", "platoDescripcion", "platoPrecio" }, new int[] {R.id.codigo, R.id.nombre, R.id.descripcion, R.id.precio });
ListView myList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listaplatos);
myList.setAdapter(adapter);
myList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener()){
}
}
Thank you for your time

It think you want something like this.
myList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int
position, long id)
{
// You have the position available here as well as the clicked view.
}
});

You need to actual define the OntItemClickListener to do something.
First, the code you have doesn't make much sense. You want something like this:
myList.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener(){
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int position, long arg3)
{
// Your code here
}
});
Basically you are creating your own OnItemClickListener class, and overriding the OnItemClick method. This callback will get called whenever an item in your list is clicked. You can do whatever processing you would like inside that function.

Problems with retaining user inputted form data when switching between activities

If anyone could help me with the following problem I would be eternally grateful.
My android app is a questionnaire to carry out property surveys. Each activity relates to an element of the property i.e. kitchen, bathroom, central heating etc. There will be circa 50 questions when the app is complete. Each activity has three Spinners and two Edit Texts with which the user must input data relating to the age and condition of the relevant element of the property before moving onto the next activity.
My problem is as follows:
Question 1 relates to the kitchen. Once all the relevant data is inputted I use an intent (via a 'next page' button) to start the next activity which relates to the bathroom. However, if I realise I made an error with my data input on the kitchen activity and go back via an intent from the bathroom activity (in the same way I got to the bathroom activity from the kitchen activity) the data I previously inputted is no longer there.
How do I retain this data? It is essential that my app users can flick backwards and forwards between the survey questions and view the data they have previously inputted. Once all 50 questions have been answered the data will be saved to a database and the next property can then be surveyed.
I have trawled the internet and various books for the answer to this but I am encountering conflicting information. Some say use on Pause, others say on Stop, others say on Saved Instance State. I'm confused?? I've been stuck on this for three days now so any help is very much appreciated.
Kitchen Activity below followed by Bathroom Activity..........
package com.example.basicview6;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.ToggleButton;
public class Kitchen extends Activity {
// defining the variables that will be displayed on the page
String[] age, renewal, main;
Spinner s1, s2, sMain;
ToggleButton repairs;
EditText repDesc, repCost, quantity;
Button back, next;
TextView life, qty, unit;
// creating the layout from the main xml file
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.kitchen);
// getting the string array values from the 'strings xml' resources file
// and applying them to the relevant variable
age = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.age_array);
renewal = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.renewal_array);
main = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.kitchen_array);
// getting the Spinner widget from the main xml and applying it to the
// 's1' variable
s1 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spAge);
s2 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spRenewal);
sMain = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spKitchen);
repairs = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.tbRepairs);
repDesc = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etRepDesc);
repCost = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etRepCost);
quantity = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etQuantity);
back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bBack);
next = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bNext);
life = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvLife);
qty = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvQuantity);
unit = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvUnitM);
life.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
quantity.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
qty.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
unit.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
/*
* creating a new 'string type' ArrayAdapter and telling it to display
* the values of the relevant variable as a simple spinner item
*/
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, age);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter2 = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, renewal);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapterM = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, main);
// priming the s1 Spinner variable for an array item to be selected -
// standby mode
s1.setAdapter(adapter);
s1.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
s2.setAdapter(adapter2);
s2.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
sMain.setAdapter(adapterM);
sMain.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
// setting up the OnClickListerner for the repairs toggle button
repairs.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (repairs.isChecked()) {
repDesc.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
repCost.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
} else {
repDesc.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
repCost.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
}
});
// setting up the OnClickListener for the Next button
next.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent openBathroom = new Intent(
"com.example.basicview6.BATHROOM");
startActivity(openBathroom);
}
});
}
}
BATHROOM ACTIVITY ...................
package com.example.basicview6;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.ToggleButton;
public class Bathroom extends Activity {
// defining the variables that will be displayed on the page
String[] age, renewal, main;
Spinner s1, s2, sMain;
ToggleButton repairs;
EditText repDesc, repCost, quantity;
Button back, next;
TextView life, qty, unit;
// creating the layout from the main xml file
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.bathroom);
// getting the string array values from the 'strings xml' resources file
// and applying them to the relevant variable
age = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.age_array);
renewal = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.renewal_array);
main = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.bathroom_array);
// getting the Spinner widget from the main xml and applying it to the
// 's1' variable
s1 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spAge);
s2 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spRenewal);
sMain = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spBathroom);
repairs = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.tbRepairs);
repDesc = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etRepDesc);
repCost = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etRepCost);
quantity = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etQuantity);
back = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bBack);
next = (Button) findViewById(R.id.bNext);
life = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvLife);
qty = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvQuantity);
unit = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvUnitM);
life.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
quantity.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
qty.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
unit.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
/*
* creating a new 'string type' ArrayAdapter and telling it to display
* the values of the relevant variable as a simple spinner item
*/
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, age);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter2 = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, renewal);
ArrayAdapter<String> adapterM = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, main);
// priming the s1 Spinner variable for an array item to be selected -
// standby mode
s1.setAdapter(adapter);
s1.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
s2.setAdapter(adapter2);
s2.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
sMain.setAdapter(adapterM);
sMain.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
// telling the program what to do when an item is selected
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1,
int arg2, long arg3) {
int index = arg0.getSelectedItemPosition();
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
}
});
// setting up the OnClickListerner for the repairs toggle button
repairs.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (repairs.isChecked()) {
repDesc.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
repCost.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
} else {
repDesc.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
repCost.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
}
});
// setting up the OnClickListener for the Back button
back.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent openKitchen = new Intent(
"com.example.basicview6.KITCHEN");
startActivity(openKitchen);
}
});
}
}

Well you can use a number of different methods which is why you keep seeing conflicting answers. However there are a few that are preferred.
For screen rotation, meaning if the device is flipped horizontally or vertically you use onSaveInstanceState.
There is another method I consider cheating and many people will tell you to stay away from as it can cause many errors down the line. However it is the easiest way possible. Simply go into your manifest and place this line
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize
If you are trying to retain information so that when you return to an Activity it is still there you should use onPause(). It appears as though you are only transferring simple data like String, int, etc. This can be done using SharedPreferences inside your onPause(). The reason is onPause() is always (99% of the time) called before the Activity is killed, meaning you will always retain your information.
For some video references to show you how to do these things go here The New Boston
If you would rather read here are some links
SharedPreferences
onPause or onPause
onSaveInstanceState
If you need anything else just ask.

When switching between the Activities you can put extras to the Intent: putExtra() like:
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "my saved String");
And get them in the called activity by:
String gottenString = intent.getExtras().getString(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
You can also save your data in a (temporary) file: Saving Files

Having an issue with switch statement involving Android Spinners

I'm trying to use 2 spinners on my view and at the moment implementing the "OnItemSelected" method . I have a switch statement set up to tell the spinners apart, but it doesn't seem to be working for some reason.
Here is my code:
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
/**
* This is the activity for feature 1 in the dashboard application.
* It displays some text and provides a way to get back to the home activity.
*
*/
public class F1Activity extends DashboardActivity implements OnItemSelectedListener
{
/**
* onCreate
*
* Called when the activity is first created.
* This is where you should do all of your normal static set up: create views, bind data to lists, etc.
* This method also provides you with a Bundle containing the activity's previously frozen state, if there was one.
*
* Always followed by onStart().
*
* #param savedInstanceState Bundle
*/
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView (R.layout.activity_f1);
setTitleFromActivityLabel (R.id.title_text);
//declaring variables
Button submitButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
Button cancelButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);
//getting arrays from strings file
String[] regions = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.regions_array);
String[] grids = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.grids_array);
Spinner gridSpinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.gridSpinner);
Spinner regionSpinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.regionSpinner);
//creating adapters for both spinners
ArrayAdapter<String> dataAdapter =
new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, grids);
ArrayAdapter<String> regionAdapter =
new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, regions);
// drop down layout style with radio button type.
dataAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
regionAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
// attaching data adapters to spinners
gridSpinner.setAdapter(dataAdapter);
regionSpinner.setAdapter(regionAdapter);
gridSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);
regionSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);
submitButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view){
Intent changeAdd = new Intent();
setResult(RESULT_OK, changeAdd);
EditText nameText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.nameTextBox);
EditText passText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.passwordTextBox);
if(nameText.getText().toString().length() > 0 &&
passText.getText().toString().length() > 0) //TAKE CARE OF LISRVIEW/DROPDOWN
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
"Loading...", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
// make an intent to start the virtual world activity..................like in addGridActivity/screen switch!
finish();
}
else
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Sorry, you have to complete all the fields",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
});
cancelButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view){
Intent changeAdd = new Intent();
setResult(RESULT_OK, changeAdd);
// cancelled and went back to home screen
finish();
}
});
}
#Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos, long arg3) {
// to handle the selection of the gridSpinner or the regionSpinner
int id = parent.getId();
switch(id)
{
case R.id.gridSpinner:
Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(), "you selected" +
parent.getItemAtPosition(pos).toString() + "from the grid spinner", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
break;
case R.id.regionSpinner:
Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(), "you selected" +
parent.getItemAtPosition(pos).toString() + "from the region spinner", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
#Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
} // end class
<code>

Your switch is working fine. The reason it seems to be not working is because your code to display the Toast is missing the show() calls.
Instead of:
Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(), ..., Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
do this:
Toast.makeText(parent.getContext(), ..., Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
I make the same mistake all the time myself :)

Replace int id = parent.getId(); to int id = view.getId();

You need to switch based on the id of the view not the view adapter. Try changing int id = parent.getId(); to int id = view.getId();.

array that starts a new activity

OK, I realize this is prolly pretty basic, but im so new to this its unreal.
What I have is an array. What I want is for when a user clicks an item in the array, it opens a new activity that is specific to that item. Its a list of festivals, and when you click on one of the festivals, and when you click on it, it opens an activity that provides information about that festival.
I have no idea what I'm doing here. Im pretty sure I need to use an OnClickListener, but thats it.
Activity
package com.MADONK.LAFESTS;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Home extends ListActivity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.main, Festivals));
ListView lv = getListView();
lv.setTextFilterEnabled(true);
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
int position, long id) {
// When clicked, show a toast with the TextView text
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), ((TextView) view).getText(),
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}
static final String[] Festivals = new String[] {
"Lake Arthur Regatta", "Contraband Days", "Iowa Rabbit Festival",
};
}

Since you're extending ListActivity, you can override onListItemClick(). You could do something like this, which gets the appropriate Festival object, and passes a member of it into an Intent, the Intent is then used to start another Activity:
#Override
public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
Festival item = (Festival) l.getItemAtPosition(position);
Intent i = new Intent(v.getContext(),YourFestivalDetailActivity.class);
i.putExtra("some_attribute", item.getSomeAttribute());
startActivity(i);
}
And then in the Activity you start that is meant to show the Festival detail, which in the above example is called YourFestivalDetailActivity, you should extract the Festival information from the Intent used to start it:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
String someAttribute = getIntent().getStringExtra("some_attribute");
}
Note that in this example I only pass a single String via the Intent, but know that you can pass more than that via an Intent. See the docs.