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Using ViewGroup in custom row for Listview causing casting issue [duplicate]

I am getting an error when trying to set my view to display the ListView for the file I want to display(text file). I am pretty sure it has something to do with the XML. I just want to display the information from this.file = fileop.ReadFileAsList("Installed_packages.txt");. My code:
public class Main extends Activity {
private TextView tv;
private FileOperations fileop;
private String[] file;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
this.fileop = new FileOperations();
this.file = fileop.ReadFileAsList("Installed_packages.txt");
setContentView(R.layout.main);
tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
ListView lv = new ListView(this);
lv.setTextFilterEnabled(true);
lv.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.list_item, this.file));
lv.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.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();
}
});
setContentView(lv);
}
}
list_item.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"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:textColor="#000">
</LinearLayout>
main.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:weightSum="1">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/SCROLLER_ID"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:fillViewport="true">
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5sp"
android:id="#+id/TextView01"
android:text="#string/hello"/>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

The ArrayAdapter requires the resource ID to be a TextView XML exception means you don't supply what the ArrayAdapter expects. When you use this constructor:
new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.a_layout_file, this.file)
R.Layout.a_layout_file must be the id of a xml layout file containing only a TextView(the TextView can't be wrapped by another layout, like a LinearLayout, RelativeLayout etc!), something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
// other attributes of the TextView
/>
If you want your list row layout to be something a little different then a simple TextView widget use this constructor:
new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.a_layout_file,
R.id.the_id_of_a_textview_from_the_layout, this.file)
where you supply the id of a layout that can contain various views, but also must contain a TextView with and id(the third parameter) that you pass to your ArrayAdapter so it can know where to put the Strings in the row layout.

Soution is here
listitem.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</TextView>
</LinearLayout>
Java code :
String[] countryArray = {"India", "Pakistan", "USA", "UK"};
ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.listitem,R.id.textview, countryArray);
ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listview);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);

If you are getting that message when you are extending an ArrayAdapter, you are getting that error because you have not provided the correct resource id to display the item. Call the super class in the constructor and pass in the resource id of the TextView:
//Pass in the resource id: R.id.text_view
SpinnerAdapter spinnerAddToListAdapter = new SpinnerAdapter(MyActivity.this,
R.id.text_view,
new ArrayList<>());
Adapter:
public class SpinnerAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<MyEntity> {
private Context context;
private List<MyEntity> values;
public SpinnerAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId,
List<MyEntity> values) {
//Pass in the resource id: R.id.text_view
super(context, textViewResourceId, values);
this.context = context;
this.values = values;
}

The problem is in the line:
lv.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.list_item, this.file));
Because when i change it to:
lv.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, this.file));
It works!

Can't get view to set elements of LISTVIEW

have problem with 'listView'. I searched everywhere but the problem does not arise none. Let me explain:
I have classic 'listview' in my 'layout':
<?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"
android:id="#+id/roza"
android:tileMode="repeat">
<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#80ffffff"
android:alpha="200">
</ListView>
<TextView
android:id="#android:id/empty"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/no_todos" />
</LinearLayout>
And i create custom list_row xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New Text"
android:id="#+id/list_name"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:textSize="25dp"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/list_rune" />
------------bla bla bla -----------------
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New Text"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/list_date_update"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/list_rune"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/list_rune"
android:id="#+id/textTester" />
</RelativeLayout>
My main class -
public class MainActivity extends ListActivity implements AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener, SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
private NordBase dbHelper;
private Cursor cursor;
int rage = list_row; // my custom row
-------------------on create----------------
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
this.getListView().setDividerHeight(2);
dbHelper = new NordBase(this);
fillData();
------------------fillData-----------------
cursor = dbHelper.getAll();
startManagingCursor(cursor);
String[] from = new String[] { NordBase.NORD_NAME, NordBase.NORD_DESCRIPTION,
NordBase.NORD_PUNKTS, NordBase.NORD_PUNKTS_CROSS,
NordBase.NORD_DATE_CREATE, NordBase.NORD_DATE_UPDATE, NordBase.NORD_RUNE,
NordBase.NORD_IMPORTANT, NordBase.NORD_SUM };
int[] to = new int[] { R.id.list_name, R.id.list_description, R.id.list_punkts,
R.id.list_punkts_cross, R.id.list_date_create, R.id.list_date_update,
R.id.list_rune, R.id.list_important, R.id.list_sum, };
notes = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
rage, cursor, from, to);
setListAdapter(notes);
getListView().setOnItemLongClickListener(this);
Alas, I can not get to the items inside list_row, to bind them for comparison operators. for exp: if price == 0, then textview.setvisible = false...
I try LayoutInflater, but he make view element difrent from those in listview.
I try adapter binder class - but i think its no good for that.
Mostly i have an error - can't do that for the "null element"... that case - looks like all i ever do - my program can't findViewById elements in the list_row.
There is one point of contact
int[] to = new int[] { R.id.list_name, R.id.list_description, R.id.list_punkts,
R.id.list_punkts_cross, R.id.list_date_create, R.id.list_date_update,
R.id.list_rune, R.id.list_important, R.id.list_sum, };
notes = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
rage, cursor, from, to);
So help me Obi-Van Kenobi, and sorry for my dummy ENG, and i'm not sure that i past cod in right way)))

First of all your layout is not having the views which you have mention in the adapter like
R.id.list_description, R.id.list_punkts,
R.id.list_punkts_cross, R.id.list_date_create, R.id.list_date_update,
R.id.list_rune, R.id.list_important, R.id.list_sum
put this thing in the layout list_row xml
if you mean by ------------bla bla bla -----------------
this views than ok
also simpleCursorAdapter will not solve your purpose as you want to hide and show the views based on the data in respective views
so my first suggestion Change your layout to linearLayout or tableLayout or other layout as you feel and then do this in Your CustomAdapter class
like
class MyAdapter extends BaseAdapter
{
#Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
//here you infalteYour layout and and do your logical thing
//you can take your data out from cursor and store in the arrayList<YourModelClass> type and have better control
}
}
otherwise in relative layout just fill the data don't hide it so it may work but if you do hiding of some views chances are high it will not solve your problem
and typo mistake is there i hope so like
int[] to = new int[] { R.id.list_name, R.id.list_description, R.id.list_punkts,
R.id.list_punkts_cross, R.id.list_date_create, R.id.list_date_update,
R.id.list_rune, R.id.list_important, R.id.list_sum, };
//here no item but still u have written "," after R.id.list_sum this like "R.id.list_sum, "
notes = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
rage, cursor, from, to);

multiple listview inside listfragment

I have been working on trying to implement two listviews inside a list fragment, I have stated two list views in my xml and tried to set two seperate sets of data in the java file but the list view data intended for the first lisview is overwritten by the second.
How would I be able to point it to the correct listviews using the code below?
Java for fragment where list should go:
package com.owais.shopsellswap;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.ListFragment;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
public class Fragment_My_Profile extends ListFragment {
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View myProfileView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_my_profile, container, false);
return myProfileView;
}
// Store Arralist as hashmaps for the listview
ArrayList<HashMap<String,String>> list = new ArrayList<HashMap<String,String>>();
ArrayList<HashMap<String,String>> list2 = new ArrayList<HashMap<String,String>>();
// SimpleAdapter (listViewAdapter) links the array to the listview
private SimpleAdapter listViewAdapter;
private SimpleAdapter listViewAdapter2;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
//HashMap links each line of data to the correct TextView
HashMap<String,String> item;
for(int i=0;i<userInfo.length;i++){
item = new HashMap<String,String>();
item.put( "line1", userInfo[i][0]);
item.put( "line2", userInfo[i][1]);
list.add( item );
}
HashMap<String,String> item2;
for(int i=0;i<ListingsArray.length;i++){
item2 = new HashMap<String,String>();
item2.put( "line1", ListingsArray[i][0]);
item2.put( "line2", ListingsArray[i][1]);
item2.put( "line3", ListingsArray[i][2]);
list2.add( item2 );
}
listViewAdapter = new SimpleAdapter(getActivity(), list,
R.layout.listview_layout_1,
new String[] { "line1","line2" },
new int[] {R.id.line_a, R.id.line_b});
listViewAdapter2 = new SimpleAdapter(getActivity(), list2,
R.layout.listview_layout_3,
new String[] { "line1","line2", "line3" },
new int[] {R.id.line_a1, R.id.line_b1, R.id.line_c1});
setListAdapter(listViewAdapter);
setListAdapter(listViewAdapter2);
}
private String[][] userInfo =
{{"User","Dummy"},
{"Email Address","Dummy#dummymail.com"},
{"User Type","Staff"},
{"Contact Number","07111111111"}};
private String[][] ListingsArray =
{{"audi a3","brand new audi a3 with alloywheels, cd player", "£11000"},
{"HTC One x","brand new android smartphone", "£450"},
{"Acer Laptop","Acer Laptop with windows 7", "£300"},
{"Sunglass","Oakley Sunglasses in great condition", "£100"}};
}
xml for the fragment:
<?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="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/lightgrey"
android:text="#string/userInfoHeader"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/android:list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="184dp"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2" >
</ListView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/android:list"
android:background="#color/lightgrey"
android:text="#string/listingsHeader"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/android:list2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="184dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" >
</ListView>
</RelativeLayout>
The list view also uses a custom layout for each list.

You need to set the two adapters accordingly with each ListView....
ListView list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);
ListView list2 = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list2);
list.setAdapter(...)
list2.setAdapter(...)
...however you do not have two ListViews in play. In using a ListFragment each time you call setAdapter you are setting a single ListView to the given contents. You would need to adjust your ListFragement to be that of a Fragment and have two separate ListViews within the Fragment, then set each with its own adapter as mentioned above.

setListAdapter assumes the default target. To set the second adapter you need to find the second listview id and then set the second adapter to it.
listview = findViewById(R.id.list2);
listview.setAdapter(adapter2);
Note that a listfragment usually expects only a single list so the above.might not work, you may need to just use a regular fragment and do the above.for both lists.

Android, issues with custom listview

I'm using a custom listview I found here:
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/linear_layout_9.html
Seems to be valid in Eclipse, and looks good in the preview tab. It's just a listview that has a button on the bottom. So i've added it as R.layout.buttonlist
<Button android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/testbutton"
android:text="#string/hello" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<ListView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_above="#id/testbutton" />
</RelativeLayout>
Unfortunately when I run it, i get a pop up window that says Android has closed unexpecitdly:
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.buttonlist , data));
When I try using a built in list view:
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , data));
everything works fine. I dont see any errors or warnings in logcat, so I'm not sure how to pinpoint the problem. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
Edit: adding activity
public class TestActivity extends ListActivity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
List<String> data = new ArrayList<String>();
data.add("hello");
data.add("world");
setContentView(R.layout.buttonlist);
//setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , data));
}
}

Hoofamon, I would like to correct you here. You are not creating a custom ListView but a custom layout with a ListView. Also, I believe that you have not completely understood what the setListAdapter is doing here.
This line that you have is telling the listview to consume 'android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1' as the content of its layout. This layout comes pre-defined in the Android SDK. It would just contain text in each item of a listview. The third attribute 'data' indicates the content of each listview item.
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , data));
So, as Mike L. has suggested, if your intent is to have a listview with only text (having the default format), then the line above would serve the purpose well. You can set 'R.layout.buttonlist' as the layout of your activity using
setContentView(R.layout.buttonlist);
However, if you are planning to include additional content in the listview (read images) or want to change the styling of the text, you would have to define a custom layout for the listview. We can direct you to appropriate sources if you want to know how that can be done.
EDIT: A possible way of loading data into a normal ListView
TestActivity.java
public class TestActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.buttonlist);
List<String> data = new ArrayList<String>();
data.add("hello");
data.add("world");
ListView mListView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);
mListView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 , data));
}
}
buttonlist.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="fill_parent">
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/testbutton"
android:text="#string/hello"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_above="#+id/testbutton" />
</RelativeLayout>
This is how it should look like on the emulator:

I don't think you can have a listview in the layout of an adapter. The passed in layout should just describe a row in the listview. So buttonlist should just contain the xml for the button. The listview needs to be in a separate layout file. If this is a list activity then you don't need another layout file, just call setListAdapter like you are doing.

If you want to use your R.layout.buttonlist to fill up your listview,you can do it as follows(your TestActivity should extend Activity,not ListActivity):
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.buttonlist);
String data[]=new String[]{"Item_1","Item_2","Item_3"}
Button b=(Button)findViewById(R.id.testbutton);
ListView lv=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);
ArrayAdapter aa=new ArrayAdapter(context,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, data);
lv.setAdapter(aa);
//Your code...
}
Now if you want to create custom listitem to be displayed in the listview,then you need to do like this:
Create your custom listitem xml file.
Ex: custom_listitem.xml
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/icon"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/text"
/>
Create custom ArrayAdapter:
Ex. CustomArrayAdapter.class
public class CustomArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {
String[] array;
LayoutInflater mInflater;
public CustomArrayAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId,
String[] objects)
{
super(context, textViewResourceId, objects);
array=objects;
mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
}
#Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
{
final ViewHolder holder;
if(convertView==null)
{
convertView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_listitem, null);
holder = new ViewHolder();
holder.text=(TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.text);
holder.img=(ImageView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.icon);
convertView.setTag(holder);
}
else
holder=(ViewHolder)convertView.getTag();
holder.text.setText(array[position]);
if(position==0)
holder.img.setImageResource(R.drawable.img1);
else if(position==1)
holder.img.setImageResource(R.drawable.img2);
else if(position==2)
holder.img.setImageResource(R.drawable.img3);
return convertView;
}
static class ViewHolder
{
TextView text;
ImageView img;
}
}
Use this custom adapter class in your main activity to fill up listview:
Be sure,this main activity extends Activity and not ListActivity
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
context=getApplicationContext();
lv=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview);
CustomArrayAdapter aa=new CustomArrayAdapter(context,R.layout.custom_listitem, new String[]{"item_1","item_2","item_3"});
lv.setAdapter(aa);
// other lines of code
.
.
.

Android listview, would like to have a diffrent picture on each row of my listview

I’m tryin to make a list box that has a different image and text for each listed item. I tried to creat two setListAdapter, one for the text string to be displayed and another for the image name. It did not work, I’m assuming there is another way to do this.
My CTICTY CLASS FOR THE LIST
public class cFashions extends ListActivity {
TextView selection;
// list to fill list box wi*/
/*
String[] items={"CASUAL","DR ESSES","CAREER","OUTWEAR","FOOTWEAR",
"JEWELRY","ACCESSORIES"};
*/
String[] items={"CASUAL"};
String[] icons={"icon"};
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.fashions);
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
R.layout.row, R.id.label,
items));
setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
R.layout.row, R.id.icon,
icons));
selection=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.selection);
}
}
THE XML FILE FOR THE LAYOUT OF EACH CELL IN THE LIST
<?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="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/icon"
android:layout_width="22px"
android:paddingLeft="2px"
android:paddingRight="2px"
android:paddingTop="2px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="12sp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Ted

You need to use one adapter, not two, where the adapter knows how to handle both your TextView and your ImageView. Here is a free excerpt from one of my books that covers this topic in detail.