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Adding LinearLayout to ListView using an adapter

I am trying to create a ListView where each entry in the list consists of a LinearLayout. I have an ArrayList that I have defined here:
ArrayList<LinearLayout> menuList;.
Later in my code, I define
LinearLayout dailyMenuLayout = new LinearLayout(ReturnMenus.this);, and every time I complete a layout to be added to the ListView, I use menuList.add(DailyMenuList)
The adapter that I have been trying to use is as follows -- but it crashes the app every time that it is triggered.
ListView myListView = (ListView)findViewById(android.R.id.list);
ArrayAdapter<LinearLayout> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<LinearLayout>(ReturnMenus.this, R.id.linear_layout_item, menuList);
myListView.setAdapter(adapter);
And this is the XML for the single row in the ListView:
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_item"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Can somebody show me how to accomplish this? Thanks.

Use something like following layout for the row layout in your list rather than you current layout:
<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/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
.
.
.
.
.
</LinearLayout>
Here if you do not know exactly how many textView that you are going to use, use maximum number of TextView that using in your application. Then in your adapter class inside getView() you can get those TextView. If some rows not going to use all of these textViews then set them invisible as like this:
TextView txtView3 = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.text3);
txtView3.setVisibility(View.GONE)
Following tutorial helps you to create the listView.
http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidListView/article.html

You should bind data to adapter,such as strings,not the layout.
To see how to use ListView and Adapter,please check the demo project in your-android-sdk-dir\samples\android-XX\ApiDemos.

trouble associating a listView id with findViewby() in android

I am trying to populate a list view, and am trying to select my listview in my main with:
lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.layout.activity_main.xml.id);
My folder structure for XML is:
res>layout>activity_main.xml
and my main_activity.xml file looks like this:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
</ListView>
</RelativeLayout>
I think this is a simple mistake of me not fully understanding how the xml id value works in android.

Change the below
In OnCreate
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
Change listview in xml
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
</ListView>

Try like below:
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.ist);
and in xml change id of listview like below:
android:id="#+id/list"

Try this in the activity code file (java)
ListView lv = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);

In onCreate() you will find setContenctView(R.layout.activity_main); If not then you must add it. Make sure it is set to the xml activity you want to work with in the code java file. Then you can easily refer to the listView by using
lv = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
Also the id in xml of a control is defined in the following form
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
</ListView>

Android: set empty view to a list view

<TextView
android:id="#android:id/empty"
style="#style/FacebookFont"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/no_result_found"
android:textColor="#color/white" />
this is the xml code for empty view. I am setting empty view as follows:
list.setAdapter(adapter);
list.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty));
I have the items in the listview even then also before listview is populated the empty view is shown.
I don't want that empty view to be shown when listview contains some item.
Please help.

if you are using ListActivity then no need to set the empty view manually. Remove list.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty)); from your code.
Change your layout like below then it's automatically add EmptyView if list has no item:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="8dp"
android:paddingRight="8dp">
<ListView android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#00FF00"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"/>
<TextView android:id="#android:id/empty"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FF0000"
android:text="No data"/>
</LinearLayout>

You have to set the empty view before setting the adapter, if your MainActivity is not extending ListActivity.
Try this
list.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty));
list.setAdapter(adapter);
Sorry for the late answer!
Alternate method: Make your activity extend from ListActivity. And add a textview to your list layout with id android.R.id.empty

Try this
View view = getLayoutInflater() .inflate(<resource id of the empty view>, null);
ViewGroup viewGroup= ( ViewGroup)list.getParent();
viewGroup.addView(view);
list.setEmptyView(view);
list.setAdapter(adapter);

There are some correct answers, however, I think this is the best approach I've found:
View emptyView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.empty_list_cart, null);
addContentView(emptyView, listView.getLayoutParams()); // You're using the same params as listView
listView.setEmptyView(emptyView);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);

Whatever #dhawalSodhaParmar has explained is correct. But there is a confusion when you look at the way the answer is put down.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".SampleActivity">
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:divider="#null"
android:dividerHeight="0dp" />
<!-- Empty view is only visible when the list has no items. -->
<TextView
android:id="#+id/empty_text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:text="NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE!"
android:textColor="#525252"
android:textAppearance="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
android:visibility="gone"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Suppose if you already have a list view and adapter backing the same with data. And assuming everything is working fine, whoever wants to implement this empty list view screen has to start like below:
Step 1:
Modify the existing Activity XML file which has the list view with the one I have used here. You can use either a Linear Layout or Relative Layout, but preferably Relative because of the flexibility. And a textView like I have written.
Step 2:
Go to your Activity Java file, and after your setContentView
ListView emptyListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
// set your adapter here
// set your click listener here
// or whatever else
emptyListView.setEmptyView(findViewById(R.id.empty_text_view));
That's it, now run and you are set!

// first of all create a global variable of Text view
// which is displayed when the list is empty
private TextView mEmptyStateTextView;
//then in onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
/Setting empty text view
mEmptyStateTextView=(TextView) findViewById(R.id.emptyview);
view.setEmptyView(mEmptyStateTextView);
//then in onLoadfinished method
mEmptyStateTextView.setText(R.string.no_earthquakes);

ListView inside Fragment android

Im having trouble with implementing list view inside a fragment.
the xml code is:
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/jo_logo" />
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
</ListView>
</LinearLayout>
simple ImageView and afterwards the list view.
I've already tried to implement:
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity().getBaseContext(),
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, viewList);
setListAdapter(adapter);
where viewList is View[], on the onCreateView function.
seems that it's not working that way inside fragment.
thing is i need that the first view will be ImageView and second one is ListView, and all inside the Fragment.
please help, thank in advance, udi

In your layout xml change android:id="#+id/listView1" to android:id="#android:id/list" otherwise the ListActivity / ListFragment won't find your ListView.

List id not found: android:list

Iam trying to find the id for the listview, but it dosen't work just typing like this:
this.view = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
R.id.list -> dosen't work, cause it can't find the id
Iam using my own custom made list.
<ListView
android:id="#+id/android:list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
</ListView>
To obtain it:
findViewById(android.R.id.list);