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How to disable all elements (also the ones not currently visible in the screen) in a listview?

I have a ListView with a set of elements. When I click one of the I would like to disable all the others. If I click again on the selected item all the other items are enabled again.
I tried the different proposed solution without success. I hope someone can help me.
This is my code:
//action to take when a presentation is selected
listview.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, final View view,
int position, long id) {
//disable the other items when one is selected
if(position!=selectedPresentation){
for(int i=0;i<parent.getCount();i++){
if(i!=position)//disable all the items except the select one
parent.getChildAt(i).setEnabled(false);
}
selectedPresentation=position;
}else if(selectedPresentation==position){
//enable again all the items
for(int i=0;i<parent.getCount();i++){
parent.getChildAt(i).setEnabled(true);
}
selectedPresentation=-1;
}
Where selectedPresentation is a global variable storing the selected item. If no item is selected its value is -1.
Thank you for your help!

Make your own subclass of ArrayAdapter that has AreAllItemsEnabled() return false, and define isEnabled(int position) to return false for a given item in your the ones you want to disable.
In your custom ArrayAdapter overide isEnabled method as following
#Override
public boolean isEnabled(int position) {
return false;
}
other option
Don't implement onItemclickListener. This will not give you any update of item click. Only register onClick listener to views.

You may take another object of the List(Arraylist) which is populating elements in listview then on click copy the corresponding position data to new arraylist you made and then notifyDataSet and when you click again you populate listview with original list so it will apear again....Just do this trick it might work for you

parent.getChildeAt() only work for visible Item.
you should change something in adapter.
if make custom adapter then you can do some thing like #ṁᾶƔƏň ツ answer, but if you use default adapter you can change adapter's arraylist that before you pass it to adapter.
put boolean in it (in arraylist) and in on item click true/false it for all item.

I wrote this solution and seems it works fine!
listview.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, final View view,
int position, long id) {
//disable the other items when one is selected
Toast.makeText(context, "onClick called",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); // this will flash up twice
if(position!=selectedPresentation){
selectedPresentation=position;
for(int i=0;i<adapter.getCount();i++){
if(i!=position)//disable all the items except the select one
adapter.isEnabled(i);
}
}else if(selectedPresentation==position){
//enable again all the items
selectedPresentation=-1;
for(int i=0;i<adapter.getCount();i++){
adapter.isEnabled(i);
}
}
And in my adapter I wrote:
public boolean isEnabled(int position) {
if(selectedPresentation==-1 || selectedPresentation==position)
return true;
return false;
Now my concern is how to show the items in the listView as disabled

How to highlight multiple items in a list view?

Hello guys I want to highlight multiple items in a list view.
So I tried SngList.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE); but it didn't help
I am using a custom adapter and extending BaseAdapter
I am using ListView and not AbsListView
I don't want to use CAB because it doesn't go well with the design of my app
I don't want to use the getView method of the adapter as well.
I don't want to use checkboxes either, I guess I will use a boolean for each item and pass it to getviews if I don't get a solution here, but that doesn't seem too elegant and neat. I believe there is a proper built-in way of doing it without using getview() of the adapter
I tried:
android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"
android:listSelector="#android:color/darker_gray"
in the xml but it is highlighting only one of the items and as soon as I click on another item, it highlights it instead...
So is there any proper way of doing it?
Here is how my app looks:

You can make the same logic as CAB but avoid using CAB.
Your list item should have the FrameLayout at root like
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:foreground="?android:attr/activatedBackgroundIndicator">
....
Set onItemClickListener to change choice mode on long press
listView.setOnItemLongClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener() {
#Override
public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) {
if (mInMultiChoiceMode) {
// if already in multi choice - do nothing
return false;
}
mInMultiChoiceMode = true;
// set checked selected item and enter multi selection mode
final AbsListView list = (AbsListView) arg0;
list.setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
list.setItemChecked(arg2, true);
return true;
}
});
listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) {
if (mInMultiChoiceMode) {
//exit multi choice mode if number of selected items is 0
if (((AbsListView) arg0).getCheckedItemCount() == 0) {
((AbsListView) arg0).setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_NONE);
mInMultiChoiceMode = false;
}
} else {
// do whatever you should as in normal non-multi item click
System.out.println("CLICK");
}
}
});

SngList.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
It should be enough, but you have to use getView, to differentiate the selected and unselected state.
You can use isItemChecked() method to determine weather the item is selected or not, so you don't have to introduce a boolean variable for each items.
Edit:
Something like this:
#Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
ListView list = (ListView) parent;
if(list.isItemChecked(position)){
//...
}
else{
//...
}

use
SngList.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
then manually do it in the adapter.

listview getting new instance when swiping the listview

I have one listview in my application,it contains two rows one for task and another one for alarm,date,severity. Initially first row of the list item only displayed for all list item and the second one is invisible. When i click the list item the second row displayed for that item as well as click another list item at that time the above list item closed that second row. Its working fine for me...My problem is if i open one list item and then swipe the listview at then i click the another list item at that time the above one cannot be closed because the above list item instance will be chnaged.please any one help me how to solve this problem...
int lastselectedPosition == -1
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view, int position,
long id) {
TextView textviewDate=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.taskTimeidDaytoDay);
selectedtaskDate=textviewDate.getText().toString().trim();
if (lastselectedPosition == -1) {
Log.i(TAG,"Loopif:"+lastselectedPosition);
TextView twTaskTime = (TextView) view
.findViewById(R.id.taskTimeidDaytoDay);
TextView twSeverity = (TextView) view
.findViewById(R.id.severityidDaytoDay);
TextView twAlarm = (TextView) view
.findViewById(R.id.alarmidDaytoDay);
twAlarm.setVisibility(view.VISIBLE);
twSeverity.setVisibility(view.VISIBLE);
twTaskTime.setVisibility(view.VISIBLE);
lastselectedPosition = position;
lastSelectedItem = arg0.getChildAt(position);
} else {
// Log.i(TAG,"LoopElse:"+lastselectedPosition);
lastSelectedItem.findViewById(R.id.taskTimeidDaytoDay)
.setVisibility(lastSelectedItem.GONE);
lastSelectedItem.findViewById(R.id.severityidDaytoDay)
.setVisibility(lastSelectedItem.GONE);
lastSelectedItem.findViewById(R.id.alarmidDaytoDay).setVisibility(
lastSelectedItem.GONE);
if (lastselectedPosition != position) {
view.findViewById(R.id.taskTimeidDaytoDay).setVisibility(
view.VISIBLE);
view.findViewById(R.id.severityidDaytoDay).setVisibility(
view.VISIBLE);
view.findViewById(R.id.alarmidDaytoDay).setVisibility(
view.VISIBLE);
lastselectedPosition = position;
lastSelectedItem = arg0.getChildAt(position);
} else {
lastselectedPosition = -1;
lastSelectedItem = null;
}
}
GetView():
#Override
public View getView(int position, View view, ViewGroup parent) {
Log.i("XXXX", "Inside getView");
final DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter objDaytoDaygetset=getItem(position);
TextView textviewTask;
TextView txtviewAlarm ,txtviewTaskTime ,txtviewSeverity;
Log.i(TAG,"InsideGetView:"+position);
LayoutInflater inflater=(LayoutInflater)context.getSystemService(Activity.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
if(view==null)
{
view=inflater.inflate(R.layout.daytodaylistlayout,null);
}
Log.i("XXXX", "before first test");
textviewTask=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.tasknameidDaytoDay);
txtviewAlarm=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.alarmidDaytoDay);
txtviewSeverity=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.severityidDaytoDay);
txtviewTaskTime=(TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.taskTimeidDaytoDay);
return view;
}
In first i click the "gdfgdtet" list item it show another row and then i click the second list item "dfgsdgsd" at that time the above list item "gdfgdtet" closed the second row.This is a normal output.Suppose if i open the "gdfgdtet" list item and then swipe the listview at that time both of "gdfgdtet" "dfgsdgsd" will be opened and crashed...because the above one list item reference changed when i am swiping please how to solve this problem...

I'll try to provide you a good answer that explains why you are having this problems, but the general idea is that you have to see this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBM6wVEO70
please take my words kindly - you don't seems to understand what ListView + BaseAdapter recycling mechanism is all about, and I strongly recommend you see the full video I linked you to, and read more about that.
in general, the specific problem in your code is that you are holding reference to listview item (lastSelectedItem), then trying to use it latter assuming it's still representing same list item. that's wrong. in that stage (after scrolling) the view already been recycled to represent another item in the list (based on the adapter implementation).
listView's number of childs is not the size of adapter.getCount()!!!!!!!!
listViews's number of childs = number of visible list items on screen + 1 + headers + footers
let's say you have the 5 first items visible on screen, then you are scrolling down. when you see the 7 item you actually see the same view instance that used to show the first list item and been recycled.
getView will call in this stage with convertView != null and position in the adapter to let you reuse the item by putting new values such different text/image to the same instance
this mechanism provides ability to display list of "infinite" number of items in the list, and holding in memory only a few number of views. imagine that you have list of 5000 items in the list, and each one of them have different view instance - you would get outOfMemory exception in a sec!
complete explanation about that would be hard to write in stackoverflow answer's context.
it just too long trying to explain one of the most important and complex UI components in android, but this links would be a good start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBM6wVEO70
How ListView's recycling mechanism works
http://mobile.cs.fsu.edu/the-nuance-of-android-listview-recycling-for-n00bs/
if you are interstead in "quick" fix for your specific problem, the solution would be:
hold in the data structure represents your list item additional field indicating if it in "close" or "open state. when item been clicked - change the data accordinly and call notifyDatasetChanged(). inside the getView() check if item is open or close and populate it accordinly
by the way - it's not only "quick fix" solution, but also the right thing to do anyway

You should pay attention to Tal Kanel's answer and consider this one to be an extension to it. His advice will help you in the long run.
Add a boolean field to DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter class:
public class DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter {
....
....
boolean open;
public DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter (.., .., boolean o) {
....
....
open = o;
}
....
....
public boolean shouldOpen() {
return open;
}
public void setOpen(boolean o) {
open = o;
}
}
In your getView(), check if the object has its open value set:
DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter obj = (DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter) getItem(position);
if (obj.shouldOpen()) {
// Set visibility to true for the items
} else {
// Set visibility to false for the items
}
On list item click, traverse the list and set open for all list items to false. Use the position to retrieve DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter and set its open to true:
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view, int position, long id) {
for (DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter obj : listContainingObjects) {
obj.setOpen(false);
}
DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter clickedItem = (DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter)
yourAdapter.getItem(position);
clickedItem.setOpen(true);
yourAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
Edit 1:
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view, int position, long id) {
DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter clickedItem = (DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter)
yourAdapter.getItem(position);
if (clickedItem.shouldOpen()) {
clickedItem.setOpen(false);
} else {
for (DaytoDayTaskGetterSetter obj : listContainingObjects) {
obj.setOpen(false);
}
clickedItem.setOpen(true);
}
yourAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}

How to change other items in a Android ListView when one item is clicked

I have a ListView that contains items with checkboxes that should behave sometimes like a CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE and sometimes like a CHOICE_MODE_SINGLE. What I mean is for certain items in the list, when selected certain other items needs to be deselected whilst other can remain selected.
So when item A is checked I can find in my data the item B that needs to be unchecked but how do I get the UI to refresh to show this as I (I believe) cannot find the actual View that represents B but just it's data?

It sounds like you're off to a good start. You're right that you should be manipulating the underlying data source for item B when A is clicked.
Two tips that may help you:
Your getView() method in the Adapter should be looking at your data source and changing convertView based on what it finds. You cannot find the actual View that represents B because in a ListView, the Views are recycled and get reused as different data needs to be displayed. Basically, when an item is scrolled off the list, the View that was used gets passed to the getView() function as convertView, ready to handle the next element's data. For this reason, you should probably never directly change a View in a ListView based on user input, but rather the underlying data.
You can call notifyDataSetChanged() from within your adapter to signal that somewhere the underlying data has been changed and getView() should be called again for the elements currently displayed in your list.
If you're still having trouble, feel free to post some code that illustrates the specific problem that you're having. It's much easier to provide concrete advice when the problem is better defined. Hope this helps!

you can use singleChoice alartDialog, i have used like:
private int i = 0; // this is global
private final CharSequence[] items = {"Breakfast", "Lunch", "Dinner"}; // this is global
Button settings = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.settings);
settings.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(final View v) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(v.getContext());
//Title of Popup
builder.setTitle("Settings");
builder.setSingleChoiceItems(items, i,
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
// When you click the radio button
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int item){
i=item;
}
});
builder.setPositiveButton("Confirm",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int item) {
if (i == 0) {
//it means 1st item is checked, so do your code
}
if (i == 1) {
//it means 2nd item is checked, so do your code
} /// for more item do if statement
}
});
//When you click Cancel, Leaves PopUp.
builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);
builder.create().show();
}
});
i have initialized i=0, so that for the very first time when user click on settings button, the first item is selected. and after then when user select other item, i have saved the i value so that next time when user click settings button, i can show user his/her previously selected item is selected.

I come across and solve this question today.
public class ItemChooceActivity extends Activity implements OnItemClickListener {
private int chosenOne = -1;
class Madapter extends BaseAdapter {
.....
.....
#Override
public View getView(final int position, View convertView,
ViewGroup parent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (chosenOne != position) {
set the view in A style
} else {
set the view in B style
}
return convertView;
}
}
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view, int position,
long arg3) {
,,,,
chosenOne = position;
adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
,,,
}
}

display spinner2 if item xy in spinner1 is selected not working correctly

i have two spinners.
If in the first one the Item "Diesel" is selected i want to display the second one.
sKraftstoffArt.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int i, long l) {
if(sKraftstoffArt.getSelectedItem().toString() == "Diesel"){
sPartikelfilterArt.setVisibility(sPartikelfilterArt.VISIBLE);
}
}
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> adapterView) {
return;
}
});
I've implemented this code in the onCreate method. When i select a item during the runtime i'm not getting the selected item text... It works only if the activity gets created and the default value gets selected....
Where else do i have to implement it?
Regards,
float

Unless your sKraftstoffArt object is not a final one, the check against it's selected item text inside an anonymous class won't work.
The adapterView among the parameters is your ListView instance to which you've assigned the AdapterView.OnItemClickListener.
The view parameter is the actual item (renderer) inside your ListView that has been clicked. This item is provided by your adapter's getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) method.
Also, you should use the equals method of String to check whether two String values are equal.
So this won't work:
if(sKraftstoffArt.getSelectedItem().toString() == "Diesel")
Use insetad
if (adapterView.getSelectedItem().toString().equals("Diesel"))
You might also want to add an else clause after this if, to hide the sPartikelfilterArt spinner when the selected item in the previous spinner is not "Diesel".
Please note, that every time you assign a new adapter to this list (which probably you don't, i still mention it just in case...), you should add the AdapterView.OnItemClickListener to it again.