Thanks a lot, I'll check those references. Regards,
Felipe On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone. I'm trying to make a list of options, where each item in > > this list is an image followed by a text. I'm rather new to Android and > > couldn't find what is the most suitable Adapter (and most important, how > > to > > use it) for this task. Can anyone help me with this? With a very simple > > example, if possible. > > Your choice of adapter is largely driven by where your data is coming > from. If it is an array inside your application, use ArrayAdapter. If the > data is represented by a Cursor from a ContentProvider, use > SimpleCursorAdapter. And so on. > > In terms of creating list entries more complicated than a single bit of > text, I recommend creating a subclass of the adapter and overriding > getView(), so you control what View objects are used for the rows in the > list. To build those views, you can either just create the appropriate > Java objects (e.g., LinearLayout, TextView, ImageView) and wire them > together, or you can create a separate layout XML file and use ViewInflate > to build your Java widgets for you. We had a couple of threads on this in > early May; here's a link to one: > > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/355d3cdfa1c787b8 > > In terms of a "simple" example...well...most tend not to be that simple. > You can look at > samples/ApiDemos/src/com/google/android/samples/view/List6.java in your > SDK, though that one builds a whole adapter class rather than just > overriding an existing one, and it does not use ViewInflate. Most of the > List*.java series of files in that directory have implementations of > getView(). There might be a simple example out on anddev.org, too. > > You could download the source code for my not-yet-formally-announced book > (http://commonsware.com/Android/) and take a look at TourListActivity in > the TourIt sample. That has a lot of other stuff in there tied to > locations and mapping, but it does show a list with custom list entry > layouts built via ViewInflate. > > Hope this helps! > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ -- Available Now! > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
