Thanks for the prompt reply but the complexity of defining ContextMenus and setting up the GetViews associated with the ExpandableList within a Custom Dialog are currently beyond me.
However I have got Intent i = new Intent(GetFlagSet.this, PaymentList.class); startActivityForResult(i, 0); working so I can put back the time when I need to crack creating a more complex Custom Dialog. Many thanks Steve On Aug 11, 4:03 pm, "Balwinder Kaur (T-Mobile)" <balwinder.k...@t- mobile.com> wrote: > Steve, > > setListAdapter() and getExpandableListView() are methods that belong > to the ExpandableListActivity class hence are not available when you > extend the Dialog class. > > You could create a Custom Dialog and Use the ExpandableListView as its > view.http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ExpandableListV...http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/dialogs.html#CustomDialog > > Hope this helps, > Balwinder Kaur > Open Source Development Center > ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together > > The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the > author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily > represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. > > On Aug 11, 7:30 am, Steve Hall <st...@milkroundsoftware.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I am new to Android and Java. The answer is not obvious (to me) > > I have been using ExpandableListView inside an activity quite happily. > > so... > > > public class PaymentList extends ExpandableListActivity{ > > > ExpandableListAdapter mAdapter; > > ... > > mAdapter = new MyExpandableListAdapter(); > > setListAdapter(mAdapter); > > registerForContextMenu(getExpandableListView()); > > ...etc > > > I now want PaymentList to be a Dialog so:- > > > public class PaymentList extends Dialog{ > > > cannot resolve "setListAdapter" or "getExpandableListView". > > > How do I get over this (provide the getExpandableListView > > functionality inside the Dialog) ??? > > > Steve > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---