This you would use if the list items are of different type, ie, one item could have a simple textview, and another could have a textview with a button, and provided you want to have a separate layout file for these two kinds of views.
*Thanks and Regards, Kumar Bibek* * http://techdroid.kbeanie.com http://www.kbeanie.com* On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:13 PM, bob <b...@coolfone.comze.com> wrote: > I'm writing a class that implements ListAdapter. > > I'm looking at this method: > > > ----------------------------------- > public abstract int getViewTypeCount () > Since: API Level 1 > > Returns the number of types of Views that will be created by getView(int, > View, ViewGroup). Each type represents a set of views that can be converted > in getView(int, View, ViewGroup). If the adapter always returns the same > type of View for all items, this method should return 1. > This method will only be called when when the adapter is set on the the > AdapterView. > > Returns > The number of types of Views that will be created by this adapter > > ------------------------------------ > > Can someone help me understand why I must implement this method? It seems > like it should not be necessary to do this. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en