Thanks for the help. I followed your advise, and was able to determine my problem. Many thanks.
On May 24, 3:47 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > John Gaby wrote: > > I am trying to create a ListView and add it to a custom ViewGroup. > > Here is my code: > > > public class HelloAndroid extends Activity > > { > > private static final String[] PHOTOS_NAMES = new String[] { > > "Lyon", > > "Livermore", > > "Tahoe Pier", > > "Lake Tahoe", > > "Grand Canyon", > > "Bodie" > > }; > > > /** Called when the activity is first created. */ > > @Override > > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > > > TextView tv = new TextView(this); > > MyViewGroup vg = new MyViewGroup(this); > > ListView lv = new ListView(this); > > > tv.setText("Some Text"); > > tv.layout(0, 0, 200, 40); > > vg.addView(tv); > > > lv.layout(0, 40, 200, 200); > > > final ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new > > ArrayAdapter<String>(this, > > android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, PHOTOS_NAMES); > > > lv.setAdapter(adapter); > > > vg.addView(lv); > > > setContentView(vg); > > } > > } > > > When I do this, I see the "Some Text" TextView (which I also am adding > > to my ViewGroup), but I don't see the ListView. Now if I set the > > ListView as the content view, (i.e. setContentView(lv)) it shows up. > > > Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong? > > 1. Do not call layout() on the ListView. > > 2. Get this whole example working without MyViewGroup, perhaps replacing > it with a LinearLayout. Then, substitute in MyViewGroup and work on > getting that behaving properly. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _Beginning Android 2_ from Apress Now Available! > > -- > 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 > athttp://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