[android-developers] Re: Modifying the UI within Java, not XML
You may want to consider the AddHeaderView and AddFooterView methods of the list view. The link below describes how to implement these. http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/9f11fe55e35d0e9e/997e3a06ec25d745?lnk=gst&q=addHeaderView On Jul 11, 5:58 pm, Breezy wrote: > So I have the basics down... I can create a UI with the XML, I can > show it and change the screen to another UI (another XML file) but how > do I add to the UI? > > Hmmm, hard to explain... > > Say I have a header (just 2 textviews) that will remain at the top and > below that is a search box and button (main.xml). The user searches > and I have it display the search UI (search.xml). This UI will have > the same header (2 textviews) and below it will have several textviews > each one containing a search result... Kinda like if you search for > an app in the market. There's no way of telling how many results > would be returned so I figured I would have to create each textview on > the fly within the .java file. I'm not sure how to do this. Most > likely would require a loop of some sort, but whats the syntax to > create a new textview and display it right below the one above it? > I'm working with linear here so I would assume just creating a new > textview it will by default go to the next one down which is what I > want. > > Any help? I searched a lot but I'm not sure what it's called that I'm > looking for exactly. > > Also, say I have 30 results... How do I get those to scroll but leave > the 2 textview header in place? Would I create a ScrollView and put > the new TextViews in that? > > I'm probably way off here, but any correcting is fine. > > Thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Modifying the UI within Java, not XML
Breezy wrote: > ListView, okay, that works. Now how do I make multiple TextViews and > insert them into the ListView on the fly? A cursory description of the process can be found here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/binding.html (in their case they use a Spinner, though the technique is similar) The Notepad tutorial shows a ListActivity with a ListView: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html as does the Hello, ListView sample: http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/views/hello-listview.html The API samples in your SDK have a dozen or so using ListView. If you are trying to get fancier with your ListViews, I have an excerpt from one of my books that discusses that process: http://commonsware.com/Android/excerpt.pdf with sample code available from: http://commonsware.com/Android In a nutshell, you create an Adapter object that maps from raw data (e.g., an array of strings) to Views that go in each row (e.g., a TextView). How simple or complex that process is depends on how fancy the rows are. For really simple rows, it's about four lines of code. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android 1.5 Programming Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Modifying the UI within Java, not XML
ListView, okay, that works. Now how do I make multiple TextViews and insert them into the ListView on the fly? Thanks for the fast response BTW. On Jul 11, 6:02 pm, Mark Murphy wrote: > Breezy wrote: > > Kinda like if you search for > > an app in the market. There's no way of telling how many results > > would be returned so I figured I would have to create each textview on > > the fly within the .java file. > > Use a ListView. I'm 90% certain that is what they do. It automatically > scrolls, manages an arbitrary number of rows, etc. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android 1.5 Programming Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Modifying the UI within Java, not XML
Breezy wrote: > Kinda like if you search for > an app in the market. There's no way of telling how many results > would be returned so I figured I would have to create each textview on > the fly within the .java file. Use a ListView. I'm 90% certain that is what they do. It automatically scrolls, manages an arbitrary number of rows, etc. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android 1.5 Programming Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
