The following code shows how to Use GridView to display array data.
Layout xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" > <TextView android:id="@+id/selection" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> <GridView android:id="@+id/grid" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:verticalSpacing="35px" android:horizontalSpacing="5px" android:numColumns="auto_fit" android:columnWidth="100px" android:stretchMode="columnWidth" android:gravity="center" /> </LinearLayout>
Java code
import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.widget.AdapterView; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.GridView; import android.widget.TextView; /* w w w . java 2 s. c om*/ public class MainActivity extends Activity implements AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener { TextView selection; String[] items={"lorem", "ipsum", "dolor", "sit", "amet", "consectetuer", "adipiscing", "elit", "morbi", "vel", "ligula", "vitae", "arcu", "aliquet", "mollis", "etiam", "vel", "erat", "placerat", "ante", "porttitor", "sodales", "pellentesque", "augue", "purus"}; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { super.onCreate(icicle); setContentView(R.layout.main); selection=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.selection); GridView g=(GridView) findViewById(R.id.grid); g.setAdapter(new FunnyLookingAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, items)); g.setOnItemSelectedListener(this); } public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View v, int position, long id) { selection.setText(items[position]); } public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) { selection.setText(""); } private class FunnyLookingAdapter extends ArrayAdapter { Context ctxt; FunnyLookingAdapter(Context ctxt, int resource, String[] items) { super(ctxt, resource, items); this.ctxt=ctxt; } public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { TextView label=(TextView)convertView; if (convertView==null) { convertView=new TextView(ctxt); label=(TextView)convertView; } label.setText(items[position]); return(convertView); } } } /*** Copyright (c) 2008-2009 CommonsWare, LLC Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */