Android UI How to - Use GridView to display array data








The following code shows how to Use GridView to display array data.

Example

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);
    }
  }
}

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  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
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