Thursday, 30 March 2017

Android ListView with CheckBox

This example show how to implement ListView with CheckBox, modified from the post "Custom ListView with ImageView".



At the beginning, I tried to implement OnCheckedChangeListener for the CheckBox; to handle the check state. But, it will be called when the ListView item scroll-out from the screen, and clear the check state unexpectedly.

Finally, I implement OnClickListener. It work as expected.


/res/layout/row.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">

<CheckBox
android:id="@+id/rowCheckBox"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

<ImageView
android:id="@+id/rowImageView"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="48dp"
android:layout_height="48dp" />

<TextView
android:id="@+id/rowTextView"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>


/res/layout/activity_main.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.blogspot.android_er.androidcheckboxlistview.MainActivity" >

<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:autoLink="web"
android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/lookup"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Look up"/>
<ListView
android:id="@+id/listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</LinearLayout>



MainActivity.java
package com.blogspot.android_er.androidcheckboxlistview;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.CheckBox;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

public class Item {
boolean checked;
Drawable ItemDrawable;
String ItemString;
Item(Drawable drawable, String t, boolean b){
ItemDrawable = drawable;
ItemString = t;
checked = b;
}

public boolean isChecked(){
return checked;
}
}

static class ViewHolder {
CheckBox checkBox;
ImageView icon;
TextView text;
}

public class ItemsListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

private Context context;
private List<Item> list;

ItemsListAdapter(Context c, List<Item> l) {
context = c;
list = l;
}

@Override
public int getCount() {
return list.size();
}

@Override
public Object getItem(int position) {
return list.get(position);
}

@Override
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position;
}

public boolean isChecked(int position) {
return list.get(position).checked;
}

@Override
public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
View rowView = convertView;

// reuse views
ViewHolder viewHolder = new ViewHolder();
if (rowView == null) {
LayoutInflater inflater = ((Activity) context).getLayoutInflater();
rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.row, null);

viewHolder.checkBox = (CheckBox) rowView.findViewById(R.id.rowCheckBox);
viewHolder.icon = (ImageView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.rowImageView);
viewHolder.text = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.rowTextView);
rowView.setTag(viewHolder);
} else {
viewHolder = (ViewHolder) rowView.getTag();
}

viewHolder.icon.setImageDrawable(list.get(position).ItemDrawable);
viewHolder.checkBox.setChecked(list.get(position).checked);

final String itemStr = list.get(position).ItemString;
viewHolder.text.setText(itemStr);

viewHolder.checkBox.setTag(position);

/*
viewHolder.checkBox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(
new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
@Override
public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean b) {
list.get(position).checked = b;

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
itemStr + "onCheckedChanged\nchecked: " + b,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
*/


viewHolder.checkBox.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
boolean newState = !list.get(position).isChecked();
list.get(position).checked = newState;
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
itemStr + "setOnClickListener\nchecked: " + newState,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});


viewHolder.checkBox.setChecked(isChecked(position));

return rowView;
}
}

Button btnLookup;
List<Item> items;
ListView listView;
ItemsListAdapter myItemsListAdapter;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
listView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview);
btnLookup = (Button)findViewById(R.id.lookup);

initItems();
myItemsListAdapter = new ItemsListAdapter(this, items);
listView.setAdapter(myItemsListAdapter);

listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener(){

@Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
int position, long id) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
((Item)(parent.getItemAtPosition(position))).ItemString,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}});

btnLookup.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
String str = "Check items:\n";

for (int i=0; i<items.size(); i++){
if (items.get(i).isChecked()){
str += i + "\n";
}
}

/*
int cnt = myItemsListAdapter.getCount();
for (int i=0; i<cnt; i++){
if(myItemsListAdapter.isChecked(i)){
str += i + "\n";
}
}
*/

Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
str,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

}
});
}

private void initItems(){
items = new ArrayList<Item>();

TypedArray arrayDrawable = getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.resicon);
TypedArray arrayText = getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.restext);

for(int i=0; i<arrayDrawable.length(); i++){
Drawable d = arrayDrawable.getDrawable(i);
String s = arrayText.getString(i);
boolean b = false;
Item item = new Item(d, s, b);
items.add(item);
}

arrayDrawable.recycle();
arrayText.recycle();
}

}



/res/values/arrays.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<array name="resicon">
<item>@android:drawable/ic_dialog_alert</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_dialog_dialer</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_dialog_email</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_dialog_info</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_dialog_map</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_camera</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_compass</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_gallery</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_my_calendar</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_myplaces</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_slideshow</item>
<item>@android:drawable/ic_menu_today</item>
</array>
<array name="restext">
<item>"alert"</item>
<item>"dialer"</item>
<item>"email"</item>
<item>"info"</item>
<item>"map"</item>
<item>"camera"</item>
<item>"compass"</item>
<item>"gallery"</item>
<item>"calendar"</item>
<item>"myplaces"</item>
<item>"slideshow"</item>
<item>"today"</item>
</array>

</resources>



Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Android O hands-on preview: Top 10 features!



A look at the top 10 new features in Android O! For more on the new version of Android, check out the site!
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-o

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Developer Preview of Android O

Google share a first developer preview of the next version of Android OS: Android O. Android O introduces a number of new features and APIs to use in your apps.

read more: Android Developers Blog - O-MG, the Developer Preview of Android O is here!


Sunday, 19 March 2017

Android Apps for Absolute Beginners: Covering Android 7 - 4th Edition

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This book teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development. It provides clean, straightforward examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss. It offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible

Although this book covers what's new in Android 7, it is also backwards compatible to cover some of the previous Android releases.

What You'll Learn
  • Download, install, and configure the latest software needed for Android app development
  • Work efficiently using an integrated development environment (IDE)
  • Build useful, attractive applications and get them working immediately
  • Create apps with ease using XML markup and drag-and-drop graphical layout editors
  • Use new media and graphics to skin your app so that it has maximum appeal
  • Create advanced apps combining XML, Java and new media content
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If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don�t need to have any previous computer programming skills ? as long as you have a desire to learn and you know which end of the mouse is which, the world of Android apps development awaits.

Monday, 6 March 2017

Download NASA Software for Free!



The NASA Software Catalog offers an extensive portfolio of software products for a wide variety of technical applications!

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