Format the "empty list" text for ListView android

Question

How can I format the text displayed when the list is empty in an Android ListView?

<ListView
    android:id="@+id/android:list"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
    android:cacheColorHint="@android:color/transparent"
    android:dividerHeight="1dip" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/android:empty"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/test_list"
    android:textColor="@color/white"
    android:textSize="25sp"
     />

I want to set the typeface to a typeface from asset..

mTypeFace = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/myFont.ttf");
mEmptyTextView = (TextView)findViewById(**????**)    
mEmptyTextView.setTypeface(mTypeFace);

ρяσѕρєя K · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-12 19:13:18Z

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you will need to use android.R.id.empty for initializing mEmptyTextView. try it as :

mTypeFace = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/myFont.ttf");
mEmptyTextView = (TextView)findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
mEmptyTextView.setTypeface(mTypeFace);

answered Apr 12, 2013 at 19:13

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sandrstar Over a year ago

Will it work for ListFragment? In list_content.xml for API 22 for ListFragment there's @+android:id/internalEmpty is used.

acc15 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-12 19:22:28Z

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/empty"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/test_list"
    android:textColor="@color/white"
    android:textSize="25sp"/>

Then you can find this view by id (dont use android: prefix):

import <your.package>.R;
...
mEmptyTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.empty);

Also ListView has a special method to set empty view:

ListView#setEmptyView

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AdapterView.html#setEmptyView(android.view.View)

BTW you need somehow hide empty TextView (without calling #setVisible(View.GONE) on TextView) by placing it into some sort of container and hide a container - but this is a bad way.

So either inflate TextView from different layout or create him at runtime.

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