Get string from listView item? [duplicate]

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I'm trying to get the string from my listView item that I click.

ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, list);

I have tried accessing it using:

TextView text = (TextView) arg1.findViewById(R.id.text1);

The id of the textView of android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 is android:id="@android:id/text1" but according to Eclipse text1 cannot be resolved or is not a field

I'm sure I'm making a mistake accessing the default android textView in the simple list item, but I'm not sure how to access it. Any ideas?

Did you try it using android:id="@android:**+**id/text1" ? — benestar
– benestar, Commented Oct 8, 2013 at 19:16

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-08 19:16:33Z

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ArrayAdapter has getItem(int position), you can rely on it to retrieve the string your a looking for. How did you get arg1?

answered Oct 8, 2013 at 19:16

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c_idle Over a year ago

arg1 is from the onItemClickListener.

Blackbelt Over a year ago

the first argument is the AdapterView. you can use the AdapterView instance to call getItemAtPosition to retrieve the string

c_idle · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-08 19:22:44Z

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This ended up working as the solution for me. Thanks for giving me the though user2433059

TextView textView = (TextView) arg1.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
String text = textView.getText().toString();

answered Oct 8, 2013 at 19:22

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yugidroid · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-08 19:44:03Z

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text1 cannot be resolved because it is an Android resource and you won't be able to access it through your R variable.

You will fix your issue using:

TextView text = (TextView) arg1.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
String itemText = text.getText().toString();

answered Oct 8, 2013 at 19:44

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c_idle Over a year ago

Yeah, I just posted that about 20 minutes ago. Thanks for backing me up on it though.

yugidroid Over a year ago

@GuyLeStack, sorry. Didn't realize that in time :/ Just make sure you accept one of the answers to "close" the topic.

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