Android - creating listview entirely from xml

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I want to present some choices in my application. Right now I'm doing it with buttons one under another.

What I really want to do is to present them as a list like in "Settings" application. This boils down to creating a list with predefined values/choices. My problem is that I can't figure out how to do it with xml. I can add ListView to xml like this:

<ListView android:id="@+id/ListView01" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"></ListView>

But how do I add entries to that? All examples I've found do it programatically - through cursor adapters or array adapters.

How do I create a list of textViews using XML only n Android? Does anyone know how it's done in "Settings" application and alike?

Thanks!

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-10 22:40:17Z

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But how do I add entries to that? All examples I've found do it programatically - through cursor adapters or array adapters.

Use the android:entries attribute on your ListView element, pointing to a <string-array> resource (typically put in res/values/arrays.xml).

answered Jul 10, 2010 at 22:40

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Leonti Over a year ago

Thanks! Is there a way to use views as entries? For example I want every entry to be image + textView + possibly checkbox.

CommonsWare Over a year ago

@Leonti: Well, yes, but you have to "do it programatically - through cursor adapters or array adapters".

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