I am trying to dynamically create ImageButtons inside of a GridView but for some reason, they are showing up as strings (as shown below). I have looked at several posts but am still unsure of the problem. I have attached my code in addition to the xml file.
Full activity:
package com.example.myname.myproject;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.InputType;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.GridLayout;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import static com.example.myname.myproject.R.id.templateGrid;
//import com.example.myname.myproject.R;
public class AdminControlTabbed extends AppCompatActivity {
/**
* The {@link android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter} that will provide
* fragments for each of the sections. We use a
* {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} derivative, which will keep every
* loaded fragment in memory. If this becomes too memory intensive, it
* may be best to switch to a
* {@link android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter}.
*/
private SectionsPagerAdapter mSectionsPagerAdapter;
/**
* The {@link ViewPager} that will host the section contents.
*/
private ViewPager mViewPager;
List<String> options = new ArrayList<String>();
String message;
Spinner s;
static String [] templateIcons = {"followfacebook", "followtwitter"};
static int [] templateResources = {R.drawable.facebookblock, R.drawable.twitterblock};
String [] defaultIcons = {"sendtext", "sendlink", "sendphone"};
int [] defaultResources = {R.drawable.textblock, R.drawable.linkblock, R.drawable.callblock};
static List <ImageButton> templateIButtons = new ArrayList<ImageButton>();
List <ImageButton> defaultIButtons = new ArrayList<ImageButton>();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_admin_control_tabbed);
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
toolbar.setTitle("My Project");
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
// Create the adapter that will return a fragment for each of the three
// primary sections of the activity.
mSectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
// Set up the ViewPager with the sections adapter.
mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.container);
mViewPager.setAdapter(mSectionsPagerAdapter);
TabLayout tabLayout = (TabLayout) findViewById(R.id.tabs);
tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewPager);
List<String> channels = new ArrayList<String>();
channels.add("Channel 1");
channels.add("Channel 2");
channels.add("Channel 3");
s = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.channelselector);
ArrayAdapter a = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, channels);
s.setAdapter(a);
/*ImageButton linkButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.sendLink);
linkButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
showMessageInput(2);
}
});
ImageButton textButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.sendText);
textButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
showMessageInput(1);
}
});
ImageButton callButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.sendCall);
callButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
showMessageInput(0);
}
});*/
}
public void sendMessage(int position, String message){
StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(s.getSelectedItem().toString());
t.nextToken();
String channel = (t.nextToken());
if (position == 0){
try{new FirebaseSendMessage().execute(channel, "Phone | " + message + "&" + channel);}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("Exception", e.toString());
}
}
if (position == 1){
try{new FirebaseSendMessage().execute(channel, "Banner | " + message + "&" + channel);}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("Exception", e.toString());
}
}
if (position == 2){
try{new FirebaseSendMessage().execute(channel, "Link | " + message + "&" + channel);}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.d("Exception", e.toString());
}
}
}
public void showMessageInput(final int position){
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(AdminControlTabbed.this);
builder.setTitle("Message Information");
final EditText input = new EditText(AdminControlTabbed.this);
input.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);
builder.setView(input);
builder.setPositiveButton("Send", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
message = input.getText().toString();
sendMessage(position, message);
}
});
builder.show();
builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
}
/*@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_admin_control_tabbed, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}*/
/**
* A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
*/
public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {
/**
* The fragment argument representing the section number for this
* fragment.
*/
private static final String ARG_SECTION_NUMBER = "section_number";
public PlaceholderFragment() {
}
/**
* Returns a new instance of this fragment for the given section
* number.
*/
public static PlaceholderFragment newInstance(int sectionNumber) {
PlaceholderFragment fragment = new PlaceholderFragment();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER, sectionNumber);
fragment.setArguments(args);
return fragment;
}
@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
int vNum = (int) getArguments().get(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER);
View rootView = null;
switch (vNum) {
case 1:
rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmenttemplate_admin_control_tabbed, container, false);
GridView templateGrid = (GridView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.templateGrid);
templateGrid.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<ImageButton>(getContext(),android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, templateIButtons));
for (int i = 0; i < templateIcons.length; i++){
templateIButtons.add(new ImageButton(getContext()));
templateIButtons.get(i).setImageResource(templateResources[i]);
templateIButtons.get(i).setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
templateIButtons.get(i).setId(i);
}
break;
case 2:
rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmentdefault_admin_control_tabbed, container, false);
break;
default: //
}
return rootView;
}
}
/**
* A {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} that returns a fragment corresponding to
* one of the sections/tabs/pages.
*/
public class SectionsPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {
public SectionsPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) {
super(fm);
}
@Override
public Fragment getItem(int position) {
// getItem is called to instantiate the fragment for the given page.
// Return a PlaceholderFragment (defined as a static inner class below).
return PlaceholderFragment.newInstance(position + 1);
}
@Override
public int getCount() {
// Show 3 total pages.
return 2;
}
@Override
public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
switch (position) {
case 0:
return "Template";
case 1:
return "Default";
}
return null;
}
}
}
rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmenttemplate_admin_control_tabbed, container, false);
GridView templateGrid = (GridView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.templateGrid);
templateGrid.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<ImageButton>(getContext(),android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, templateIButtons));
for (int i = 0; i < templateIcons.length; i++){
templateIButtons.add(new ImageButton(getContext()));
templateIButtons.get(i).setImageResource(templateResources[i]);
templateIButtons.get(i).setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
templateIButtons.get(i).setId(i);
}
GridView inside XML File
<GridView
android:id="@+id/templateGrid"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:padding="10dp"
android:verticalSpacing="10dp"
android:horizontalSpacing="10dp"
android:numColumns="auto_fit"
android:columnWidth="60dp"
android:stretchMode="columnWidth"
android:gravity="center"
/>
