How to dynamic insert elements of a string array into textview and position it?

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I get the list of elements from the HTTP response, then I want to dynamically insert that list into the textview inside the "box" that you can see, currently it just inserts a string and overlaps them one over the other. I tried changing the layout (all three constraint, relative and linear) and it didn't help. Does anyone know how to position them dynamicly inside the boxes and not overlap but have margins like in the second picture? Otherwise, inside the project, I use a constrain layout.

Here is my code:

RelativeLayout parentLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.layout);

                    int size = response.toArray().length;

                    final TextView[] tv = new TextView[size];
                    TextView temp;

                    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                    {
                        temp = new TextView(Activity.this);

                        temp.setText(response.get(i).getName());

                        parentLayout.addView(temp);

                        tv[i] = temp;

                    }

Here is the picture how it looks right now:

And here is the picture how I want it to looks like:

how is the layout supposed to know where to position the textview if you don't tell it — Tim
– Tim, Commented Aug 20, 2019 at 8:27
I tried all these methods: stackoverflow.com/questions/3416087/…, but nothing happened — Niklaus
– Niklaus, Commented Aug 20, 2019 at 8:28
@VladyslavMatviienko is it possible with ListView (RecyclerView) to put them into boxes like on picture two — Niklaus
– Niklaus, Commented Aug 20, 2019 at 8:30

Itay Feldman · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-20 08:58:28Z

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This sounds like a typical ListView use case.

Firstly, I'd suggest you go through the documentation -

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ListView

You can see an implementation example of a list view with an array of strings here - https://androidexample.com/Create_A_Simple_Listview_-_Android_Example/index.php?view=article_discription&aid=65

In general, you choose the UI of your item and the listView populates the view to each item in your list (each string in your case).

In the adapter, you give each item the data it needs for the UI.

edited Aug 20, 2019 at 8:58

answered Aug 20, 2019 at 8:39

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Niklaus Over a year ago

I don't understand this: ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, android.R.id.text1, values);

Itay Feldman Over a year ago

@Niklaus This is the declaration of the adapter. You mention that it receives strings <String>, you pass 'this' as context, the item layout xml you created for each item (here you create the box for each string with the margins and all), the id of the textview to insert the strings into and the array of the strings.

Niklaus Over a year ago

Yes, but what are these parameters inside?

Itay Feldman Over a year ago

In this example, R.layout.simple_list_item_1 is an android internal layout view already defined text fields to show data so you can just pass it the string but if you want a custom view you can just create a layout for the item and pass it there instead

Niklaus Over a year ago

Do I need to put layout and textview into ListView, cause I have problem with these

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Sneha Sarkar · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-20 09:13:19Z

I would suggest you to use RecyclerView for this type of task. You may use ListView as well.

But RecyclerView is more flexible and advanced than ListView.

Create a simple layout or xml file for your row item to be shown in RecyclerView. Add that row xml file in onCreateViewHolder method. And inside method onBindViewHolder do necessary task like for example, showing name in the list for each position.

Go to this link for your reference : https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/layout/recyclerview

Instead of Array<String> you can use Array<CustomModel> as well depending on your requirement.

Simple example of RecyclerView with model objects as list : https://www.javatpoint.com/android-recyclerview-list-example

MikeKeepsOnShine · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-20 09:13:30Z

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Well, the proper way to do what you need is use ListView or RecyclerView.

Anyway, if you want to use your current solution, you need to specify the position of each TextView.

For example, assign an ID to each textview you create and then set the position of it under the previous one. Here you can find how to do that.

answered Aug 20, 2019 at 9:13

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