If you are setting the spinner values by ArrayList or Array you can assign the spinner’s selection by using the value’s index. String myString = “some value”; //the value you want the position for ArrayAdapter myAdapter = (ArrayAdapter) mySpinner.getAdapter(); //cast to an ArrayAdapter int spinnerPosition = myAdapter.getPosition(myString); //set the default according to the value spinner.setSelection(spinnerPosition); … Read more
If we look at the following code, we have name and value array in getView and getDropDownView. private void initView() { SpinnerDropDownAdapter sddadapter = new SpinnerDropDownAdapter(this); ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, sddadapter.name); Spinner getViewSP = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.getview_sp); getViewSP.setAdapter(adapter); Spinner getViewWDropDownSP = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.getview_w_drop_down_sp); getViewWDropDownSP.setAdapter(sddadapter); } static class SpinnerDropDownAdapter extends BaseAdapter implements SpinnerAdapter { Context … Read more
I have written custom implementation of MultiSpinner. It’s looking similar to normal spinner, but it has checkboxes instead of radiobuttons. Selected values are displayed on the spinner divided by comma. All values are checked by default. Try it: package cz.destil.settleup.gui; public class MultiSpinner extends Spinner implements OnMultiChoiceClickListener, OnCancelListener { private List<String> items; private boolean[] selected; … Read more
In holo theme spinner by default uses dropdown mode. And all moves with overriding default styles just move to switching spinner mode to dialog mode which succesfully wraps multiline text as in api 11. Instead you can create spinner with new Spinner(context, Spinner.MODE_DIALOG) or in xml: android:spinnerMode=”dialog”. But it’s not resolve the problem, because it’s … Read more
Try applying following style to your spinner using style=”@style/SpinnerTheme” //Spinner Style: <style name=”SpinnerTheme” parent=”android:Widget.Spinner”> <item name=”android:background”>@drawable/bg_spinner</item> </style> //bg_spinner.xml Replace the arrow_down_gray with your arrow <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <selector xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <item> <layer-list> <item> <shape> <gradient android:angle=”90″ android:endColor=”#ffffff” android:startColor=”#ffffff” android:type=”linear” /> <stroke android:width=”0.33dp” android:color=”#0fb1fa” /> <corners android:radius=”0dp” /> <padding android:bottom=”3dp” android:left=”3dp” android:right=”3dp” android:top=”3dp” /> </shape> </item> <item … Read more
In the adapter you can set the first item as disabled. Below is the sample code @Override public boolean isEnabled(int position) { if (position == 0) { // Disable the first item from Spinner // First item will be use for hint return false; } else { return true; } } And set the first … Read more
I did a little modification based on @Mansur Khan ‘s answer. We don’t have to add an ImageView in this case because the spinner already has a triangle arrow. So check the code below: <RelativeLayout android:layout_width=”match_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:padding=”8dp” android:background=”#FFFFFF”> <Spinner style=”@style/Widget.AppCompat.DropDownItem.Spinner” android:layout_width=”match_parent” android:layout_height=”70dp” android:id=”@+id/sign_up_country” /> </RelativeLayout> Here is the screenshot Before: After:
is it possible have a spinner that loads with nothing selected Only if there is no data. If you have 1+ items in the SpinnerAdapter, the Spinner will always have a selection. Spinners are not designed to be command widgets. Users will not expect a selection in a Spinner to start an activity. Please consider … Read more
There are three ways to achieve that. 1. Through code: In your xml, make sure your spinner has an id. Let’s say we have a spinner with id “spinner”. In your code, add the following in your onCreate(): Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner); spinner.getBackground().setColorFilter(getResources().getColor(R.color.red), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP); where red is your defined color in colors.xml in the … Read more
First option: menu/options.xml: <item android:icon=”@drawable/ic_menu_sort” android:showAsAction=”ifRoom”> <menu> <item android:id=”@+id/menuSortNewest” android:title=”Sort by newest” /> <item android:id=”@+id/menuSortRating” android:title=”Sort by rating” /> </menu> </item> Second option: menu/options.xml: <menu xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <item android:id=”@+id/menuSort” android:showAsAction=”ifRoom” android:actionLayout=”@layout/action_sort” /> </menu> layout/action_sort.xml: <Spinner xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:background=”@drawable/ic_menu_refresh” android:entries=”@array/order” /> Docs for menu resources – http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/menu-resource.html