Event Listener for a ListView in Single Selection mode

In this article we will create an event listener for listview in single selection mode ( Radio Button ) .

1. Create an Android project namely ListViewRadioListener

Figure 1: New Android Project

2. Select build target for this application

Figure 2: Select build target

3. Enter application details

Figure 3: Application Details

4. Open and update the file /res/layout/main.xml with the given below code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

<ListView
    android:id="@+id/listview"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
/>
</LinearLayout>

5. Open and update the file /src/in/wptrafficanalyzer/listviewradiolistener/MainActivity.java

package in.wptrafficanalyzer.listviewradiolistener;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    // String array of countries for the listview
    String[] countries = new String[] {
        "India",
        "Pakistan",
        "Sri Lanka",
        "China",
        "Bangladesh",
        "Nepal",
        "Afghanistan",
        "North Korea",
        "South Korea",
        "Japan"
    };

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        // Reference to listview object of the main layout
        ListView listView = (  ListView ) findViewById(R.id.listview);

        // Creating an array adapter for listView
        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_single_choice, countries);
        listView.setAdapter(adapter);

        // Defining the item click listener for listView
        OnItemClickListener itemClickListener = new OnItemClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int position, long id) {
                Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "You selected :" + countries[position], Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             }
        };

        // Setting the item click listener for listView
        listView.setOnItemClickListener(itemClickListener);
    }
}

6. Running the application

Figure 4: Application in execution

7. Download the project source code

Event Listener for a listview in single selection mode 151.58 KB

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8. Reference

http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html

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