ListView with Checkboxes in Android

In this article, we are going to discuss, how to create and use checkboxes in ListView widget of Android.

1. Create a new Android project named ListViewCheckbox

Figure 1: Create new android project

2. Select build target as Android version 4.0 ( API level 14 )

Figure 2: Select android api level

3. Enter application related details

Figure 3: Enter application details

4. Open and update the file /res/layout/main.xml with the given below code. The highlighted code specifies that, this list view is  multi-selectable

<?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="multipleChoice"
    />
</LinearLayout>

5. Open and update the file /src/in/wptrafficanalyzer/listviewcheckbox/MainActivity.java with the given below code

package in.wptrafficanalyzer.listviewcheckbox;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity  {
    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);

        // The checkbox for the each item is specified by the layout android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice
        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, countries);

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

        // Setting adapter to the listview
        listView.setAdapter(adapter);

    }
}

6. Application in execution

Figure 4: ListView with Checkboxes

7. Download the source code

ListView with Checkboxes in Android 148.29 KB

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8. Reference

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

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