Ben Griffiths wrote: > I would like to implement a UI that behaves in a similar way to > editing/adding contacts on official contact app. Specifically, I would > love the user to be able to press a button to add as many EditText > parts as they need. This sounds like a jobs for adapters!
Uh, maybe. > That is as > pretty much as far as I can deduce... How to use adapters (beyond the > myriad of Gallery, ListView, Spinner examples) seems to elude me and > if anyone can give me a simple example, or just an idea as how to > implement it, as a start point that would be fantastic. > > I downloaded the contacts source but it is beyond me to be honest, and > far more complex than what my solution requires - it deals with a lot > of generics which I will not be needing. Well, what you're asking isn't exactly a common UI pattern. Not that it's a bad UI pattern, but if you're expecting tons of worked-out examples, you may be disappointed. On custom Adapters in ListViews, here's an excerpt from one of my books that discusses the topic: http://commonsware.com/Android/excerpt.pdf In your case, you're not actually trying to show a list of data, but rather a collection of semi-random Views (in your case, EditText widgets). You could do that via an Adapter, such as my SackOfViewsAdapter: http://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-sacklist (though mine would require some modification to support injecting new Views on the fly) Or, this could be a LinearLayout in a ScrollView, and you are modifying the roster of children of the LinearLayout at runtime. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 1.0 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
