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James Michael Lucas
James Michael Lucas

Reputation: 142

Android: Is there another way to display data from a string array?

I am trying to display the steps to a recipe, the recipe is stored in a string array.

Im trying to get each step to be inserted into a text view, and have the following code:

public class MethodActivity extends ListActivity{

ListView recipes;
Intent myIntent;
String value;
TextView editvalue;
Intent intent;

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  


    setContentView(R.layout.recipemethod);

    editvalue = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.method);
    value = getIntent().getStringExtra("searchValue");
    editvalue.setText(value);

    final String[]  words = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.Lasagna);
    final TextView tw=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.method);
    for(int item = 0;item<words.length;item++){
        tw.setText(words [item]);
    }
  }
}

I am also wanting to make it dynamic so does anyone know how I can do that? (e.g. depending on what the user clicked that recipe is shown).

Thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5141

Answers (2)

epichorns
epichorns

Reputation: 1278

It might be easier to actually use your ListActivity's ListView... You can even show your recipe in another ListView, as it will undoubtedly be more intuitive for the user...

A simple code that does this would go somewhat in the following lines:

File 1: RecipeListActivity.java (shows list of recipes)

package com.epichorns.testproject;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;


public class RecipeListActivity extends ListActivity {

    final Recipe[] mRecipesArray = {    new Recipe("Lasagna", new String[]{"Some lasagna noodles", "Some tomato sauce"}),
                                        new Recipe("PortalCake", new String[]{"GlaDOS' wit","Is a lie"}),
                                        new Recipe("EarthDestruction", new String[]{"Asteroid", "Kinetic energy"})};


    public class Recipe{
        public String name;
        public String[] steps;

        Recipe(String name, String[] steps){
            this.name = name;
            this.steps = steps;
        }
    }

    public ArrayList<String> FetchRecipesRawArray(Recipe[] recipes){
        ArrayList<String> ret = new ArrayList<String>();
        for(int i=0;i<recipes.length;i++){
            ret.add(recipes[i].name);
        }
        return ret;
    }

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

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, FetchRecipesRawArray(mRecipesArray));
        setListAdapter(adapter); 
    }

    @Override
    protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id){
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, RecipeActivity.class);
        intent.putExtra(RecipeActivity.EXTRA_RECIPEARRAY, mRecipesArray[position].steps);
        startActivity(intent);

    }
}

File 2: RecipeActivity.java (shows a recipe in a list)

package com.epichorns.testproject;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;


public class RecipeActivity extends ListActivity {
    final static public String EXTRA_RECIPEARRAY = "recipeArray";

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  

        String[] recipeArray = getIntent().getStringArrayExtra(EXTRA_RECIPEARRAY);
        if(recipeArray!=null){
            if(recipeArray.length>0){
                ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, recipeArray);
                setListAdapter(adapter);
            }
        }
    }
}

Alternately, here is a code which composites a TextView below the recipes list in order to show the recipe content without opening another Activity:

File: RecipeListActivity.java

package com.epichorns.testproject;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;


public class RecipeListActivity extends ListActivity {

    final Recipe[] mRecipesArray = {    new Recipe("Lasagna", new String[]{"Some lasagna noodles", "Some tomato sauce"}),
                                        new Recipe("PortalCake", new String[]{"GlaDOS' wit","Is a lie"}),
                                        new Recipe("EarthDestruction", new String[]{"Asteroid", "Kinetic energy"})};

    TextView mTextView_recipeTitle;
    TextView mTextView_recipe;


    public class Recipe{
        public String name;
        public String[] steps;

        Recipe(String name, String[] steps){
            this.name = name;
            this.steps = steps;
        }
    }

    public ArrayList<String> FetchRecipesRawArray(Recipe[] recipes){
        ArrayList<String> ret = new ArrayList<String>();
        for(int i=0;i<recipes.length;i++){
            ret.add(recipes[i].name);
        }
        return ret;
    }

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

        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        mTextView_recipe = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.recipeText);
        mTextView_recipeTitle = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.recipeTitle);

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, FetchRecipesRawArray(mRecipesArray));
        setListAdapter(adapter); 
    }

    @Override
    protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id){

        mTextView_recipeTitle.setText(mRecipesArray[position].name);

        mTextView_recipe.setText("");

        String[] recipeSteps = mRecipesArray[position].steps;
        for(int i=0;i<recipeSteps.length;i++){
            mTextView_recipe.append(recipeSteps[i]+"\n");
        }

    }
}

File: main.xml

<?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="@android:id/list"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="200dp"
        android:background="#400000FF"

        />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/recipeTitle"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="#4000FF00"
         />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/recipeText"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:background="#40FF0000"
         />

</LinearLayout>

Upvotes: 2

Drake Clarris
Drake Clarris

Reputation: 1045

You will want to use tw.append() instead of setText, otherwise all you will ever see is the last string in the array.

Make it dynamic, I would use a fragments (using the Android Support Library if on older android versions) model, load each array, attaching the string array as a bundle to the fragment before launching.

Fragment tut:http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.html
Support library: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/fragments/support-lib.html

Upvotes: 0

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