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amelogenin
amelogenin

Reputation: 351

Autocompletetextview custom adapter not working

I have an autocompletetextview in my main activity which i have implemented as follows:

String[] values = new String[]{"Linux", "Ubuntu", "iPhone", "Android", "iOS"};
autoCompleteTextView = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.autocompleteView);
autoCompleteTextView.addTextChangedListener(this);
autoCompleteTextView.setAdapter(new AutoCompleteAdapter(this, values));

I have also implemented the methods for the TextWatcher in the same class.

My adapter class looks like this:

public class AutoCompleteAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {

private final Context context;
private final String[] values;

public AutoCompleteAdapter(Context context, String[] values) {
    super(context, -1, values);
    this.context = context;
    this.values = values;
}

@Override
public View getView(int pos, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    View rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.autocomplete_item, parent, false);
    TextView textView1 = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.autocomplete_symbol);
    TextView textView2 = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.autocomplete_company_name);
    textView1.setText(values[pos]);
    textView2.setText(values[pos]);
    return rowView;
}
}

And here is my xml code for the view:

<AutoCompleteTextView
        android:id="@+id/autocompleteView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/activity_heading_1"
        android:completionThreshold="1"
        android:hint="@string/autocomplete_hint" />

Since my values are Linux, Ubuntu, iPhone, Android and iOS, i expect my autocomplete to work such that when i enter a/A, it shows Android. But instead it always shows the element at position 0 i.e., it always shows Linux. When i type i/I, it should give me iPhone and iOS, but instead it gives me Linux, Ubuntu. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE: when i click on the element from the dropdown, the correct value gets replaced in the view i.e., when i type a/A though linux gets displayed in the dropdown, when i click on it, Android gets displayed in the autocomplete view.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 226

Answers (1)

Shadab Ansari
Shadab Ansari

Reputation: 7070

You need to implement custom Filter for your ArrayAdapter

Check this tutorial.

Upvotes: 1

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