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Tarun Bisht
Tarun Bisht

Reputation: 131

How to get the spinner value not in integer but in character

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

Spinner spinner;
ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter;

int noc = 0;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    spinner =(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner);
    String text= spinner.getSelectedItem().toString();
    adapter= ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.Coffee_names,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
    adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
    spinner.setAdapter(adapter);
    spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener(){
        @Override
        public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),parent.getItemIdAtPosition(position) + " is selected",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

        }

        @Override
        public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {

        }
    });
}

My app stops when i add " String text= spinner.getSelectedItem().toString(); " to my code but it works fine when i remove this line from the program. But when i select a item from dropdown list it says 4 is selected. I want it to say the name of the item i selected and not the index value. Please help.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 66

Answers (2)

Rishabh Dutt Sharma
Rishabh Dutt Sharma

Reputation: 764

Alternative way

final String[] coffeeNames = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.Coffee_names);
spinner.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<>(activity, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, coffeeNames));
spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener(){
    @Override
    public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
        String selectedCoffeeName = coffeeNames[position];
        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), selectedCoffeeName + " is selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    @Override
    public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {

    }
});

Upvotes: 0

Drilon Kurti
Drilon Kurti

Reputation: 399

I think it should be:

Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), parent.getSelectedItem() + " is selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

Upvotes: 1

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