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nkcmr
nkcmr

Reputation: 11000

How do I make a TwoLineListItem?

I want to make a setings menu like this:

enter image description here

Is there a definitive guide on how to make TwoLineListItem's anywhere?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 3902

Answers (5)

Alê Oliveira
Alê Oliveira

Reputation: 6439

I had a similar problem, but my desired list's item should have an image followed by two strings, one above the other (just as you want). I found the solution here. It worked easily for me and I think it will work well for you too (you just need to remove the ImageView part appropriately).

Upvotes: 0

John J Smith
John J Smith

Reputation: 11923

In your case, extend PreferenceActivity and in the onCreate method:

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);     
    addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);      
    getPreferences();
}

Where you can inflate your view using a preferences.xml file - add a folder called xml to your res folder and add an xml file with stuff like:

<CheckBoxPreference
       android:title="@string/pref_sub_notify"
       android:defaultValue="true"
       android:summary="@string/pref_sub_notify_summary"
       android:key="subNotifyPref" />

  <ListPreference
       android:title="@string/pref_sub_expiry_warn"
       android:summary="@string/pref_sub_expiry_summary"           
       android:key="subExpiryDelayPref"
       android:defaultValue="7"
       android:entries="@array/sub_expiry_delay"
       android:entryValues="@array/sub_expiry_delay_values" />

In this case, the title is your first line and the summary is the second line.

Upvotes: 2

MrZander
MrZander

Reputation: 3090

You will need to use a custom listrow with a custom adapter.

Here is an example: http://geekswithblogs.net/bosuch/archive/2011/01/31/android---create-a-custom-multi-line-listview-bound-to-an.aspx

Upvotes: 3

nicholas.hauschild
nicholas.hauschild

Reputation: 42849

There is a pretty good tutorial here on how to create custom list items. The basic idea is that you define the layout of the list item just as you define the layout for an Activity. You then subclass ArrayAdapter (or BaseAdapter), and override the getView(...) method to return your custom list item View.

Upvotes: 0

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 36289

You need a custom View and a ListActivity. This tutorial may help. If you are working on a Settings Activity, why not extend PreferenceActivity?

Upvotes: 1

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