Spinner It is a type of dropdown input. Firstly in layout
<Spinner
android:id="@+id/spinner" <!-- id to refer this spinner from JAVA-->
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</Spinner>
Now Secondly populate values in spinner There are mainly two ways to populate values in spinner
.
array
<string-array name="defaultValue">
<item>--Select City Area--</item>
<item>--Select City Area--</item>
<item>--Select City Area--</item>
</string-array>
Now add this line in sppiner XML
android:entries="@array/defaultValue"
if you are using in activity
cityArea = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.cityArea); else if you are using in fragment
cityArea = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.cityArea);
Now create a arrayList
of Strings
ArrayList<String> area = new ArrayList<>();
//add values in area arrayList
cityArea.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(context
, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, area));
This will look like
According to the device Android version it will render style
Following are some of the default themes
If an app does not explicitly request a theme in its manifest, Android System will determine the default theme based on the app’s targetSdkVersion to maintain the app’s original expectations:
Spinner
can be easily customized with the help of xml eg