Simple AutoCompleteTextView Example

Android – Simple AutoCompleteTextView Example

Source 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" >

<TextView

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:text="@string/hello" />

<AutoCompleteTextView

android:id="@+id/autocompletetextview"

android:layout_width="match_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:text="" >

</AutoCompleteTextView>

</LinearLayout>

Source AutoCompleteTextViewExampleActivity.java

package com.actvex;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;

public class AutoCompleteTextViewExampleActivity extends Activity {

    AutoCompleteTextView autocompletetextview;

    String[] array = { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven",
            "Eight", "Nine", "Ten" };

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        autocompletetextview = (AutoCompleteTextView)     findViewById(R.id.autocompletetextview);

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
                android.R.layout.select_dialog_item, array);

        autocompletetextview.setThreshold(1);

        autocompletetextview.setAdapter(adapter);

    }
}

The Output will be