Need to apply a color to my ListView

Question

In android I want to apply a color to my ListView.

Here is the ListView:

listView = (ListView) findViewById (R.id.listView1)

and my adapter to display the list:

adapter = new ArrayAdapter <String> (this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
ArrayofName);
listView.setAdapter (adapter);

My variable that contains the color: int textColor. How I could do it? For example you can change the background of the list like this:

listView.setBackgroundColor(textColor);

But I want to change the color of text.

This link may help [Apply Color to Listview](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4533440/android-listview-text-color) — AnishIsBack, Jan 06 '15 at 08:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:13

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you are using:

android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1

create a new XML file your_custom_layout.xml with a textview with ID mytextview1 and set the color of text in the XML as

android:textColor="#ff0000"

and then set your adapter like this:

setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.your_custom_layout, R.id.mytextview1, ArrayofName));

answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:13

In fact, the user can choose the color he wants in a dialogBox with ColorPicker and when he clicked ok, this color goes to the the textColor variable which I want to apply to my listview. That's why I think I can not use an xml( – user103671 Jan 06 '15 at 08:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:15

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You would need to use custom TextView xml for changing text color in ListView item.

Another simplest way is to create a layout file containing the textview you want with textSize, textStyle, color etc preferred by you and then use it with the ArrayAdapter.

list_text.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/textview"
    android:textColor="@color/mycolor"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

Change your code to use this textview instead of simple_list_item_1 like this:

adapter = new ArrayAdapter <String> (this, android.R.layout.list_text,
ArrayofName);
listView.setAdapter (adapter);

Hope this helps.

answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:15

MysticMagicϡ

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Thanks, but the thing is that the user himself can choose any color he wants and this color is contained in the textColor variablve. I just need to apply this color to the listview. – user103671 Jan 06 '15 at 08:55
Then you will have to make custom adapter for your listview. Refer Sonu Raj's answer – MysticMagicϡ Jan 06 '15 at 08:56
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Thanks a lot))))))))))))))))) It works)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me feel happy!!!)))))))))))))))) – user103671 Jan 06 '15 at 09:29

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:32

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do it like this

dataAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
        android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, allData) {
    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View view = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
        TextView text = (TextView) view
                .findViewById(android.R.id.text1);

        text.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FBB117"));

        return view;
    }
};

answered Jan 06 '15 at 08:32

Sonu Raj

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What is ViewGroup and why when I put it to my code it is turned red? Thanks)) – user103671 Jan 06 '15 at 09:19
Thanks a lot))))))))))))))))) It works)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me feel happy!!!)))))))))))))))) – user103671 Jan 06 '15 at 09:29

Need to apply a color to my ListView

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