make custom filter for autocompletetextview android

Question

hi my task is simple that make a autocompletetextview and show matched text in dropdown. But i want to change in filter.

Ex: my list is like D.Y.Patil College,Pune unversiry etc. I want that when user type dy or dyp it stat matching and display result.

How could i ignore whitespace and dot.

And also Could u plz tell me to how exactly autocompletetextview works.

you can try this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8784249/android-autocompletetextview-with-custom-adapter-filtering-not-working — Vikas Tiwari, Apr 17 '17 at 10:58
AutoCompleteView is simple to understand .You can refer this https://www.javatpoint.com/android-autocompletetextview-example. — karthik kolanji, Apr 17 '17 at 11:00
@VikasTiwari where should i use this code. I mean in my `editProfile.java` or `autocompletetextview.java` or `filter.java` — Vivek, Apr 17 '17 at 11:08
see [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/19860624/2252830) for a simple solution for a custom filter — pskink, Apr 17 '17 at 11:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '17 at 11:56

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Using by default adapter and filter, autocompletetextview can do only single line string in dropdown view as default adapter and default filter adapter.getFilter().filter(s.toString()); which can do filtering with condition of inputString.contains(stringOfList) one-bye-one and get and display that list in dropdown at autocompletextview.

There for you have to make simple custom adapter and inside that custom filter class for filtering as per your requirement.

answered Apr 17 '17 at 11:56

Nitin Patel

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`autocompletetextview` does not have any "default adapter" nor "default filter" - always you have to call `setAdapter` for `ACTV` to work – pskink Apr 17 '17 at 12:07
@pskink have any idea to make custom adpter....I tried but need some deep information – Vivek Apr 17 '17 at 12:11
@BabluGaur i already sent you a link with a custom filtering (an hour ago) – pskink Apr 17 '17 at 12:14
@pskink thnkx i understand the concept – Vivek Apr 17 '17 at 12:41
@pskink I apologies if i misguide the concept or any word and if possible please edit that. Thanks for that. – Nitin Patel Apr 17 '17 at 12:44

make custom filter for autocompletetextview android

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