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Spinner is a widget that allows the user to select an item from a group, like a dropdown list.

A Spinner is a widget that allows the user to select an item from a group. It is similar to a dropdown list and will allow scrolling when the list exceeds the available vertical space on the screen.

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How do you get the selected value of a Spinner?

I am trying to get the selected items string out of a Spinner. So far I have gotten this: bundle.putString(ListDbAdapter.DB_PRI, v.getText().toString()); This does not work and gives a class casting exception (I thought I could cast a View to a…
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Creating a setError() for the Spinner

How do you create the setError() (similar to that of a TextView/EditText) function for a Spinner? The following doesn't work: I tried extending the Spinner class and in the constructor: ArrayAdapter aa = new…
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How can I use onItemSelected in Android?

package org.example.mbtiapplication; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.View; import android.widget.AdapterView; import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener; import…
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ViewPostIme pointer 1/0

I have the following code with no compilation errors, just resulting in an infinite loop... I don't get where the problem is. When I click the Button, I want to create an object using the values entered in the edittexts and pass them to another…
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Android spinner with underline appcompat

I am using a appcompat theme for my application. Need to know how i can show underline to spinner. It is just showing anchor. I tried setting up underline using android:background but it makes the anchor disappear.
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Set Key and Value in spinner

I have a spiner and I want set a key and a value on this,I use of HashMap,It's work,but show one row,like this: Code: final View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_photos, container, false); Spinner…
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Android - configure Spinner to use array

I declare my Spinner in the following manner (it's very static so I have 2 string arrays in array.xml for titles and values)
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How can an error message be set for the Spinner in Android?

I'd like to be able to call code like this, similar to how setError is set on a TextView: spinner.setError("Error message"); However, setError only works for an EditText, not for a Spinner. I want to notify the user if the spinner field is not…
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Remove Spacing or Padding in android Spinner

I'm using android spinner and edittext from support lib v21. I would like to align text to left the same like edittext as shown in figure. But, deafult spinner include spacing or padding. So, I would like to remove it to align text to left. Please…
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Android: two Spinner onItemSelected()

I have two spinners (day_spin and time_spin) in one Activity. I want to save the selected day_spin value into a variable. Is it possible to differenciate between the two spinners in the same Listener? Or do I have to write my own Listener class for…
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Multiple spinners and onItemSelected

I have two spinners that trigger the onItemSelected event. The question is How can I know which one triggered such event ? So far I tried: public void onItemSelected(AdapterView parent, View view, int position, long id) { …
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How to create android spinner without down triangle on the right side of the widget

I have a screen where the user has many items to input so screen space is at a premium. I want the look of the widget on the screen (before the user presses it) to be similar to an EditText or the left portion of the Spinner widget (without the…
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Setting a spinner onClickListener() in Android

I'm trying to get an onClickListener to fire on a Spinner, but I get the following error: Java.lang.RuntimeException is "Don't call setOnClickListener for an AdapterView. You probably want setOnItemClickListener instead," I'm sure I want to call…
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Add a spinner when Mat-table is loading?

I load the data in my material table like that : ngOnInit(){ return this.annuairesService.getMedecins().subscribe(res => this.dataSource.data = res);} I want show the spinner when is loading : I try : …
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How to disable onItemSelectedListener to be invoked when setting selected item by code

Just wondering how you handle the following problem: a result is calculated depending on two spinners' selected items. To handle the UI things, i.e. a user picks a new item in one of the spinners, I install a listener using setOnItemSelectedListener…
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