How can I filter ListView data when typing on EditText in android
I have a ListView and a EditText. How can I filter ListView data when typing on EditText?
Solution 1:
- Add
TextWatchertoEditText#addTextChangedListener - In
onTextChangedadd or remove items from yourListView's adapter. If you are subclassingArrayAdapterit would haveaddandremovemethods
Solution 2:
Yes you can, just implement this code. Use the following code to implement search and filter list in android:
SearchAndFilterList.java
public class SearchAndFilterList extends Activity {
private ListView mSearchNFilterLv;
private EditText mSearchEdt;
private ArrayList<String> mStringList;
private ValueAdapter valueAdapter;
private TextWatcher mSearchTw;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_and_filter_list);
initUI();
initData();
valueAdapter=new ValueAdapter(mStringList,this);
mSearchNFilterLv.setAdapter(valueAdapter);
mSearchEdt.addTextChangedListener(mSearchTw);
}
private void initData() {
mStringList=new ArrayList<String>();
mStringList.add("one");
mStringList.add("two");
mStringList.add("three");
mStringList.add("four");
mStringList.add("five");
mStringList.add("six");
mStringList.add("seven");
mStringList.add("eight");
mStringList.add("nine");
mStringList.add("ten");
mStringList.add("eleven");
mStringList.add("twelve");
mStringList.add("thirteen");
mStringList.add("fourteen");
mSearchTw=new TextWatcher() {
@Override
public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
valueAdapter.getFilter().filter(s);
}
@Override
public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
int after) {
}
@Override
public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
}
};
}
private void initUI() {
mSearchNFilterLv=(ListView) findViewById(R.id.list_view);
mSearchEdt=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.txt_search);
}
}
Custom Value adapter: ValueAdapter.java
public class ValueAdapter extends BaseAdapter implements Filterable{
private ArrayList<String> mStringList;
private ArrayList<String> mStringFilterList;
private LayoutInflater mInflater;
private ValueFilter valueFilter;
public ValueAdapter(ArrayList<String> mStringList,Context context) {
this.mStringList=mStringList;
this.mStringFilterList=mStringList;
mInflater=LayoutInflater.from(context);
getFilter();
}
//How many items are in the data set represented by this Adapter.
@Override
public int getCount() {
return mStringList.size();
}
//Get the data item associated with the specified position in the data set.
@Override
public Object getItem(int position) {
return mStringList.get(position);
}
//Get the row id associated with the specified position in the list.
@Override
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position;
}
//Get a View that displays the data at the specified position in the data set.
@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
Holder viewHolder;
if(convertView==null) {
viewHolder=new Holder();
convertView=mInflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item,null);
viewHolder.nameTv=(TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.txt_listitem);
convertView.setTag(viewHolder);
}else{
viewHolder=(Holder)convertView.getTag();
}
viewHolder.nameTv.setText(mStringList.get(position).toString());
return convertView;
}
private class Holder{
TextView nameTv;
}
//Returns a filter that can be used to constrain data with a filtering pattern.
@Override
public Filter getFilter() {
if(valueFilter==null) {
valueFilter=new ValueFilter();
}
return valueFilter;
}
private class ValueFilter extends Filter {
//Invoked in a worker thread to filter the data according to the constraint.
@Override
protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint) {
FilterResults results=new FilterResults();
if(constraint!=null && constraint.length()>0){
ArrayList<String> filterList=new ArrayList<String>();
for(int i=0;i<mStringFilterList.size();i++){
if(mStringFilterList.get(i).contains(constraint)) {
filterList.add(mStringFilterList.get(i));
}
}
results.count=filterList.size();
results.values=filterList;
}else{
results.count=mStringFilterList.size();
results.values=mStringFilterList;
}
return results;
}
//Invoked in the UI thread to publish the filtering results in the user interface.
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@Override
protected void publishResults(CharSequence constraint,
FilterResults results) {
mStringList=(ArrayList<String>) results.values;
notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
activity_search_and_filter_list.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<EditText
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/txt_search"
tools:context=".SearchAndFilterList"
android:hint="Enter text to search" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/list_view"
android:layout_below="@+id/txt_search"></ListView>
</RelativeLayout>
list_item.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/txt_listitem"/>
</RelativeLayout>
AndroidManifext.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.searchandfilterlistview"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="15" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".SearchAndFilterList"
android:label="@string/title_activity_search_and_filter_list" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
I hope this code will will helpful to implement custom search and filter listview.