[android] How to add rows dynamically into table layout

I have certain data in sqllite and it update every time whenever, I click on save button and I want to show the data into a table layout for adding more rows for updated data.

I have certain code but it shows only the updated data replacing previous data and I want to add more rows as the data updated.

I know this is only to add one row into table layout but how can I add more rows?

TableLayout tl=(TableLayout)findViewById(R.id.maintable);    
TableRow tr1 = new TableRow(this);
tr1.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams( LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
TextView textview = new TextView(this);
textview.setText(data);
//textview.getTextColors(R.color.)
textview.setTextColor(Color.YELLOW);
tr1.addView(textview);
tl.addView(tr1, new TableLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

You are doing it right; every time you need to add a row, simply so new TableRow(), etc. It might be easier for you to inflate the new row from XML though.

Solution 1. Set your TableLayout tl as class member variable, only call TableLayout tl=(TableLayout)findViewById(R.id.maintable); when you initiate the class. When button clicked use tl directly, eg. tl.addView(row), don't call FindViewById anymore. So the next new row wouldn't replace the previous new row.

Solution 2. Everytime after button click save your updated data into an array, and then re-render your whole table layout by loop through the array.

Here's technique I figured out after a bit of trial and error that allows you to preserve your XML styles and avoid the issues of using a <merge/> (i.e. inflate() requires a merge to attach to root, and returns the root node). No runtime new TableRow()s or new TextView()s required.

Code

Note: Here CheckBalanceActivity is some sample Activity class

TableLayout table = (TableLayout)CheckBalanceActivity.this.findViewById(R.id.attrib_table);
for(ResourceBalance b : xmlDoc.balance_info)
{
    // Inflate your row "template" and fill out the fields.
    TableRow row = (TableRow)LayoutInflater.from(CheckBalanceActivity.this).inflate(R.layout.attrib_row, null);
    ((TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.attrib_name)).setText(b.NAME);
    ((TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.attrib_value)).setText(b.VALUE);
    table.addView(row);
}
table.requestLayout();     // Not sure if this is needed.

attrib_row.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableRow style="@style/PlanAttribute"  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <TextView
        style="@style/PlanAttributeText"
        android:id="@+id/attrib_name"
        android:textStyle="bold"/>
    <TextView
        style="@style/PlanAttributeText"
        android:id="@+id/attrib_value"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:textStyle="normal"/>
</TableRow>

You might be better off using a ListView with a CursorAdapter (or SimpleCursorAdapter).

These are built to show rows from a sqlite database and allow refreshing with minimal programming on your part.

Edit - here is a tutorial involving SimpleCursorAdapter and ListView including sample code.