[android] Selecting multiple items in ListView

How to select multiple item in ListView in android.

To "update" the Toast message after unchecking some items, just put this line inside the for loop:

if (sp.valueAt(i))

so it results:

for(int i=0;i<sp.size();i++)
{
    if (sp.valueAt(i))
        str+=names[sp.keyAt(i)]+",";
}

This example stores the values you have checked and displays them in a toast. And it updates when you uncheck items http://android-coding.blogspot.ro/2011/09/listview-with-multiple-choice.html

It's very simple,

listViewRequests.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int i, long l) {
                    **AppCompatCheckedTextView checkBox = (AppCompatCheckedTextView) view;**
                    Log.i("CHECK",checkBox.isChecked()+""+checkBox.getText().toString());**

               }
            });

and to get it :

public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                int position, long id) {

                Log.d(getLocalClassName(), "onItemClick(" + view + ","
                        + position + "," + id + ")");
        }
    });

Best way is to have a contextual action bar with listview on multiselect, You can make listview as multiselect using the following code

listview.setChoiceMode(AbsListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL);

And now set multichoice listener for Listview ,You can see the complete implementation of multiselect listview at Android multi select listview

Step 1: setAdapter to your listview.

 listView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, GENRES)); 

Step 2: set choice mode for listview .The second line of below code represents which checkbox should be checked.

listView.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
listView.setItemChecked(2, true);

listView.setOnItemClickListener(this);



 private static  String[] GENRES = new String[] {
        "Action", "Adventure", "Animation", "Children", "Comedy", "Documentary", "Drama",
        "Foreign", "History", "Independent", "Romance", "Sci-Fi", "Television", "Thriller"
    };

Step 3: Checked views are returned in SparseBooleanArray, so you might use the below code to get key or values.The below sample are simply displayed selected names in a single String.

@Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapter, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3)
    {

    SparseBooleanArray sp=getListView().getCheckedItemPositions();

    String str="";
    for(int i=0;i<sp.size();i++)
    {
        str+=GENRES[sp.keyAt(i)]+",";
    }
    Toast.makeText(this, ""+str, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

    }

In listView you can use it by Adapter

ArrayAdapter<String> adapterChannels = new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice);

You have to select the option in ArrayAdapter:

ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>
    (this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_single_choice, countries);

Actually you can ;) It's just a matter of user experience, right?

Try this, (1) for list control set

listView.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);   
listView.setItemsCanFocus(false);

(2) define list item as

<CheckedTextView 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
    android:gravity="center_vertical"
    android:paddingLeft="6dip"
    android:paddingRight="6dip"
    android:checkMark="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"
    android:background="@drawable/txt_view_bg" />

This is same as android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice except android:background="@drawable/txt_view_bg

(3) And define drawable txt_view_bg.xml as

<item android:drawable="@drawable/selected"
  android:state_checked="true" />  
<item android:drawable="@drawable/not_selected" />

Note:- The preferred way to handle multiple choice is to track choices your-self with on click item click, rather than depending on its state in list.

I would advice to check the logic of ListActivity according to what is needed could be the best way not to lose much time

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