AutoCompleteTextView, subclass of EditText with Auto-complete function

AutoCompleteTextView, subclass of EditText with Auto-complete function

AutoCompleteTextView is a subclass of EditText that shows completion suggestions automatically while the user is typing.

To implement AutoCompleteTextView in your app:

Add the AutoCwompleteTextView to your layout: main.xml

<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

 <TextView 
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="Select your favourite actor:"/>

 <AutoCompleteTextView 
  android:id="@+id/autoText"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
 <TextView 
  android:id="@+id/dinamicText"
  android:textSize="40sp"
  android:textStyle="italic"
  android:textColor="#FF8000"
  android:gravity="center"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text=""/>
</LinearLayout>

Set adapter using the main.java

package neo.app.istone.app_store;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.TextureView;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 private final Context context = this;
 private AutoCompleteTextView favActor;
 private TextView printedText;
 private String selectedActor;
 private ArrayAdapter<String> actorAdapter;

 private static final String[] ACTORS = new String[] {
  "Manikantasripadi", "Rajgopla", "swathi", "B.Radha Atha",
  "banala.krishnama chary", "sarithakka"};

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.main);
  printedText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.dinamicText);
  favActor = (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.autoText);
  loadData();
  favActor.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

    @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
          int position, long id) {
     selectedActor = (String) parent.getItemAtPosition(position);
     printedText.setText(selectedActor);
    }
   });
 }

 private void loadData() {
  actorAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
            android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, ACTORS);
  favActor.setAdapter(actorAdapter);
  favActor.setThreshold(1); 

 }
}