Remove header from listView

Question

I\'m having some problems when trying to remove the header from a listView. At first I use addHeaderView() to add it, but when I change to another layo

Answer 1

Most people don't like to use AddHeaderView, however I sometimes found it very convenient, to avoid modifying complex adapters, or if the headers are not very related to them.

With this easy trick you will be able to seamlessly remove/add headers:

I add an empty LinearLayout with orientation vertical, and height wrap_content, as the only Header View (let mListView be the target listView):

 LinearLayout mCustomHeaders=new LinearLayout(context);
 mCustomHeaders.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

 mListView.addHeaderView(mCustomHeaders);
 mListView.setAdapter (.......)

Thenafter, I can add random stuff, anywhere, to the list as header, even when the list is full:

 mCustomHeaders.add(myHeaderView1);
 mCustomHeaders.add(myHeaderView2);
 mCustomHeaders.add(myHeaderView3);

You can also delete all headers, anytime:

 mCustomHeaders.removeAllViews(); // will erase all headers

You get the idea .... Hope it helps !