How to get selected list items from a Listview with checkBox and Custom Adapter?

Question

I have a ListView with CheckBox on it. and i am using Custom Adapter to populate the ListView.

In my xml

Answer 1

Below Snippet does exactly what you want.

package com.windrealm.android;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.CheckBox;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class PlanetsActivity extends Activity
{

    private ListView mainListView;
    private Planet[] planets;
    private ArrayAdapter<Planet> listAdapter;
    private Button check;
    private Context context;

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        context = PlanetsActivity.this;
        check = (Button) findViewById(R.id.check);
        // Find the ListView resource.
        mainListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.mainListView);

        // When item is tapped, toggle checked properties of CheckBox and
        // Planet.
        mainListView
                .setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener()
                {
                    @Override
                    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View item,
                            int position, long id)
                    {
                        Planet planet = listAdapter.getItem(position);
                        planet.toggleChecked();
                        PlanetViewHolder viewHolder = (PlanetViewHolder) item
                                .getTag();
                        viewHolder.getCheckBox().setChecked(planet.isChecked());
                    }
                });

        // Create and populate planets.
        planets = (Planet[]) getLastNonConfigurationInstance();
        if (planets == null)
        {
            planets = new Planet[]
            { new Planet("Mercury"), new Planet("Venus"), new Planet("Earth"),
                    new Planet("Mars"), new Planet("Jupiter"),
                    new Planet("Saturn"), new Planet("Uranus"),
                    new Planet("Neptune"), new Planet("Ceres"),
                    new Planet("Pluto"), new Planet("Haumea"),
                    new Planet("Makemake"), new Planet("Eris") };
        }
        ArrayList<Planet> planetList = new ArrayList<Planet>();
        planetList.addAll(Arrays.asList(planets));

        // Set our custom array adapter as the ListView's adapter.
        listAdapter = new PlanetArrayAdapter(this, planetList);
        mainListView.setAdapter(listAdapter);

        check.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
        {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View view)
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++)
                {
                    Planet planet = listAdapter.getItem(i);
                    if (planet.isChecked())
                    {
                        Toast.makeText(context,
                                planet.getName() + " is Checked!!",
                                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                }

            }
        });
    }

    /** Holds planet data. */
    private static class Planet
    {
        private String name = "";
        private boolean checked = false;

        public Planet()
        {
        }

        public Planet(String name)
        {
            this.name = name;
        }

        public Planet(String name, boolean checked)
        {
            this.name = name;
            this.checked = checked;
        }

        public String getName()
        {
            return name;
        }

        public void setName(String name)
        {
            this.name = name;
        }

        public boolean isChecked()
        {
            return checked;
        }

        public void setChecked(boolean checked)
        {
            this.checked = checked;
        }

        public String toString()
        {
            return name;
        }

        public void toggleChecked()
        {
            checked = !checked;
        }
    }

    /** Holds child views for one row. */
    private static class PlanetViewHolder
    {
        private CheckBox checkBox;
        private TextView textView;

        public PlanetViewHolder()
        {
        }

        public PlanetViewHolder(TextView textView, CheckBox checkBox)
        {
            this.checkBox = checkBox;
            this.textView = textView;
        }

        public CheckBox getCheckBox()
        {
            return checkBox;
        }

        public void setCheckBox(CheckBox checkBox)
        {
            this.checkBox = checkBox;
        }

        public TextView getTextView()
        {
            return textView;
        }

        public void setTextView(TextView textView)
        {
            this.textView = textView;
        }
    }

    /** Custom adapter for displaying an array of Planet objects. */
    private static class PlanetArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Planet>
    {

        private LayoutInflater inflater;

        public PlanetArrayAdapter(Context context, List<Planet> planetList)
        {
            super(context, R.layout.simplerow, R.id.rowTextView, planetList);
            // Cache the LayoutInflate to avoid asking for a new one each time.
            inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
        }

        @Override
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
        {
            // Planet to display
            Planet planet = (Planet) this.getItem(position);

            // The child views in each row.
            CheckBox checkBox;
            TextView textView;

            // Create a new row view
            if (convertView == null)
            {
                convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.simplerow, null);

                // Find the child views.
                textView = (TextView) convertView
                        .findViewById(R.id.rowTextView);
                checkBox = (CheckBox) convertView.findViewById(R.id.CheckBox01);

                // Optimization: Tag the row with it's child views, so we don't
                // have to
                // call findViewById() later when we reuse the row.
                convertView.setTag(new PlanetViewHolder(textView, checkBox));

                // If CheckBox is toggled, update the planet it is tagged with.
                checkBox.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
                {
                    public void onClick(View v)
                    {
                        CheckBox cb = (CheckBox) v;
                        Planet planet = (Planet) cb.getTag();
                        planet.setChecked(cb.isChecked());
                    }
                });
            }
            // Reuse existing row view
            else
            {
                // Because we use a ViewHolder, we avoid having to call
                // findViewById().
                PlanetViewHolder viewHolder = (PlanetViewHolder) convertView
                        .getTag();
                checkBox = viewHolder.getCheckBox();
                textView = viewHolder.getTextView();
            }

            // Tag the CheckBox with the Planet it is displaying, so that we can
            // access the planet in onClick() when the CheckBox is toggled.
            checkBox.setTag(planet);

            // Display planet data
            checkBox.setChecked(planet.isChecked());
            textView.setText(planet.getName());

            return convertView;
        }

    }

    public Object onRetainNonConfigurationInstance()
    {
        return planets;
    }
}

Answer 2

To solve this problem you will have to create a custom Item class which will represent your individual checkboxes on the list. The array of these items will then be used by the adapter class to display your check boxes.

This Item class will have a boolean variable isSelected which will determine if the checkbox is selected or not. You will have to set the value of this variable in your OnClick Method of your custom adapter class

For Example

    class CheckBoxItem{

    boolean isSelected;


    public void setSelected(boolean val) {
            this.isSelected = val;
        }

        boolean isSelected(){
            return isSelected;

        }   

    }

For your CustomAdapter Class which look like following:

    public class ItemsAdapter extends ArrayAdapter implements OnClickListener { 

// you will have to initialize below in the constructor 
    CheckBoxItem items[];



    // You will have to create your check boxes here and set the position of your check box
    /// with help of setTag method of View as defined in below method, you will use this later // in your onClick method 

    @Override 
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { 
            View v = convertView; 



            CheckBox cBox = null;

            if (v == null) { 
                LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater) apUI.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); 
                v = vi.inflate(R.layout.attachphoto, null);     

            } 



            CheckBoxItemItem it = items[position];      

            cBox =(CheckBox) v.findViewById(R.id.apCheckBox);
            cBox.setOnClickListener(this);
            cBox.setTag(""+position);       


            Log.d(TAG, "  CHECK BOX IS: "+cBox+ "   Check Box selected Value: "+cBox.isChecked()+"  Selection: "+it.isSelected());
            if(cBox != null){
                cBox.setText("");
                cBox.setChecked(it.isSelected());
            }       


            return v; 
        } 


        public void onClick(View v) {
            CheckBox cBox =(CheckBox) v.findViewById(R.id.apCheckBox);
            int position = Integer.parseInt((String) v.getTag());

            Log.d(TAG, "CLicked ..."+cBox.isChecked());

            items[position].setSelected(cBox.isChecked());              
        } 

    }

Later you will will declare and array of your CheckBoxItem class which will be contained by your Adapter class in this case it will be ItemsAdapter class.

Then when the user presses the button you can iterate through all the items in the array and check which one is selected by using the isSelected() method of CheckBoxItem class.

In your activity you will have:

ArrayList getSelectedItems(){

ArrayList selectedItems = new ArrayList();

int size = items.length;

        for(int i = 0; i<size; i++){
            CheckBoxItem cItem = items[i];
            if(cItem.isSelected()){                 
                selectedItems.add(cItem);                   
            }           
        }

return selectedItems;

}

Answer 3

I had the exact same problem. I solved it in this way

public class myActivity extends Activity  {
//ActionBarSherlock mSherlock = ActionBarSherlock.wrap(this);
public ListView listview;
private ArrayList<Object> itemlist=new ArrayList<Object>();
Button button;
private myAdapter adapter;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    listview=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview1);
    button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
    /*add some data to ur list*/ itemlist.add(something);
    adapter=new Adapter(myActivity.this, 0, itemlist);
    listview.setAdapter(adapter);
    **listview.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
    listview.setItemsCanFocus(false);**
    button.setOnClickListner(new OnClickListner()
    {
     @Override
     public void OnClick(View v)
     {
      /* this returns the checked item positions in the listview*/
      **ArrayList<Integer> itempositions=adapter.getcheckeditemcount();**

    for(int i:itempositions)
    {
             /* This is the main part...u can retrieve the object in the listview which is checked and do further calculations with it*/
        **Object info=adapter.getItem(i);**
                          Log.d(TAG,"checked object info= ",info.something);
                 }
     }
    });
}


private class myAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Object>  {

    private Context context;
    private ArrayList<Object> list;
    **private ArrayList<Integer> checkedpositions;**


    public myAdapter(Context localContext,int textViewResourceId, ArrayList<Object> objects) {
        super(localContext,textViewResourceId,objects);
        context = localContext;
        this.list=objects;
        this.checkedpositions=new  ArrayList<Integer>();
        //Log.d("adapter","list size= "+objects.size());
    }

@Override       
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

        ImageView picturesView;
        View v = convertView;
        TextView Mainitem;
        final CheckBox check;

       if (v == null) 
       {
           LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater)getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
           v = vi.inflate(R.layout.albumview, null);


           Object item=list.get(position);
           if(item!=null)
           {

               check = (CheckBox)v.findViewById(R.id.checkBox1);
                   /* set a tag for chekbox with the current view position */
               **check.setTag(position);**
                   /*set a onchecked change listner for listning to state of checkbox toggle */
               check.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() 
               { 
                   @Override
                   public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) 
                   {             
                                       /*get the tag of the checkbox...in this case this will give the (position of view)*/
                       Object tag=check.getTag();
                       if ( isChecked ) 
                       { 
                           // perform logic 
                           count++;
                           Log.d("Checkbox","added "+tag);
                           checkedpositions.add((Integer) tag);
                       } 
                       else
                       {
                           count--;
                           checkedpositions.remove(tag);
                           Log.d("Checkbox","removed "+(Integer)tag);
                       }

               /* if u dont have a textview in ur listview then ignore this part */        
               Mainitem = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.textView1);
               Mainitem.setText(item.Album_name);

               } catch (IOException e) {
                     // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                     Log.d("error", "wall");
                 }

           }

       }

    return v;

    }
   /* Finally create a method which return the checkeditem postions in the listview */
**public ArrayList<Integer> getcheckeditemcount()
{
    return this.checkedpositions;
}**

}

}

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

In the customadapter's getview method, do

//use the actual id of your checkbox of course
Checkbox checkbox = (CheckBox)findViewById(R.id.checkbox); 
checkbox.setFocusable(false);
checkbox.setFocusableInTouchMode(false);

now the checkbox is clickable as is the listitem.