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AutoCompleteTextView in Android


AutoCompleteTextView  in Android


AutoCompleteTextView is an editable text view that shows completion suggestions automatically while the user is typing. The list of suggestions is displayed in a drop down menu from which the user can choose an item to replace the content of the edit box with.
main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >
    <AutoCompleteTextView android:id="@+id/myautocomplete"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:completionThreshold="1"
      />
</LinearLayout>


AutoCompleteExampleActivity.java
package com.example.autocomplete;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;

public class AutoCompleteExampleActivity extends Activity implements TextWatcher {
      String item[]={
                    "January", "February", "March", "April",
                    "May", "June", "July", "August",
                    "September", "October", "November", "December"
                  };
       AutoCompleteTextView myAutoComplete;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        myAutoComplete = (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.myautocomplete);
       
        myAutoComplete.addTextChangedListener(this);
        myAutoComplete.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, item));
      
    }
      public void afterTextChanged(Editable arg0) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
           
      }
      public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence arg0, int arg1, int arg2,
                  int arg3) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
           
      }
      public void onTextChanged(CharSequence arg0, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
           
      }
    }
   


OUTPUT


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