Question

Here is my scenario: I’ve got a database, where 2 columns are interesting for me. I now created an autocompletetextview where the adapter gehts via SQL the entries of one column.

So far… so good, but what i actually want is, that if the user types sth. into the autocompletefield i notice this and fetch the text. Via SQL I now want to get everey Entry of column 2 where the value of column 1 is contained in the entered text. And this List should be displayed in the adapter. In other words I filter the data by myself via sql but i want them to be shown in the adapter.
The problem is, that the adapter only shows the entries which start with the text in the autocompletefield but I want to show the adapter anytime, as already saied: I filter the data by myself I just want the adapter to display them.
Any ideo how to solve this? Is the AutocompleteTextView the right item to use?

I also thought about using a simple Spinner… but when using a spinner there are 2 main problems. first I would have to make him editable. and second I would need a dropdown instead of the “popup”. …

Another idea of mine to solve this issue is to write an own filter for the autocomplete field… but i’ve never down this so far and I also couldn’t found any examples in the internet to do so.

thanks for your help

Answer 1

I changed the ArrayAdapter method of spinner and i got my custom Spinner.
just change the parameter of this method like

 Spinner spinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.Spinner01);
 ArrayAdapter<CharSequence>   adapter=ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(This,R.array.statename,R.layout.mylayout);
 spinner.setAdapter(adp);

In Which the mylayout file contains

<EditText 
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:id="@+id/spinnerTarget"
 android:textColor="#FF8B1500"
 android:gravity="center"
>