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Asked: 2026-05-24T13:34:24+00:00

I have a ListActivity that presents a list of names from a database using

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I have a ListActivity that presents a list of names from a database using a SimpleCursorAdapter. I want the user to be able to select 1 or more names by clicking them and then proceed to the next Activity. This should be a toggle, so that if the user clicks a selected name it will become de-selected. The underlying code is working fine, the problem is how to show the user which items are currently selected.

I looked at this solution: Android how to highlight a selection in a list and tried toggling .setSelected() on the TextView for the name. The problem is that the “selected” state apparently can only be true for one item in a list at a time. So if the user touches “Alice” then “Bob,” only “Bob” will show as selected. Any thoughts on the best way to have a toggle-able highlight for multiple list items?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have a look at the setChoiceMode method of the AbsListView class and its possible CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE parameter value.

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