Question

I want to create a ListView and a few other text boxes for filtering the list.
Is there a way to make it happen using one activity (i.e at the same page)?

One more question:
May I modify a ListView directly without creating a ListActivity? and how do I make the ListView in my ListActivity visible? (how do I link it with the xml?).

Answer 1

You certainly can create a layout which contains both a ListView and other controls! Make your Activity have a layout which contains both your ListView and your other controls.

<RelativeLayout>
    <ListView android:id="@+id/listy"/>

    <Button android:id="@+id/buttony"
            android:layout_below="@id/listy"/>

</RelativeLayout>

In your Activity, you’ll still need to hook up your data adapter to the ListView and so forth.