Question

I want to make a list from some data that I have in my database.

The first two sets of data in my database are first name and last name.

I want my list to show both first and last name instead of now where it only shows the first name. How do I do that? My code looks like this:

    private void fillData() 
{
     Cursor contactCursor = mDbHelper.fetchAllReminders();
     startManagingCursor(contactCursor);

     String[] from = new String[]{DbAdapter.KEY_FIRST};

     int[] to = new int[]{R.id.contactlist};

     SimpleCursorAdapter contacts = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.list, contactCursor, from, to);
     setListAdapter(contacts);

}

Answer 1

Here is a full implementation. You will need to create a custom row and a custom Array adapter.
Here is a full tutorial http://commonsware.com/Android/excerpt.pdf

This will tell you everything you need to know to get this done.

Also refer here where ive posted another example.

How to add an EditText to a ListView

EDIT: How to build a custom listview and return data from a databse

You first create a listview activity.

public class meeting_list extends ListActivity {


Cursor model = null;
meetingAdapter adapter = null;

     //This should be what ever your database helper is from your SQLite base.
meetingHelper helper = null;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.meeting_list);
    helper = new meetingHelper(this);
    model = helper.getAll();
    startManagingCursor
    (model);


adapter = new meetingAdapter(model);
    setListAdapter(adapter);
    registerForContextMenu(getListView());

 //Ondestroy is used to close the database to free up resources
  @Override
public void onDestroy(){
    super.onDestroy();

    helper.close();
}

    @Override
public void onListItemClick(ListView list, View view, int position, long id){
    Intent i = new Intent(meeting_list.this, meeting_create_edit.class);

            //
    i.putExtra(ID_EXTRA, String.valueOf(id));

    startActivity(i);
}

//Here create a class to extend the Cursor Adapter
class meetingAdapter extends CursorAdapter{
    meetingAdapter(Cursor c){
        super(meeting_list.this, c);
    }




@Override
    public void bindView(View row, Context ctxt, Cursor c) {

        meetingHolder holder = (meetingHolder)row.getTag();
        holder.populateFrom(c, helper);

    }


@Override
    public View newView(Context ctxt, Cursor c, ViewGroup parent) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
        View row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.mrow, parent, false);
        meetingHolder holder = new meetingHolder(row);
        row.setTag(holder);
        return row;
    }
}


//Here create a class to actually hold the view for the row in the listview.
static class meetingHolder{
    private TextView mtitle = null;
    private TextView maddress = null;
    private ImageView Icon = null;

    meetingHolder(View row){
        mtitle=(TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.mtitle);
        maddress = (TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.address);
        Icon = (ImageView)row.findViewById(R.id.Micon);

    }

//Here populate the row with the data from your database
    void populateFrom(Cursor c, meetingHelper helper){

             mtitle.setText(helper.getMettingTitle(c));
             maddress.setText(helper.getAddress(c));

This should do it. Just substitute your informations where it should be. This is a tutorial ive put together for you.