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Asked: 2026-06-11T18:51:02+00:00

I’m trying to get my contacts on a list view. Now I know that

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I’m trying to get my contacts on a list view. Now I know that using simple_list_item_multiple_choice enables me to select multiple contacts, but it views names only without numbers.

On the other side, simple_list_item_2 can be used to show both name and number, but supports selection of only one contact.

Is there any template that combine them both? If not, how could I build my customized list with both features?

EDIT: This is the code I’m using

CursorLoader cl = new CursorLoader(this,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION, null, null, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME+" ASC");
Cursor c = cl.loadInBackground();
SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, // Use a template
                                                         // that displays a
                                                         // text view
                    c, // Give the cursor to the list adapter
                    new String[] { ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME},
                    new int[] { android.R.id.text1},0); 

setListAdapter(adapter);

Here, the second parameter of SimpleCursorAdapter is simple_list_item_multiple_choice but it supports only dealing with android.R.id.text1. So I can use items only, not subitems.

But in the following code

SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_expandable_list_item_2, // Use a template
                                                         // that displays a
                                                         // text view
                    c, // Give the cursor to the list adapter
                    new String[] { ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME, ,ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER},
                    new int[] { android.R.id.text1,android.R.id.text2},0);

I can give it both ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME and NUMBER to be written in android.R.id.text1 and android.R.id.text2, but can’t use multiple choice feature.

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  1. Editorial Team

    As Dipu said, you should make your own customized layout.
    To show name and contact, you need two text views, and one check box for checking.

    You can start coding from this tutorial:

    http://www.mysamplecode.com/2012/07/android-listview-checkbox-example.html

    Add one more text view to country_info.xml will solve your problem.

    ADDED

    To use a custom list view layout, you have to implement your own adapter.

    This tutorial (2. Custom ArrayAdapter example) will help you figure out how to do that.

    http://www.mkyong.com/android/android-listview-example/

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