Android AutoCompleteTextView and MultiAutoCompleteTextView Tutorial with Examples
2. AutoCompleteTextView and MultiAutoCompleteTextView example
Create a project named AndroidAutoCompleteTextView:
- File > New > New Project > Empty Activity
- Name: AndroidAutoCompleteTextView
- Package name: org.o7planning.androidautocompletetextview
- Language: Java
The interface of the application:
If you are interested in the steps to design this application interface, see the appendix at the end of the article.
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
android:text="Full name"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/editText"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="46dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="31dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="37dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
android:text="Country"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText" />
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:id="@+id/autoCompleteTextView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="53dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView2" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="26dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
android:text="Programming Languages"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/autoCompleteTextView" />
<MultiAutoCompleteTextView
android:id="@+id/multiAutoCompleteTextView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="51dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView3" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="34dp"
android:text="Submit"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/multiAutoCompleteTextView" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
package org.o7planning.androidautocompletetextview;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.MultiAutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private EditText textFullname;
private AutoCompleteTextView textCountry;
private MultiAutoCompleteTextView textProgrammingLanguage;
private Button buttonSubmit;
private String[] countries = {"Vietnam","England","Canada", "France","Australia"};
private String[] languages={"Java ","CSharp","Visual Basic","Swift","C/C++"};
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
textFullname = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
textCountry =(AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.autoCompleteTextView);
textProgrammingLanguage =(MultiAutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.multiAutoCompleteTextView);
buttonSubmit= (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
ArrayAdapter adapterCountries
= new ArrayAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,countries);
textCountry.setAdapter(adapterCountries);
// Set the minimum number of characters, to show suggestions
textCountry.setThreshold(1);
ArrayAdapter adapterLanguages
= new ArrayAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,languages);
textProgrammingLanguage.setAdapter(adapterLanguages);
textProgrammingLanguage.setThreshold(1);
// The text separated by commas
textProgrammingLanguage.setTokenizer(new MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer());
buttonSubmit.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
submitForm();
}
});
}
private void submitForm() {
String text="Fullname: "+ this.textFullname.getText().toString()
+"\nCountry: "+ this.textCountry.getText().toString()
+"\nLanguages: "+ this.textProgrammingLanguage.getText().toString();
Toast.makeText(this, text,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
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