how to remove Select Item from Custom Spinner in android

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public class MainActivity extends Activity {

String[] DayOfWeek = { "Select Item", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6" };

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Spinner mySpinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner);
    mySpinner.setAdapter(new MyCustomAdapter(MainActivity.this,
            R.layout.row, DayOfWeek));
}

public class MyCustomAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {

    public MyCustomAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId,
            String[] objects) {
        super(context, textViewResourceId, objects);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    @Override
    public View getDropDownView(int position, View convertView,
            ViewGroup parent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return getCustomView(position, convertView, parent);
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return getCustomView(position, convertView, parent);
    }

    public View getCustomView(int position, View convertView,
            ViewGroup parent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        // return super.getView(position, convertView, parent);

        LayoutInflater inflater = getLayoutInflater();
        View row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.row, parent, false);
        TextView label = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.weekofday);
        label.setText(DayOfWeek[position]);

        ImageView icon = (ImageView) row.findViewById(R.id.icon);

        if (DayOfWeek[position] == "Sunday") {
            icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
        } else {
            icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.icongray);
        }

        return row;
    }
}

}

here is my code i am able to display value in spinner but i want display Select item only on Textview not in Value while its displaying in value also tell me how to remove that please see screen and tell me how to remove that

AFAIK this is not the way the Android `Spinner` works: it displays only values, not a title. So just use values and remove that "Select item". — shkschneider, Dec 05 '14 at 10:40
As @shkschneider stated this is not how the spinner works: Add a textView above the spinner and remove the "Select item" from the spinner-data — JDurstberger, Dec 05 '14 at 10:43
Use spinner.setPrompt("Select Item"); and remove this "Select Item" string from DayOfWeek array. — Haresh Chhelana, Dec 05 '14 at 10:44
Have you tried implementing a base adapter and overriding getDropDownView? — SKT, Dec 05 '14 at 10:49
i dont know how to use custom Spiner please help me how to do that — Edge, Dec 05 '14 at 10:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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One simple solution is:
a) Modify the array to

String[] DayOfWeek = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6" };

b) Call mySpinner.setPromptId() and set a string reosurceId with value "Select item".

For having the "Select item" only when the drop-down is not opened or closed , follow this link How to make an Android Spinner with initial text "Select One"?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Dec 05 '14 at 11:03

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where i will set this mySpinner.setPromptId() ? – Edge Dec 05 '14 at 11:16
@ thepace please check its – Edge Dec 05 '14 at 11:19
In onCreate() after mySpinner has been intialized. – thepace Dec 05 '14 at 11:25
but in this case default select item also disappear while i want display it by default – Edge Dec 05 '14 at 11:33
its currently spinner default set 1 – Edge Dec 05 '14 at 11:34
Try Overriding onNothingSelected to set the promptId again. Do you want to display Select Item only when the dropdown list is not clicked. Right? – thepace Dec 05 '14 at 11:48
please give me function for that – Edge Dec 05 '14 at 11:50

Biswajit · Answer 2 · 2014-12-06T05:29:49.417

ListPopupWindow numberList;
TextView spDays;
ArrayList<Map<String, String>>() listTrans;

in oncreate spDays.setonclicklistner(this);spDays.setText("Select");
setNumberListSpinnerView();
in onclick(){
  when spDays clicked :- numberList.show();
}


void setNumberListSpinnerView() {

    numberList= new ListPopupWindow(this);
    numberList.setAnchorView(spDays);

    numberList.setOnItemClickListener((new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        getListItem();
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            Map map = listTrans.get(position);
            spDays.setText(map.get("circle_name").toString());
            circle_name = map.get("circle_name") + "";
            circle_id = map.get("circle_id").toString();
            circleList.dismiss();
            Log.d("Circle id:", circle_id + "");
            getRetails();

        }
    }));
}


void getListItem(){
    String[] numbers = {"1","2","3","4","5","6"};
    listTrans = new ArrayList<Map<String, String>>();
    LinkedHashMap<String, String> tran = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
    for (String number : numbers) {
        tran.put("numbers", number);
        listTrans.add(tran);
    }
    SimpleAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(AddRetailSurvey.this, listTrans,
            android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,
            new String[]{"numbers"},
            new int[]{android.R.id.text1});
    adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
    numberList.setAdapter(adapter);
}

Change the code with your requirement, check and let me know if you face any problem. The best part of this technique you can change the text color. Thanks :)

how to remove Select Item from Custom Spinner in android

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