Create AlertDialog with both MultiChoiceItems and message

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I'm trying to create an AlertDialog where both a message (in a TextView, for instance) and a MultiChoice-list can be displayed at the same time, but I'm a bit lost as to how to do it.

Will I have to create my own subclass of AlertDialog, or is there an easier way to do it?

You don't have to subclass AlertDialog. You can set the message using Builder.setMessage("Your message"). And for the multi-choice list you can refer the following link http://www.101apps.co.za/index.php/articles/making-a-list-coding-multiple-choice-list-dialogs.html — Rahul Chaurasia, Nov 10 '15 at 16:48
I believe this has been answered here --> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15762905/how-can-i-display-a-list-view-in-an-android-alert-dialog Hope it helps — Rafael Nunes, Nov 10 '15 at 16:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 10 '15 at 16:50

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You could create a normal AlertDialog but, instead of using the setMessage() method, you could just use a custom layout (you can inflate it in a View or even create a custom view) and use then the setView() method of the AlertDialog class.

answered Nov 10 '15 at 16:50

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But if I used a custom layout - would I still be able to call "setMultiChoiceItems" in the AlertDialog? – Cethy Nov 10 '15 at 16:51
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If you use a custom layout, you would not need to use it, but you can defer the logic elsewhere, but @iatsenko-anton answer would make your life much easier, I would say :-) – tiwiz Nov 10 '15 at 16:53

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 17 '17 at 12:43

Use DialogFragment for customization

    public class ResponseDialog extends DialogFragment implements View.OnClickListener{

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle arg0) {
        super.onActivityCreated(arg0);
        getDialog().getWindow()
                .getAttributes().windowAnimations = R.style.DialogAnimationFromDown;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setStyle(DialogFragment.STYLE_NO_TITLE, android.R.style.Theme_Black_NoTitleBar);
    }

    @Override
    public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        Dialog dialog = super.onCreateDialog(savedInstanceState);
        dialog.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
        return dialog;
    }

    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.YOUR_CUSTOM_LAYOUT, null);
        //implement in layout what you want 
        return v;
    }

    public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialog) {
        super.onDismiss(dialog);
    }

    public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {
        super.onCancel(dialog);
    }
    }
}

for more info https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DialogFragment.html

Create AlertDialog with both MultiChoiceItems and message

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