Is there a way to use setOnClickListener with an Android Spinner?

Question

The java.lang.RuntimeException is "Don't call setOnClickListener for an AdapterView. You probably want setOnItemClickListener instead," but that is not correct. I am using setOnItemClickListener to do some stuff based on the new selection, but I also need to do some stuff before the user changes the selection. Specifically, I am collecting data for each selection that needs to be saved to a file before moving to another selection, since the other selection is associated with different set of data. Is there a way to use setOnClickListener with an Android Spinner?

spinner.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // Do some stuff before the user changes the selection
        ...

spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {
    @Override
    public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent,
            View view, int pos, long id) {
            // Do some stuff based onItemSelected
            ...

A new (working) solution is available here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/8520801/406090 — OferR, Dec 15 '11 at 13:32

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:33

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You can replicate the an onclick event using ontouch events

    this.spinner=(Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner);
    this.spinner.setClickable(false);
    this.spinner.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {

        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
            Log.v(TAG, "spinner touch");

            //replicating a click
            if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP){
                v.playSoundEffect(android.view.SoundEffectConstants.CLICK);
            }
            return true;
        }
    });

answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:33

dcart1234

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why did you call spinner.setClickable(false) ? – programmer Sep 10 '17 at 13:32
i dont understand either. – gumuruh May 20 '20 at 04:30

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '10 at 15:07

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You will have to set the Click listener on the underlying view (normally a TextView with id: android.R.id.text1) of the spinner. To do so:

Create a custom Spinner
In the constructor (with attributes) create the spinner by supplying the layout android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item
Do a findViewById(android.R.id.text1) to get the TextView
Now set the onClickListener to the TextView

answered Aug 19 '10 at 15:07

Sameer Segal

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so the onclicklistener would be defined inside the custom spinner? SHould I also define an onclicklistener on the spinner itself in the activity? – Namratha Apr 16 '13 at 08:08
I tried the approach suggested by you-the click is registered but the dropdown still works. How do I prevent the dropdown from working since on click on the spinner I am going to another screen. – Namratha Apr 16 '13 at 08:22
I did that with android:clickable="false" – Namratha Apr 16 '13 at 09:05

Is there a way to use setOnClickListener with an Android Spinner?

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