How can I programmatically display a ViewFlipper's second child?

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I have a ViewFlipper with 3 children.

I want to be able to display any of these children initially. So for example, maybe I want the ViewFlipper to load initially with the 2nd child and not the 1st.

EDIT: I know I can use the getChildAt(int index) method.

When a child in a ViewFlipper is shown, how can I get that child's index?

score 22 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 04 '15 at 16:48

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I want to be able to display any of these children initially. So for example, maybe I want the ViewFlipper to load initially with the 2nd child and not the 1st.

Call setDisplayedChild().

When a child in a ViewFlipper is shown, how can I get that child's index?

Call getDisplayedChild().

edited Aug 04 '15 at 16:48

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answered Sep 09 '10 at 16:57

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`setDisplayedChild()` does not work good with `setInAnimation()`. If animation is added, ViewFlipper does not hide other items than which is shown, all views are put on top of each other – Jemshit Aug 22 '16 at 08:08

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 13 '11 at 09:50

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bringChildToFront(child) does nothing but changes the index value of the child.

In order to bring a child to the front without using showNext() or showprevious(),

use

setDisplayedChild() and indexOfChild() together.

example

vf.setDisplayedChild(vf.indexOfChild(child));

where child is the view that needs to be brought front.

Thanks

answered Jul 13 '11 at 09:50

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Great answer, here is how I did: `vF.setDisplayedChild(vF.indexOfChild(findViewById(R.id.view)));` – Comic Sans MS Lover May 29 '12 at 21:07

How can I programmatically display a ViewFlipper's second child?

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