How to set the hint for spinner in Android

Question

I want to set the hint in spinner. Like in edit text, I am giving the hint, that is:

android:Hint="First Name"

So what should I do for Spinner like for state?

My state will dynamically fill from the database. If I give the hint in array index[0], then it will effect on zeroth position of that field.

How can I do it?

Code

public String[] getState()
{
    try
    {
       Cursor cursor = dbUser.State();
       if (cursor.getCount() >= 0)
       {
           array_state = new String[cursor.getCount()];
           i = 0;
           while (cursor.moveToNext())
           {
              array_state[i] = cursor.getString(1);
              i++;
           }
        }
     }
     catch (Exception e)
     { 
         // TODO: handle exception
     }
     return array_state;
 }

No...How Toast message..I want to show it into the spinner that hint is what should you fill here..like if state is there..then.like this type — user1061793, Dec 19 '11 at 06:17

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 28 '13 at 17:07

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Use android:prompt="select your fruit" attribute for the <Spinner>.

edited Mar 28 '13 at 17:07

Peter Mortensen

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answered Dec 19 '11 at 06:32

Paresh Mayani

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ArrayAdapter ad_state = new ArrayAdapter( this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item,array_state); ad_state.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); state.setAdapter(ad_state); – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:35
private String array_state[]; this is the way to initlize – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:36
public String[] getState() { try { Cursor cursor = dbUser.State(); if (cursor.getCount() >= 0) { array_state = new String[cursor.getCount()]; i = 0; while (cursor.moveToNext()) { array_state[i] = cursor.getString(1); i++; } } } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception } return array_state; } – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:36
and this is the method to fill spinner from the database at runtime.. – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:37
What is this? My dear update your question with this code actually. – Paresh Mayani Dec 19 '11 at 06:37
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That will display on the Dialog as Title where the Spinner items are being shown not as hint – ingsaurabh Dec 19 '11 at 06:38
@PareshMayani please see the above comment. It cannot be shown as a hint... – Avadhani Y May 23 '13 at 11:10
The android:prompt does not take string values. – Nirab Pudasaini Jul 25 '14 at 04:47

ingsaurabh · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-19T06:43:37.850

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What you can do is when you implement onSelectionListener of Spinner just neglect the zeroth position and display your hint at zeroth position

Update

change your code to this

array_state = new String[cursor.getCount() + 1];
array_state[0] = "Hint String";
i = 1;

edited Dec 19 '11 at 06:43

answered Dec 19 '11 at 06:24

ingsaurabh

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Yaa I have done this also but it will not happen.bcoz it will effect on first value. – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:29
post your code then might be you are doing it wrong way – ingsaurabh Dec 19 '11 at 06:29
ok I am sending it u u wait.. – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 06:34
hey thanks for help it is working but when I click on submit button then I have given the validation that all fields are required.and if somebody not selected the state then by default it will save "state" that is not correct. – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 07:08
so plz give me the solution for this also..hint is coming from ur code..but – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 07:09
Then do manual coding check if the spinner text is your hint string then alert user to enter one – ingsaurabh Dec 19 '11 at 07:09
it will save index of zeroth position in array_state[].so hint will save as a state.I want that when i click on spinner the only it will show the data – user1061793 Dec 19 '11 at 07:10

How to set the hint for spinner in Android

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