Access entered String data from Autocompletetextview on button click.
Accessing autocompletetextview string data from multiple selection is very easy because there are already a pre define function available for retrieve entered value. So here is the complete tutorial for How to get selected value from AutocompleteTextView in android .
How to get selected value from AutocompleteTextView in android.
Complete source code for MainActivity.java file.
package com.android_examples.com.getselectedvalueautocompletetextview; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.View; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.Toast; public class MainActivity extends Activity { AutoCompleteTextView TypeText; Button ShowEnteredValueButton; String[] TextStringValue = {"Tutorials","tutorials with code", "tutorials with examples" }; String HoldAutocompletetextview; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); TypeText = (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.autoCompleteTextViewAcess); ShowEnteredValueButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1); ArrayAdapter<String> ValueName = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, TextStringValue); TypeText.setAdapter(ValueName); TypeText.setThreshold(3); ShowEnteredValueButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub HoldAutocompletetextview = TypeText.getText().toString(); Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, HoldAutocompletetextview, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } }); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml. int id = item.getItemId(); if (id == R.id.action_settings) { return true; } return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } }
Complete source code for activity_main.xml layout file.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context="com.android_examples.com.getselectedvalueautocompletetextview.MainActivity" > <AutoCompleteTextView android:id="@+id/autoCompleteTextViewAcess" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:layout_marginTop="75dp" android:ems="10" > <requestFocus /> </AutoCompleteTextView> <Button android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/autoCompleteTextViewAcess" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:layout_marginTop="86dp" android:text="Click here for show seleced value" /> </RelativeLayout>
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