ListView with your own layout

As stated in last post, A simple ListView using android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 layout, we can copy and modify the built-in layout to implement our own layout in ListView.



Copy the file android-sdk-linux_x86/platforms/android-7/data/res/layout/layout/simple_list_item_1.xml, rename mylistlayout.xml, and paste into /res/layout/ folder of your project. Modify it:
/res/layout/mylistlayout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

 android:id="@android:id/text1"

 android:layout_width="fill_parent"

 android:layout_height="wrap_content"

	android:textStyle="bold|italic"

 android:gravity="center_vertical|right"

 android:paddingRight="30dip"

 android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"

 android:drawableLeft="@drawable/icon"

/>

Modify the onCreate() method to use R.layout.mylistlayout in our ListView

    @Override

 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

     setContentView(R.layout.main);

     myList = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);

  

     ArrayAdapter<String> adapter

     = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,

     		R.layout.mylistlayout,

     		listContent);

     myList.setAdapter(adapter);

  

 }

next:
- Load ListView contents from XML resources