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Android Android Lists and Adapters (2015) Standard ListViews Displaying List Data (or None At All)

EDGAR SCHMID
EDGAR SCHMID
8,171 Points
Posted by EDGAR SCHMID
EDGAR SCHMID
8,171 Points

Empty textView not showing

I have the following xml, but the activity is not showing as it should, insted is a dark-grey screen, as in this screen capture: http://imgur.com/ckL5JgC

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<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="hk.stormy.ui.DailyForecastActivity"
    android:background="@drawable/bg_gradient">

    <ListView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:id="@android:id/list"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>

    <TextView android:id="@android:id/empty"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:text="No Results"
              android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:textColor="#ffffffff"/>
</RelativeLayout>

THANXS!

aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points
aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points

If you remove the listview, do you see your text?

Happy coding!