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Android Implementing Designs for Android Customizing a GridView for Friends Converting a ListView to a GridView

Posted by MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
5,250 Points

m stuck cant get thru

pliz help

activity_products.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <GridView
        android:id="@+id/gridView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />

</RelativeLayout>
ProductsActivity.java 
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.GridView;

// This parent class no longer applies. Switch it to Activity
public class ProductsActivity extends ListActivity {

    /*
     * Some code has been omitted for brevity!
     */

    // Declare mGridView here!

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_products);

        // Set mGridView here!
    }
}
MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
MUZ140202 Oniel Chamburuka
5,250 Points

Now switch over to ProductsActivity.java and convert it to use the new GridView. Use the comments in the code as your guide to create and set mGridView in this simplified example.

Guy Bridge
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Guy Bridge
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Guy Bridge
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Guy Bridge
Android Development Techdegree Graduate 24,991 Points

Hi,

I guess you first want to declare the GridView;

// Declare mGridView here! GridView mGridView;

Then you need to connect it to the xml // Set mGridView here! mGridView = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.gridView);

Bhekimpilo Ncube
Bhekimpilo Ncube
4,157 Points

Just extend to an ordinary Activity instead of List Activity as is required there and you should be just fine