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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Relating Users in Parse.com Adding Checkmarks When the List is Loaded

Vrezh Gulyan
Vrezh Gulyan
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Posted by Vrezh Gulyan
Vrezh Gulyan
11,161 Points

What is the most efficient way to check mark the friends?

I plan on using similar code to this in an app I am currently making thanks to this website! From taking multiple computer science classes I immediately saw the red flag in the idea of looping through every single potential list item and doing a relationship check and then checking each item. I plan on having a popular app and should write my code accordingly otherwise whats the point really?

One idea I had is that this could be done whenever the user initially choses to add a friend.

Click to add a friend ->> Set list item as click ->> save in background ->> (Eventually) Update Friends list

I haven't tried it yet but just logically it seems like it would work just fine.. I would love your input on this Ben.. or anyone who has written an app that uses a list view and had to deal with a similar problem.

1 Answer

Dhruv Gupta
Dhruv Gupta
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Dhruv Gupta
Dhruv Gupta
4,320 Points

I'm no expert but that sounds fine, but I don't think this would be ideal in a popular app.

You wouldn't just put everyone on the list for you to edit friends.

You could make suggestions based on some algorithm, but putting everyone randomly sounds like a bad idea.

I would only utilize a search field in finding friends, which would then send that individual a request. If that individuals accepts, then he/she/zhe shows up in your edit friends.

The editfriends list would then only consist of your current friends, and a search field. You could quite easily make a list of your current friends, but simply getting all the users from your ParseRelation.

Vrezh Gulyan
Vrezh Gulyan
11,161 Points
Vrezh Gulyan
Vrezh Gulyan
11,161 Points

I assumed the approval process for friends was a given but I should have mentioned it. I was more asking about if it would be better to do it right away rather then iterate through and entire list of friends later.

Good idea on your end though a search field would solve the problem also. You could also display a list of "People you may know" based on your friends mutual connections.