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Android Android Lists and Adapters (2015) Acting on List Item Taps Using a ListView in a Regular Activity

Vikzilla III
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Vikzilla III
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Why do we need to setEmptyView()?

I don't understand what an empty view is, and why our list-view needs one.

mListView.setEmptyView(mEmptyTextView);

What exactly does this function accomplish?

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Ben Deitch
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Ben Deitch
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Ben Deitch
Ben Deitch
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That's the view that will be shown if the list is empty.