listview with arraylist,simple adapter in android

Main.xml

<LinearLayout  

    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="60dp"   >


    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/zone_list"
        android:layout_marginBottom="70dp"
        android:background="@drawable/batteryborder"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
    </ListView>

</LinearLayout>

setlanguage.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="60dp">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvName"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:textSize="18dp"
        android:gravity="center_vertical" />

</LinearLayout>

add in onCreate() of your activity file

ListView listView;

String[] from = { "php_key","c_key","android_key","hacking_key" };

ArrayAdapter arrayAdapter;

listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.zone_list); 

arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this,R.layout.setlanguage, R.id.tvName, from);

listView.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);

You're reusing the same view in your int[] object.

int[] to = { R.id.txt1,R.id.txt1,R.id.txt1,R.id.txt1};

It looks like it's treating them all as the same object, so each time it adds a new item it changes the previous ones.

In order to use the SimpleAdapter you will need to define each view in the XML with different IDs.

int[] to = { R.id.txt1,R.id.txt2,R.id.txt3,R.id.txt4};

The SimpleAdapter may be simpler in regard to it's internal complexity, but it's definitely not simpler to actually use. With an ArrayAdapter you can just pass it the list of items and let it generate views automatically. It can be any size you need it to be so long as you don't run out of memory. (See below for example)

Once you start working with custom adapters I highly recommend you watch Romain Guy & Adam Powell's I/O talk. It's all a lot to take in when learning, but they do a great job of explaining how ListViews work.

//List of Items
String[] name_of_bookmarks = { "php","c","android","hacking" };

//Create your List object for the ArrayAdapter
//and make it the same size as name_of_books
List<String> listBookmarks = new ArrayList<String>(Array.getLength(name_of_bookmarks));

//Add name_of_bookmarks contents to listBookmarks
Collections.addAll(listBookmarks, name_of_books);

//Create an ArrayAdapter passing it the Context, a generic list item and your list
//An alternative to "this" would be "getApplicationContext()" from your main activity
//or "getActivity()" from a fragment. "getBaseContext()" is not recommended.
ArrayAdapter arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, R.layout.list_item_text, listBookmarks);

//Set the adapter to your ListView
final ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.mylist);
listView.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);

My advice to you would be to create a separate class that extends the Adapter(or some subclass of it)

Here is a simple example of a String array adapter.

package ro.gebs.captoom.adapters;

import android.content.Context;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import antistatic.spinnerwheel.adapters.AbstractWheelTextAdapter;

import com.example.captoom.R;

public class LanguagesAdapter extends AbstractWheelTextAdapter {
    // Countries names
    private String languages[];

    public LanguagesAdapter(Context context) {
        super(context, R.layout.lang_item, NO_RESOURCE);
        languages = context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.lang_array);
        setItemTextResource(R.id.language_txt);
    }

    @Override
    public View getItem(int index, View cachedView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View view = super.getItem(index, cachedView, parent);
        return view;
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemsCount() {
        return languages.length;
    }

    @Override
    protected CharSequence getItemText(int index) {
        return languages[index];
    }
}

and the usage is simple just use the method .setAdapter();

Or another example which uses an arrayAdapter:

package apc.example;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import utils.BitmapManager;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class PersonAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Person> {

    Context context;
    int layoutResourceId;
    ArrayList<Person> data = null;

    public PersonAdapter(Context context, int layoutResourceId,
            ArrayList<Person> data) {
        super(context, layoutResourceId, data);
        this.layoutResourceId = layoutResourceId;
        this.context = context;
        this.data = data;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View row = convertView;
        ItemHolder holder = null;

        if (row == null) {
            LayoutInflater inflater = ((Activity) context).getLayoutInflater();
            row = inflater.inflate(layoutResourceId, parent, false);

            holder = new ItemHolder();
            holder.imgIcon = (ImageView) row.findViewById(R.id.icon);
            holder.txtName = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.title);
            holder.txtDescription = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.desc);

            row.setTag(holder);
        } else {
            holder = (ItemHolder) row.getTag();
        }

        Person bean = data.get(position);
        holder.txtName.setText(bean.getName());
        holder.txtDescription.setText(bean.getDescription());


        Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.user);
        BitmapManager.INSTANCE.setPlaceholder(b);
        BitmapManager.INSTANCE.loadBitmap(bean.getUrl(), holder.imgIcon, 80, 80);

        return row;
    }

    public static class ItemHolder {
        public ImageView imgIcon;
        TextView txtName;
        TextView txtDescription;
    }

    public void updateAdapter(ArrayList<Person> pers){
        this.data = pers;
    }
}

This is an example of an adapter for a more complex class that has more fields rather than a simple string. But that can easily be modified to ArrayAdapter<String> and then go from there.

Anyways i think it's always a best practice to write your custom adapters for listviews.

Hope this helps!