How to set a default text to a Spinner

Question

I want to set the spinner to show the name country even if any other list is selected. I have used a textview which displays the selected item of the Spinner List. As I used the setselection method to set the spinner title to Country the EditText also eventually changes. I went through various topic answered regarding this but couldn't find suitable response

I am attaching my code below

MainActivity.java

package com.example.spinner; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.database.Cursor; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.View; import android.widget.AdapterView; import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener; import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; import android.widget.Spinner; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends Activity { Spinner sp; TextView t; String[] country; int sp_position; String selected; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); String myString = "Country"; sp = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinner1); t = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1); country = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.spinner); ArrayAdapter<String> ad = new ArrayAdapter<String>(MainActivity.this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item,country); sp_position = ad.getPosition(myString); sp.setAdapter(ad); ad.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) { selected = sp.getSelectedItem().toString(); System.out.println(selected); setid(); } private void setid() { sp.setSelection(sp_position); } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } }); t.setText(selected); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } }

My XML file

<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=".MainActivity" > <TextView android:id="@+id/textView1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_marginLeft="48dp" android:layout_marginTop="69dp" android:maxLines="4" android:hint="Address" /> <Spinner android:id="@+id/spinner1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignRight="@+id/textView1" android:layout_below="@+id/textView1" android:layout_marginTop="72dp" /> </RelativeLayout>

My STRINGS.XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <string name="app_name">Spinner</string> <string name="action_settings">Settings</string> <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string> <string-array name="spinner"> <item>Country</item> <item>India</item> <item>Russia</item> <item>USA</item> <item>France</item> <item>United Kingdom</item> </string-array> <string name ="Country">Country</string> </resources>

My Requirement is whatever is selected in the spinner the Textview should display the selected Item but The spinner should always show the first item or in my case Country

Say there is a Spinner which contains the list of countries and a textview. Initially the spinner has a header named Country and after selecting the list in the spinner the Textview should get the value of the item selected on the spinner but the spinner should still display its default title i.e Country — Saraschandraa
– Saraschandraa, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 5:22
Ok got it, You want this stackoverflow.com/questions/867518/… — Jitender Dev
– Jitender Dev, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 5:25
Also go through this mkyong.com/android/android-spinner-drop-down-list-example — Jitender Dev
– Jitender Dev, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 5:28
No this example shows another drop down list nested in one. My question is after selecting a value in the spinner the selected value should be displayed in Textview and the spinner should set to initial value — Saraschandraa
– Saraschandraa, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 5:34

RajaReddy PolamReddy · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 05:41:48Z

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Use this code

declaration

String selected, spinner_item;

spinner code

sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) { selected = sp.getSelectedItem().toString(); if (!selected.equals("Country")) spinner_item = selected; System.out.println(selected); setid(); } private void setid() { sp.setSelection(sp_position); t.setText(spinner_item); } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) { } });

edited Nov 13, 2013 at 5:41

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 5:15

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Saraschandraa Over a year ago

If i remove the sp.setSelection(sp_position) the spinner shows the value which is selected

kalyan pvs Over a year ago

@Saras as per this..My Requirement is whatever is selected in the spinner the Textview should display the selected Item but The spinner should always show the first item or in my case Country..you have to display selected itemm

Saraschandraa Over a year ago

My problem is once i select the value from the spinner the Textview shows the spinner for few seconds and when the Spinner gets to it default setselection value the Text view shows the default value again. I want the Textview to show the value which is selected from the spinner and not change back to default value of the Spinner

RajaReddy PolamReddy Over a year ago

See my edited answer it's working fine. use this code. if you have any doubts let me know.

Saraschandraa Over a year ago

Thanks a lot Mr. Reddy. It works Exactly as i Want. Thanks a lot

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demongolem · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-19 05:56:43Z

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spinner.setPrompt("Pick One");

edited Jan 19, 2014 at 5:56

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answered Jan 19, 2014 at 5:27

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blueware Over a year ago

This only works when you set android:spinnerMode‌="dialog" to your spinner

Jun · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-01 10:57:24Z

You only need 3 lines of code for this:

(1) Declare a global variable that is used to save and load the spinner item ID. By global, I mean declaring it right after "public class MainActivity extends Activity {".

int mySpinner_selectedId;

(2) Then, add the following code AFTER the user has made his/her choice. One good location would be a button that appears together with your spinner.

mySpinner_selectedId = mySpinner.getSelectedItemPosition();

(3) Finally, add the following code right after "mySpinner.setAdapter(adapter);" to load the last selected item.

mySpinner.setSelection(mySpinner_selectedId);

You're most welcomed.

Abhishek Patel · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 05:14:28Z

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Use android:prompt="@string/select" in spinner....

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 5:14

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user5716019 Over a year ago

How to display popup ?

blueware Over a year ago

This only works when you set android:spinnerMode="dialog" to your spinner

frogatto · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-10 18:05:08Z

Do it this way. After setting the textView setSelection to 0th position of your spinner list

sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) { selected = sp.getSelectedItem().toString(); System.out.println(selected); t.setText(selected); sp.setSelection(0); } }

No after selecting the list it shows the value in Textview for a few seconds and when the Spinner gets to 0th position the Textview gets its value..
what if i want to automatically set a specif item/value in my spinner??

Gunaseelan · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 05:54:55Z

Try this way.

sp.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) { //selected = sp.getSelectedItem().toString(); //System.out.println(selected); if(arg2!=0) t.setText(sp.getSelectedItem().toString()); sp.setSelection(0); } }

I hope this will help you. Let me know what happens. Thank you.

Richa · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-26 20:44:49Z

Try this:

 public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos, long id) { spinner.setSelection(pos); }

Invader · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 05:26:12Z

try this

Countryspinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int position, long arg3) { if (position == 0) { txtSpinner1.setHint("Select Country"); } else { txtSpinner1.setText(CountryList.get(position)); } } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub txtSpinner1.setHint("Select Country"); } });

here i generated the spinner and textview programatically.. you can use set text instead of sethint

frogatto · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-10 18:02:22Z

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In onItemSelected method add this code sp.setSelection(0);

edited Mar 10, 2014 at 18:02

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Saraschandraa Over a year ago

No Jyoti the Textview displays the value selected for a few seconds. And when the Spinner is made to set to its initial value the Textview is also set to its initial value

jyomin Over a year ago

paste this inside the method of onItemSelected

Adarsh Vijayan P · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-13 07:52:50Z

I done this in a simple way

Add default text at adapter first or end position(in my case end ) and set this item as default selection. ---- Also get default selection position, So that no action will perform in setOnItemSelectedListener().

taskName.add("one"); taskName.add("two"); taskName.add("select a task"); ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item, taskName); binding.spnTask.setAdapter(adapter); binding.spnTask.setSelection(adapter.getPosition("select a task name")); final int defaultPosition = binding.spnTask.getSelectedItemPosition();

Check selected position is default text position

 binding.spnTask.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) { if (position == defaultPosition) { Toast.makeText(this, "No Action", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); }else{ Toast.makeText(this, "Your Action" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) { } });

BENHISSI Youssef · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-05 17:29:49Z

mySpinner = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner); mySpinner.setPrompt("Categorie"); final ArrayList<String> strDeviceArr = new ArrayList<>(); mySpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) { String valueSelected = mySpinner.getSelectedItem().toString(); if(!valueSelected.equals("Categorie")) Toast.makeText(MenuActivity.this, ""+valueSelected, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) { } });

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