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How do I make a Dialog Fragment's background invisible?

I used youtuber Coding in Flow's method to create a custom dialog. I've been trying all day to make the dialog's background transparent. I've used every single method I've found online. Non worked.
Here's how it goes:
First here's the Dialog layout layout_dialog.xml :
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:background="#drawable/dialog_background">
<!-- The contents of the Dialog go here -->
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconImageView2"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
android:background="?attr/actionBarItemBackground"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:srcCompat="#android:mipmap/sym_def_app_icon" />
</RelativeLayout>
Here's the Dialog class:
public class DialogBrightness extends AppCompatDialogFragment {
//declare whatever variables here
#Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity());
LayoutInflater inflater = getActivity().getLayoutInflater();
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.layout_dialog, null);
builder.setView(view)
.setTitle("Login")
.setNegativeButton("cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
}
})
.setPositiveButton("ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
//get whatever values
listener.apply(//values);
}
});
//findViewById for your dialog contents here
return builder.create();
}
public interface DialogBrightnessListener {
void apply(//values);
}
}
And here's the Dialog being called from the Main activity:
DialogBrightness dialogBrightness = new DialogBrightness();
dialogBrightness.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "Brightness Dialog");
This is how the Dialog appears:
I'm trying to make the top white part invisible. Nothing works!

Try this:
put the code below in the onCreateDialog:
// set the dialog background to transparent
getDialog().getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(newColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
// remove background dim
getDialog().getWindow().setDimAmount(0);

You can design the layout like following. There is an extra layout, but in case of dialogs, it will help

Try this:
set the background color of the parent layout to:
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
like this:
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/transparent" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:background="#drawable/dialog_background">
<!-- The contents of the Dialog go here -->
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconImageView2"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
android:background="?attr/actionBarItemBackground"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:srcCompat="#android:mipmap/sym_def_app_icon" />
</RelativeLayout>

Opening a dialog box inside adapter returning null values

I have been trying to get this to work without success for about 10 hours now, I have looked all over stack overflow. I am trying to get a simple dialog box to appear and handle some simple input.
It has a TextView as a title, EditText as a input field, and two button continue with the operation or cancel.
For some reason, no matter what I do, I cannot seem to be able to reference ANY view inside my shopping_dialogue xml layout. It gives me this error:
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method
'void android.widget.TextView.setText(java.lang.CharSequence)' on a
null object reference
I have tried to add an onClick event to the button to see if that works, when I try to reference the button inside the onClick method it gives me the same error. I am using a fragment to do this.
shopping_dialog.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/shoppingDialogTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Edit Shopping List Name" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/shoppingDialogEditText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="30"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="#+id/shoppingDialogOk"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Button" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/shoppingDialogCancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="k"
android:text="Button" />
</LinearLayout>
shopping_list_row.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:card_view="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
card_view:cardCornerRadius="4dp"
android:id="#+id/shoppingList_card_view"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_height="200dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/shoppingListParent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/shoppingName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="25sp"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/shoppingDate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="25sp"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
fragment_shopping_list.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/shoppingList_recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
ShopingAdapter.java
public class ShoppingAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<ShoppingAdapter.ShoppingViewHolder> {
private List<ShoppingData> shoppingList;
private Context context;
public ShoppingAdapter(List<ShoppingData> shoppingList, Context context){
this.shoppingList = shoppingList;
this.context = context;
}
#NonNull
#Override
public ShoppingViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(#NonNull ViewGroup viewGroup, int i){
View itemView = LayoutInflater.from(viewGroup.getContext())
.inflate(R.layout.shopping_list_row, viewGroup, false);
return new ShoppingViewHolder(itemView);
}
#Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ShoppingViewHolder viewHolder, int i){
ShoppingData data = shoppingList.get(i);
Random k = new Random();
int color = Color.argb(255,k.nextInt(255),k.nextInt(255),k.nextInt(255));
viewHolder.parent.setBackgroundColor(color);
viewHolder.shoppingName.setText(data.getName());
viewHolder.shoppingDate.setText(data.getDate());
viewHolder.shoppingName.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder1 = new AlertDialog.Builder(v.getContext());
builder1.setCancelable(true);
builder1.setView(R.layout.shopping_dialog);
AlertDialog alert = builder1.create();
/*
EditText text = v.findViewById(R.id.shoppingDialogEditText);
text.setText("Some Text");
This causes a null object reference
*/
alert.show();
}
});
}
#Override
public int getItemCount(){return shoppingList.size();}
public class ShoppingViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
private TextView shoppingName, shoppingDate;
private LinearLayout parent;
public ShoppingViewHolder(View itemView){
super(itemView);
parent = itemView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingListParent);
shoppingName = itemView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingName);
shoppingDate = itemView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingDate);
}
}
}
ShoppingFragment.java
public class ShoppingFragment extends Fragment {
private RecyclerView recyclerView;
private ShoppingAdapter shoppingAdapter;
private List<ShoppingData> shoppingList = new ArrayList<>();
#NonNull
#Override
public View onCreateView(#NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, #Nullable ViewGroup container,
#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState){
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
shoppingList.add(new ShoppingData("k","12/12/12"));
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_shopping_list, container, false);
recyclerView = rootView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingList_recycler_view);
shoppingAdapter = new ShoppingAdapter(shoppingList, getActivity());
RecyclerView.LayoutManager manager = new GridLayoutManager(getActivity(), 2);
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(manager);
recyclerView.setAdapter(shoppingAdapter);
return rootView;
}
public void k(View view){ //the click listern that causes a null object reference when referencing the button
Button button = view.findViewById(R.id.shoppingDialogOk);
button.setText("k");
}
}
ShoppingData.java
package com.uhcl.recipe5nd.helperClasses;
public class ShoppingData {
private String name;
private String date;
public ShoppingData(String name, String date){
this.name = name;
this.date = date;
}
public String getDate(){
return this.date;
}
public String getName(){
return this.name;
}
}
Everything works fine until I try to reference anything inside shopping_dialog.xml.
If you look at my shopping adapter class, what I am trying to do is to add an onClick listener to the "shoppigName" text view inside my onBindViewHolder method. This works, but when I try to reference the shoppingDialogEditText, it causes the app the crash and give me that error.
Like I mentioned I also tried adding a click event method k to a button inside shopping_dialog.xml, and implemented it inside my fragment class to see if that would work, but it still causes the same error.

viewHolder.shoppingName.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
View dailogView = LayoutInflater.from(mContext).inflate(R.layout.shopping_dialog, null);
AlertDialog.Builder builder1 = new AlertDialog.Builder(v.getContext());
builder1.setCancelable(true);
builder1.setView(dailogView);
AlertDialog alert = builder1.create();
EditText text = dailogView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingDialogEditText);
text.setText("Some Text");
alert.show();
}
});
The view your using to the find the edittext is not the view of that dialog box, therefore it's throwing null pointer.

You are using a wrong view to find the editText. It is not the view of dialog box. It is the view of the item which is being clicked rather than dialog box.
Use this
viewHolder.shoppingName.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
View dailogView =
LayoutInflater.from(mContext).inflate(R.layout.shopping_dialog, null);
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(v.getContext());
builder.setCancelable(true);
builder.setView(dailogView);
AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
EditText text = dailogView.findViewById(R.id.shoppingDialogEditText);
text.setText("Shopping Dialog Text");
alert.show();
}
});
}

Getting a Null Object Reference when trying to set imageview resource with checkbox

So I have an app with a listview. When you click a listview item it opens a new activity. I placed a checkbox in this new activity where when its checked, it should put a checkmark next to the listview item on the previous screen. I'm running into this error I'm guessing because I'm trying to set the checkbox from the second activity that has a different content view than the listview. I hope I explained that well.
Heres my RouteDetails.java with the checkbox code
public class RouteDetails extends AppCompatActivity {
ImageView routeImage;
String routeName;
CheckBox routeCheckBox;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_route_details);
//back button for route details view
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
///////checkbox///////////////////////////////////////////
routeCheckBox = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.routeCheckBox);
final ImageView checkImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.checkImageView);
routeCheckBox.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view)
{
if (routeCheckBox.isChecked())
{
checkImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.birdsboroicon);
}
}
});
/////////////////////////////////////////////
//sets actionbar title
routeName = getIntent().getExtras().getString("routeName");
getSupportActionBar().setTitle(routeName);
//TextView for route details
final TextView routeDetailsView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.routeDetailsView);
routeDetailsView.setText(getIntent().getExtras().getCharSequence("route"));
//ImageView for route details
routeImage = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.routeImage);
final int mImageResource = getIntent().getIntExtra("imageResourceId", 0);
routeImage.setImageResource(mImageResource);
and heres the custom_row.xml that contains the imageview im trying to set based on the checkbox state.
<TextView
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="51dp"
android:id="#+id/routeText"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:typeface="normal"
/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:id="#+id/checkImageView" />
So I want the checkmark to be next to the listview item after the back button is pressed.
Ill include this other code if it is relavent
heres my RouteDetails.xml that contains the checkbox
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_route_details"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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="com.example.zach.listview.RouteDetails">
<CheckBox
android:text="Route Climbed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/routeCheckBox"
android:gravity="center" />
<TextView
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/routeDetailsView"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:layout_below="#id/routeCheckBox"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_below="#id/routeDetailsView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/routeImage"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:adjustViewBounds="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
My Custom adapter.java which creates each listview row
class CustomAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<CharSequence>{
public CustomAdapter(Context context, CharSequence[] routes) {
super(context, R.layout.custom_row ,routes);
}
#NonNull
#Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
LayoutInflater routeInflater = LayoutInflater.from(getContext());
View customView = convertView;
if(customView == null){customView = routeInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_row, parent, false);}
CharSequence singleRoute = getItem(position);
TextView routeText = (TextView) customView.findViewById(R.id.routeText);
routeText.setText(singleRoute);
return customView;
}
my mainavtivity.java which is where the listview is populated
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
//Action Bar customization
final android.support.v7.app.ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
actionBar.setDisplayOptions(android.support.v7.app.ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM);
actionBar.setCustomView(R.layout.actionbar);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
///// fill listview numbers I want to add
final String[] routeListviewNumbers = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.routeNumbers);
//fill list view with xml array of routes
final CharSequence[] routeListViewItems = getResources().getTextArray(R.array.routeList);
//fills route detail text view with xml array info
final CharSequence[] routeDetail= getResources().getTextArray(R.array.routeDetail);
//fills route detail image view with xml array of images
final TypedArray image = getResources().obtainTypedArray(R.array.routeImages);
//image.recycle();
//custom adapter for list view
ListAdapter routeAdapter = new CustomAdapter(this, routeListViewItems);
final ListView routeListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.routeListView);
routeListView.setAdapter(routeAdapter);
routeListView.setOnItemClickListener(
new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
CharSequence route = routeListViewItems[position];
int imageId = (int) image.getResourceId(position, -1);
if (route.equals(routeListViewItems[position]))
{
Intent intent = new Intent(view.getContext(), RouteDetails.class);
intent.putExtra("route", routeDetail[position]);
intent.putExtra("imageResourceId", imageId);
intent.putExtra("routeName", routeListViewItems[position]);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
}
);
}
}
and my activitymain.xml which is the listview
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="0dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="5dp"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
tools:context="com.example.zach.listview.MainActivity">
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/routeListView"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
Edit: So I added this to my RouteDetails.java
routeCheckBox.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View view)
{
if (routeCheckBox.isChecked())
{
//checkImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.checkmark);
Intent check = new Intent(RouteDetails.this,CustomAdapter.class);
check.putExtra("checkImageResource", R.drawable.checkmark);
startActivity(check);
}
}
});
and this to my customAdapter.java
////////trying to set checkmark/////
ImageView checkImageView = (ImageView) customView.findViewById(R.id.checkImageView);
checkImageView.setImageResource(((Activity) getContext()).getIntent().getIntExtra("checkImageResource",0));
////////////////////////////////////////
but this is not working either. It says fatal exception unable to find explicit activity class. It's doing this I guess since CustomAdapter is not an activity, but customadapter is linked to my custom_row which contains the imageview I want to add the checkbox to. How would I do this? I'm not sure what else to try
Edit: I still haven't found a solution if anyone has any suggestions!

How can I create a popup menu to be shown when I click on an item in listview(android studio)?

I'm new to android developing...
I've created a listview using Strings and Array Adapter in setting.java:
public class setting extends Activity {
ListView listView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.setting_layout);
String[] settingOptions = new String[]{getString(R.string.settingInterface), getString(R.string.settingLanguages), getString(R.string.settingInfo)};
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>
(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, android.R.id.text1, settingOptions);
listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);
listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
}
});
}
}
and this is my setting_layout.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
setting_layout Activity(listView)
I want to create a popup menu for Languages item that when I click on it,shows some other languages translations.
I've created a string.xml in other languages but I don't know how to use it in popup menu.
1:How can I make a popup menu shown when I click on Languages item?
2:How to put other languages in popup menu?
Thanks in advance

for pop up you can create a dialog using dialog builder, it can be a custom one(xml layout), or can be created dynamically (programmatically using java)
check out this code for a pop up view :)
for example I have this function that I call inside the onClick:
private void showFlavorDialog(){
AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
View promptView;
LayoutInflater layoutInflater = LayoutInflater.from(myActivity.this); //this gets the custom layout inflater
promptView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog_flavors_ar, null); // here you put the custom xml leyout name
final EditText editText = (EditText) promptView.findViewById(R.id.editText_note); //my layout has an edit text and button in it and I want to use it, so call the findviewbyid
Button add_note = (Button) promptView.findViewById(R.id.button_note);
editText.setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_EXTRACT_UI); //this removes full screen keyboard, so the keyboard doesnt take the whole screen.
add_note.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { //onClick for the button
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
otherNote_b = true;
flavor = editText.getText().toString();
new httpSetFlavor().execute();
alertDialogFL.cancel();
}
});
if (selectedflavorNameEn.size() > 1) {
flavorsGrid = (GridView) promptView.findViewById(R.id.gridView_flavors); // I also have a gridview in the layout
flavorsGridAdapter adapter = new flavorsGridAdapter(OrderActivityAr.this,
selectedflavorNameEn);
flavorsGrid.setAdapter(adapter); // this is a custom adapter for the grid which you wont need
}
alertDialogBuilder.setTitle(R.string.flavor_ar); //title of the popup window
alertDialogBuilder.setView(promptView); //set view of the popup to your custom view
alertDialogBuilder.setCancelable(true); //this makes the popup cancelable on back button pressed
alertDialogBuilder.setPositiveButton(R.string.delete_flavor_ar, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { //this is a button for the popup if you want one
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
deleteFlavor = true;
new httpSetFlavor().execute();
}
});
alertDialogBuilder.setNegativeButton(R.string.back_ar, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
AlertDialog alertDialogFL = alertDialogBuilder.create(); //here you create the dialog using its builder
alertDialogFL.show(); // show it on screen
}
and this is my custom layout xml file, so you can just put any layout you want in it and use it later :)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<GridView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:id="#+id/gridView_flavors"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:numColumns="3"
android:horizontalSpacing="2dp"
android:verticalSpacing="2dp" />
<TableRow
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/gridView_flavors"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp">
<Button
style="?android:attr/buttonStyleSmall"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/add_note_ar"
android:id="#+id/button_note"
android:layout_below="#+id/gridView_flavors"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:background="#drawable/button_plain_green"
android:textColor="#000"
android:layout_weight="0" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editText_note"
android:layout_below="#+id/gridView_flavors"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/other_text"
android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/button_note"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/button_note"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="right" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="#string/other_note_ar"
android:id="#+id/other_text"
android:layout_below="#+id/gridView_flavors"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/editText_note"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:layout_weight="0"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp" />
<com.andexert.library.RippleView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ripple_button"
android:layout_weight="0"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"></com.andexert.library.RippleView>
</TableRow>
</RelativeLayout>
this is the look of the layout:
and in your case you can use listview in the custom layout as well :) but with custom list item for example a radio button.
as for displaying other languages saved in xml
well you should have them saved in res/strings.xml
you can use the strings in an array of strings like this:
String strArray[]={
getResources().getString(R.string.string1),
getResources().getString(R.string.string2),
getResources().getString(R.string.string3),
getResources().getString(R.string.string4)
};

It is possible to put a Spinner on a Alert Dialog?

I'm trying to put a spinner on a Alert Dialog. This code is showing the dialog but the spinner has no items on it. I use the same spinner on the activity and works fine.
Java code:
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
LayoutInflater inflater = (this).getLayoutInflater();
final View update_layout = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.list_item_modificar, null);
final Spinner spinner = (Spinner) update_layout.findViewById(R.id.scantidadmodificar);
ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapterspinner = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this, R.array.items, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item);
adapterspinner.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setAdapter(adapterspinner);
builder.setTitle(R.string.modificar_title);
builder.setCancelable(false);
builder.setView(inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item_modificar, null))
.setPositiveButton(R.string.modificar_si, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.modificar_no, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
}
});
builder.create();
builder.show();
XML from AlertDialog:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<Spinner
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/scantidadmodificar"
android:spinnerMode="dropdown"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/etItem"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/etItem"
android:hint="#string/modificar_ingresar"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/scantidadmodificar"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/scantidadmodificar"
android:maxLength="20"
android:digits="abcdefghijklmnñopqrstuvwxyz "
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp" />
</RelativeLayout>

Actually you have two different Alert Dialog layout reference. One you are making view update_layout and other you are directly inflating in setView() And your spinner is part of first update_layout view.
So just change your code line,
builder.setView(inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item_modificar, null))
with
builder.setView(update_layout)